NEW YORK, NY --
(MARKET WIRE)
-- 01/25/2007 --
The A Consulting Team, Inc. ("TACT") (NASDAQ: TACX), an IT and business process outsourcing ("BPO") services provider to
Fortune 1000 companies and other large organizations, announced today that
it will change its name to Helios & Matheson North America Inc. The new
name reflects the Company's desire to develop long-term, mutually
beneficial opportunities both here in the United States and globally
through its association with its largest shareholder, Helios & Matheson
Information Technology Ltd. ("Helios & Matheson"), an information
technology services organization with its corporate headquarters in
Chennai, India.
The Company anticipates that the effective date of the name change will be
January 30, 2007. The trading symbol of the Company's common stock will
change to "HMNA" on the first trading day after the effective date.
About The A Consulting Team, Inc.
The Company (NASDAQ: TACX) has built a reputation for cutting-edge IT and
BPO solutions that is exemplified by its impressive roster of Fortune 1000
customers and other large organizations. The Company focuses on a
business-oriented, value-added approach to its end-to-end IT services and
business process outsourcing solutions. For over 20 years, the Company has
provided complete project life-cycle services in the areas of business
intelligence, custom application development, strategic sourcing, support
and maintenance, data supply chain, collaboration, quality assurance,
project portfolio management and other specific vertical solutions. The
Company has offices in New York City; Clark, New Jersey and Bangalore,
India. More information about the Company can be found at its web site at
http://www.tact.com
"Safe Harbor" Statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995: Statements made in this press release which are not historical
facts, including those that refer to TACT plans, beliefs and intentions,
are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties.
These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ
materially from the forward-looking statements, and include, but are not
limited to, TACT's ability to scale its existing and any new businesses.
For a more complete description of the risks that apply to TACT's business,
please refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The Company's actual results may differ materially from the
results anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of
certain factors set forth under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 29, 2006.
Company Contact:
Sal Quadrino
CFO
TACT
732-499-8228
Email Contact
Investor Contact:
Joe Zappulla
Grannus Financial Advisors, Inc
212-681-4100
Email Contact