SPi Ranked #1 in Publishing Outsourcing in the Black Book of Outsourcing 2009 Survey

RICHMOND, VA--(Marketwire - November 19, 2009) - SPi Publishing, a global provider of content outsourcing solutions to publishers and information providers, announced today that it has been named the leader in 'Print and Publishing Outsourcing' by the Black Book of Outsourcing. The Black Book of Outsourcing, which is a Data Monitor Group Company, is a widely recognized survey produced by the Brown-Wilson Group and the Black Book Research. Produced annually, it measures client satisfaction with their BPO service providers in 11 different sectors.

The 2009 'Print and Publishing Outsourcing' rankings were derived from survey responses from more than 600 senior publishing industry professionals. These executives were asked to evaluate their service providers on 18 key performance indicators including Innovation, Client Relationships, Technology, Customer Care, Data Security, and Breadth of Offerings. SPi ranked # 1 in each of these categories as well as in 5 other categories -- sweeping the top spot in 11 of the 18 key performance indicator areas.

Speaking about the ranking, SPi President and CEO Peter Maquera said, "This ranking is a testament to our continued investments in our people, our processes and our technology and reflects our ability to deliver high quality, customized solutions to our customers through exceptional customer relationship management and sustained operational excellence. Using our robust technology platforms, our experienced staff routinely produce top-quality deliverables for more than 100 publishers in the US and UK. We thank our customers for their support and look forward to continuing to serve them in the years to come."

Added Rob O'Dell, President of the SPi Publishing Business Unit, "We are delighted to have been recognized by our customers in this year's survey. Our goal in serving our customers is to use our deep domain knowledge of the publishing industry to provide end-to-end solutions that help improve our customers' operational performance and bottom line."

With over 4,000 professionals across the globe, SPi's Publishing business provides best-in-class editorial, content production, and BPO solutions to over 100 scholarly, scientific, technical, medical, legal, and education publishers.

About SPi

SPi is a leading full-service BPO provider with offices and facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia. SPi has over 7,000 employees delivering a wide range of Knowledge Process and Customer Interaction solutions to diversified markets, including financial services, healthcare, legal, and publishing. SPi consistently improves operating efficiency, lowers costs, and helps to strengthen the competitive position of more than 500 clients.

SPi is 100% owned by ePLDT, Inc. ePLDT, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), the leading telecommunications provider in the Philippines. PLDT is listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PHP: TEL), and its American Depository Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: PHI).

For more information on SPi, visit www.spi-bpo.com.

About Brown-Wilson Group

Brown-Wilson Group's research mission is to offer balanced, objective and unbiased results to help organizations maximize significance, increase speed-to-results, and mitigate risk in outsourcing/sourcing initiatives. Brown-Wilson Group, based in Clearwater FL USA, (a Data Monitor Company) measures their own success via clients' ability to achieve and sustain significant improvements in their outsourcing decisions from aligning customer experience research and strategies that stand the test of time.

Black Book 50 Methodology

The fifth annual Black Book survey for Brown-Wilson Group's "50 Best-Managed Global Outsourcing Vendors" was distributed electronically to customers, employees, buyers, contractors and users world-wide and available at www.theblackbookofoutsourcing.com. In March, surveys were sent to the nearly 24,000 outsourcing decision makers who were verified in the previous surveys, followed by 357,000 additional invitations sent to individuals in corporations, businesses, organizations and government agencies who use, offer and are employed in outsourcing services or pre-registered for the survey on the Black Book website. Survey entry access codes were available only one time per outsourced function. The survey closed on May 5, 2009. The 31 key performance indicators of vendor satisfaction with supplier leadership are posed with a scoring basis of 0 to 10 (0= deal breaking dissatisfaction and 10= overwhelming exceeded expectations) per criteria. Additionally, 18 key performance indicators in operational excellence are also balloted for later study and custom reporting throughout 2009 for outsourcing clients, buyers, prospective users, analysts, consultants, media and investors.

Contact Information: Contact: Elizabeth Nolan Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Marketing and Strategy (202) 286-9739