Delphi Corporation Utilizes Fieldglass Technology and Bartech Workforce Management's Services to Manage Contract Staffing in North America

Business Wire, Oct 18, 2006

Industry-leading contingent workforce management solution aids Delphi Corporate streamline the acquisition of contract labor

CHICAGO -- Fieldglass, Inc., a leading provider of contingent workforce management and services procurement software, announced today that together with Bartech Workforce Management, it will support Delphi's contract staffing management nationwide. With operations around the world, Delphi is a leader in mobile electronics, transportation components and systems technology.

The overall contract staffing program managed by Bartech Workforce Management, a division of The Bartech Group, as the Master Vendor Provider, includes over 85 suppliers and serves all Delphi facilities across the United States. "Delphi's global supply management team remains focused on optimizing our entire purchasing value stream by engaging suppliers, such as Bartech, that further enable our ability to reduce waste, eliminate unnecessary costs and elevate our financial performance," said Sid Johnson, Delphi Vice President, Global Supply Management.

Fieldglass and Bartech Workforce Management established a partnership in 2001. Since then, the alliance has provided mutual benefits for both companies in delivering a scalable and flexible solution for all types of services procurement. "InSite, along with our long-standing partnership with Fieldglass, allows us to focus on delivering high quality, value-add contract labor services to leading global companies like Delphi," said Jon E. Barfield, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Bartech Group.

"Bartech Workforce Management has been a Fieldglass partner for almost as long as we have been in existence," comments Jai Shekhawat, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fieldglass, Inc. "Since 2001, we have jointly delivered several contingent workforce management solutions to global 2000 companies. We are honored that Bartech Workforce Management has selected Fieldglass to support Delphi's efforts to manage contract labor throughout the states."

About The Bartech Group

Founded in 1977, The Bartech Group is among the largest independent human capital staffing and services firms in the United States specializing in engineering, information technology, managed service provider services, administrative staffing services and related outsourcing services and solutions. Livonia, Michigan-based Bartech, which employs 2,700 professionals, serves the automotive, healthcare, insurance, electric utility, financial services, office products and other industries, and maintains 19 offices in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Florida and Ontario, Canada. For more information on The Bartech Group visit www.bartechgroup.com.

About Fieldglass

For companies with large contingent workforces and the staffing firms that support them, Fieldglass provides an on-demand contingent workforce management and services procurement solution that improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the entire contingent labor supply chain. Fieldglass enables profitable collaboration between companies and staffing firms to drive mutual value. Fieldglass is on the web at www.fieldglass.com.