Chief Executive Officer of RPOworldwide Awarded Human Resources Outsourcing Association (HROA) '2007 Thought Leader of the Year'

RPO Executive Steve Shangold Recognized for Innovative Offshore Recruitment Process Outsourcing Model amongst Elite Group of Industry Peers

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – April 23, 2007//PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – RPOworldwide, a leading provider of offshore Recruiting Process Outsourcing (RPO) services, today announced that company CEO Steve Shangold has been named as the Human Resources Outsourcing Association (HROA)'s "2007 Thought Leader of the Year." This year's program, 'Be Extraordinary,' honored successful nominees who demonstrated extraordinary insight, vision, service, or other significant HR transformational attributes.

"Steve has led a remarkable evolution from a traditionally staffing- oriented business model into an impressive up-and-coming full-service RPO provider, RPOworldwide," commented HROA Executive Director Richard Crespin. "The offshore recruiting model which Steve helped create substantially contributes to the ability of the full service HRO companies which RPOworldwide works with to offer lower cost, more sustainable relationships. At a time when many are asking questions about the ability of HRO providers to profit and flourish in this market, Steve is helping to drive more money to the bottom-line for these companies and helping to secure the long-term viability of our industry as a result. For this extraordinary forward thinking, Steve has been recognized by his peers as this year's HROA Thought Leader of the Year."

In receiving the award, Mr. Shangold commented, "I would like to express my appreciation to the members of the HROA for this award, and acknowledge the tremendous contributions made by my fellow nominees. This award recognizes the increased awareness that the future of talent acquisition is evolving from traditional, locally-based recruiting models to one of Global Centers of Excellence, which offer enhanced speed, reach and efficiency."

The HROA is a premier membership association focused on advancements in human resources transformation and provides education, advocacy, and the promotion of best practices in Human Resources Outsourcing (HRO) and the emerging market of Recruiting Process Outsourcing (RPO). The third annual Awards Gala was held at the New York Hilton on Tuesday, April 17th, 2007. Attendees numbered in the hundreds, and were comprised of top industry executives, including executives from iGATE Corporation and RPOworldwide. More information about the HROA Thought Leader of the Year award can be found at the HROA website: http://www.hroassociation.org.

Additional information about Steve Shangold and RPOworldwide can be found on the company's website: www.rpoww.com, or by contacting the corporate office: 877-354-8226.

About RPOworldwide:

RPOworldwide's innovative offshore model offers round-the-clock access to the world's best candidates, delivering the maximum number of high-quality hires, with shorter time-to-fill, at reduced cost-per-hire. Our Global Recruiting Centers of Excellence located in Asia, Central America and Europe deliver a full-range of recruiting services, including; Sourcing, end-to-end Recruiting, Assessments, and Onboarding. RPOworldwide leverages leading tools, technologies, and proprietary process methodologies. RPOworldwide is a subsidiary of global IT and BPO provider iGATE Corporation (Nasdaq: IGTE). To overcome your recruiting challenges, optimize your recruiting capabilities, and outperform your competition, contact: info@rpoww.com or 1.877.354.8226.

About iGATE:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based iGATE Corporation is the first fully integrated technology and operations firm with a global service model. iGATE Corporation, through its offshore subsidiary, iGATE Global Solutions Ltd., enables clients to optimize their business through a combination of process investment strategies, technology leverage and business process outsourcing and provisioning. Services include consulting, enterprise data management and data warehousing, business intelligence and analytics, design, development, systems integration, package evaluation, and implementation, re-engineering and maintenance. iGATE Corporation also offers IT Professional Services in the areas of packaged application implementation, custom development, web services and business intelligence.

The Company services more than 300 clients across five continents. Clients rely on iGATE for high quality service, responsiveness, and cost- effective global reach. More information about iGATE is available at http://www.igatecorp.com/.

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