
17 February 2010, (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) - ServiceSource, the global leader in technology-based service revenue solutions for the high-tech, healthcare and life sciences industries, today announced a partnership with GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), to support the management and growth of the $100 million global service revenue opportunity for its Life Science division. GE Healthcare will leverage ServiceSource's technology platform, on-demand applications and service sales specialists to capture additional revenue opportunities and build deeper relationships across its biotech, pharmaceutical and academic customer base.
"As a leading global manufacturer of medical technologies, equipment and services, GE Healthcare recognizes the sustainable advantage of a robust service renewal management system for its customer base," said Mike Smerklo, Chairman and CEO of ServiceSource. "The partnership between ServiceSource and GE Healthcare will drive process consistencies and bring customer relationships in sharper focus with real-time metrics and analysis resulting in an improved, recurring service revenue stream."
GE Healthcare joins a growing roster of blue chip healthcare and life sciences customers who have turned to ServiceSource to accelerate their maintenance renewals business. The Company's purpose-built technology infrastructure and suite of on-demand applications, deep understanding of key industry trends and buying behaviors, and proven success in significantly improving service revenue renewal rates provide its global clients a strategic advantage in the market place.
Kim Hughes, The Blueshirt Group Tel: +415-516-6187
Email: kim@blueshirtgroup.com
ServiceSource is the service revenue performance company. We partner with technology, healthcare, and life sciences companies to maximize maintenance, support, and subscription revenue while optimizing customer loyalty. We increase contract renewal rates for clients on average by 10–25 percentage points — and in some cases by up to 40 points. These dramatic results are achieved via a purpose-built service revenue solution, including a suite of cloud applications and managed services built on a proprietary technology platform, which combines the industry's most robust data management engine and a unique service revenue master, leveraging our deep knowledgebase of benchmarks and best practices. Our solution delivers proven results through a 100% pay-for-performance business model that enables a success–driven, shared–risk partnership. Headquartered in San Francisco, ServiceSource has $5 billion in service revenue under management.
For more information on ServiceSource, visit www.servicesource.com or call: 415.901.6030.