"This partnership enables FCG India to enhance our work with European firms," said Vadeesh Budramane VP of Technology and chief operating officer of FCG India.
"Our European clients will benefit from the combined attraction of a local presence in Europe with development centers in India."

FCG India will leverage its 10 years of expertise in outsourced product development to service Axicos by developing and supporting Axicos entire product line, including its flagship product, "Carizma" - a contract management system. "We're glad to partner with FCG India, as their advanced offshore capabilities will provide perfect backup to our on-site technical support services," said Bernd Kottke, chief executive officer of Axicos.
"We are confident that this partnership will deliver superior value to our clients, and we plan on working with FCG India for other products in the future."

carizma is a software product dedicated to the contract management process, including obligation management and automatic royalty calculations. Carizma is highly adaptable, and can be customized easily to support any company or industry. The product is being designed by contract management experts at Axicos, and its development will leverage FCGI's cutting-edge technology capabilities and advanced Go-to-Market strategies.

About FCG India
FCG India is a leading IT company providing services in Software development, maintenance, Integration, Reengineering, migration, testing, support & BPO, with focus on healthcare (health plans& health delivery), Life Sciences, Independent Software Vendors (ISV) & Software Services for organizations in North America, Europe & Asia. Assessed at SEI CMMI Level 5 & ISO 27001, FCG India provides services adopting a blended shore model with a mix of team onsite & offshore.

FCG India is a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Consulting Group (FCG) (NASDAQ:FCGI), headquartered in Long Beach in California, USA. Founded in 1980, FCG has over 2500 associates across the globe. It is ranked among the top 20 of the "100 Leading Healthcare IT Companies" globally.

It is also considered as one among the top 100 consulting and knowledge management companies in the world. KLAS, a global source of information on Healthcare Information Technology, also reports that FCG has more than 30 percent of the CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) implementation market, more than twice the next organization. Apart from development center in Bangalore, FCG also has an offshore development center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

About Axicos
Axicos Ltd is an innovative European IT company providing solutions and services focusing on business intelligence, corporate partnering and contract management.

Axicos solutions support companies in managing the full process of external relationships from first contacts to full contract implementation and compliance management.
When serving customers, Axicos understands the complexity that comes from having multiple systems, sites and business partners in place and is respectful of managements' needs.

Axicos was founded by senior healthcare industry executives and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland's pharmaceutical hub, with additional staff in Hockenheim, Germany.

For more information, please contact:

FCG India
Deepti Kumar
Email: dkumar@fcg.com
Phone: 080 - 40 15 77 77

K2 Communications Pvt. Ltd.
Shweta Makhija
Email: shweta.makhija@k2communications.in
Phone: 080 - 23 33 73 44
Telefax: 080 - 23 54 93 54

axicos ltd
Peter Merian-Strasse 2
4052 Basel
Tel. +41 79 770 97 59
Fax +41 79 770 97 59