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oDeskAwarded International WebAward for Standard of Excellence in theProfessional Services Category
Today oDesk (www.oDesk.com), anonline marketplace that helps companies hire, manage and pay remotetechnical workers around the world, announced that it has received theStandard of Excellence Award in the Professional Services category fromthe International WebAwards. This designation follows oDesk'sranking as one of the top 100 private technology companies in NorthAmerica by Red Herring and reinforces its popularity among businessesand technology professionals from all over the world for integratedproject management and remote collaboration
"We are honored to be recognized by the InternationalWebAwards for our strong performance in delivering a global onlinemarketplace for both technology freelancers and hiring companies," saidoDesk CEO Gary Swart. "This validation showcases thecompany's number one commitment - the success of our customers - and isa credit to the time and energy expended by the entire oDesk team whichhas been the lynchpin of our early success and will drive us into thefuture."
oDesk received high marks for its innovation, design, content,technology, interactivity, copywriting, and ease-of-use. Produced by the Web Marketing Association, the International WebAwardsnames the best Web sites in 96 industry categories and sets thestandard of excellence for Web site development.
oDesk is a marketplace of remote software development firmsand technology freelancers that offers a unique set of integratedmanagement and collaboration tools to help employers hire, manage andpay remote teams of employees. Using oDesk's collaboration suite,employers track project progress and collaborate with team members asthough all were working in the same office. oDesk handles all invoicingand payment, making it easy for small to medium size businesses toaccess the global talent pool, a luxury once reserved solely for thelarge corporation. In addition, oDesk gives technology freelancers thefreedom to work from and get paid anywhere, anytime.
With more than 22,000 tested and rated providers working forthousands of companies around the world through the oDesk platform,oDesk is proving that the nature of technology jobs is changing. Morethan 1,000,000 hours have been logged in its remote work marketplacesince inception.
AboutoDesk
Every day, oDesk helps people all over the world worktogether, as if they were seated in the same office. Founded in 2004,oDesk (www.oDesk.com)is a global marketplace for programmers and technology freelancers thatenables businesses to build and manage remote teams. Hiring managerscan search the oDesk network and choose from among thousands of tested,top-rated technology professionals in over 50 countries around theworld. Using oDesk web-based collaboration tools, project managers canvisually track and verify all work performed, both historically and inreal-time. oDesk is venture-backed by Benchmark Capital, GlobespanCapital Partners and Sigma Partners.
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