Monday, May 23 2005 16:00 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Bangalore: US-headquartered First Consulting Group, Inc, (FCG) and Rocky Mountain HealthPlans (RMHP) have announced the signing of an estimated $ 16 million, long-term information services outsourcing agreement.

An integrated team composed of onsite resources, combined with ongoing support from FCG India's Bangalore facility, will reduce application development costs and time frames, an FCG statement said.

FCG chairman and CEO Luther Nussbaum said, "Our ability to run RMHP's IT operations and manage the IT environment, using skilled resources from FCG India, will allow it to continue focusing on its core strength of providing and managing a broad offering of health care benefits and services throughout the State of Colorado."

FCG will manage and operate RMHP's IT operations, including help desk and desktop support, data centre, network operations, and telecommunications.

FCG will also be responsible for substantial portion of existing applications management with RMHP retaining responsibility for the operation of a single third-party application under the agreement, it said.