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TeleTech Encourages Companies to Save Fuel With Its @Home Solution
Multinational Offering Boasts Secure Operating System and Reduced Carbon Footprint

TeleTech
Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEC), one of the largest and most
geographically diverse global providers of business process outsourcing (BPO)
solutions, today prompted current and prospective clients to reduce their
carbon footprints and improve their operating results by incorporating
@Home agents into their outsourcing portfolios.
Stephen Loynd, program manager at IDC Research, estimates that more than
100,000 work-at-home agents presently work in the U.S. and that number is
expected to soar to more than 300,000 by 2010.
"TeleTech's @Home solution offers our clients two major benefits: one of
the most secure desktops available in the industry and an easy way to
reduce emissions and operating costs," said Kenneth Tuchman, chairman and
chief executive officer of TeleTech. "According to Facet Research, every
@Home employee saves more than 160 hours of commuting time per year -- and
reduces pollution by almost 2,300 pounds. It's a win for our clients, and a
big win for the environment."
TeleTech@Home has one of the most secure desktop solutions in the virtual
employee space, thanks to its patent-pending WorkBooth(TM) application. Launched in
2006, this uniquely designed desktop operating system converts the
employee's computer into a company-driven terminal. During the work
session, the computer will only access applications pushed from TeleTech
servers. This makes TeleTech@Home the only global solution that can be
truly secure from virus, spyware, desktop recording, and keystroke logging
programs running on personal computers.
In addition to high-security features and an environmentally friendly
impact, Facet Research shows that clients can save up to $10,000 in
operational costs per @Home agent annually.
The @Home solution taps into TeleTech's proven, highly scalable and
centralized technical architecture. A unique delivery platform enables
TeleTech@Home agents to access the same proprietary training, workflow,
reporting, and quality tools as the company's delivery center workers. The
platform also allows secure access, monitoring, and reporting for
TeleTech's Global 1000 client base.
Other benefits include:
-- Each @Home agent reduces greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated
3,000Kg, according to statistics from Facet Research
-- TeleTech@Home is the only solution in the market today that serves
multiple countries, including locations in Europe and Asia-Pacific
-- TeleTech@Home is the industry leader for best-shore outsourcing
strategies by using the same proprietary technology platform as its bricks
and mortar centers
-- TeleTech also leads the industry by offering 100% of @Home agents
performance-based pay
-- TeleTech @Home provides proven operational results that help clients
improve their quality, their efficiency, and their sales performance
"TeleTech's proven global sourcing
model supports our clients' strategic initiatives to offer superior service
delivery from locations all over the world -- including @Home," said
Tuchman. "We have had numerous @Home engagements in the past two years
serving the broadband, financial services, healthcare, media, retail, and
technology verticals."
ABOUT TELETECH
TeleTech is one of the largest and most geographically diverse global
providers of business process outsourcing solutions. We have a 26-year
history of designing, implementing, and managing critical business
processes for Global 1000 companies to help them improve their customers'
experience, expand their strategic capabilities, and increase their
operating efficiencies. By delivering a high-quality customer experience
through the effective integration of customer-facing front-office processes
with internal back-office processes, we enable our clients to better serve,
grow, and retain their customer base. We use Six Sigma-based quality
methods continually to design, implement, and enhance the business
processes we deliver to our clients and we also apply this methodology to
our own internal operations. We have developed deep domain expertise and
support approximately 300 business process outsourcing programs serving 100
global clients in the automotive, communications and media, financial
services, government, healthcare, retail, technology and travel and leisure
industries. Our integrated global solutions are provided by 51,000
employees utilizing 38,000 workstations across 88 delivery centers in 18
countries.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statement in this press release are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
which can be identified by words such as "may," "will," "expect,"
"anticipate" or comparable words. These statements include, but are not
limited to, statements regarding the Company's restatement of its
historical financial statements to record additional non-cash, stock-based
compensation expense related to its past stock-option grants, as well as
the Company's expectations regarding revenue, operating margin, capital
expenditures, workstations, demand, offshore revenue and delivery capacity,
unusual charges, and other statements in this press release. These
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or
achievements to be materially different from any future results,
performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements. All statements not based on historical fact are forward-looking
statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Important
factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, include but are
not limited to the following: all reported results are presented without
taking into account any adjustments that may be required in connection with
the review of TeleTech's accounting for equity-based compensation plans and
should be considered preliminary until TeleTech files its Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2008; the effect of TeleTech's failure to timely
file all of its required reports under the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, including the potential of a default under its credit facility; our
ability to meet the requirements of the NASDAQ Global Select Market for
continued listing of our shares; any future decisions by the NASDAQ Global
Select Market regarding continued listing of TeleTech's common shares;
potential claims and proceedings relating to such matters, including
shareholder litigation and action by the SEC and/or other governmental
agencies; negative tax or other implications for TeleTech resulting from
any accounting adjustments or other factors; our belief that we are
continuing to see strong demand for our services; the ability to close and
ramp new business opportunities that are currently being pursued or that
are in the final stages with existing and/or potential clients in order to
achieve our Business Outlook; estimated revenue from new, renewed, and
expanded client business as volumes may not materialize as forecasted or be
sufficient to achieve our Business Outlook; the possibility of lower
revenue or price pressure from our clients experiencing a business downturn
or merger in their business; greater than anticipated competition in the
BPO and customer management markets, causing adverse pricing and more
stringent contractual terms; risks associated with losing or not renewing
client relationships, particularly large client agreements, or early
termination of a client agreement; the risk of losing clients due to
consolidation in the industries we serve; consumers' concerns or adverse
publicity regarding our clients' products; our ability to execute our
growth plans, including sales of new services; our ability to achieve our
year-end 2008 and 2009 financial goals, including those set forth in our
Business Outlook; risks associated with attracting and retaining
cost-effective labor at our delivery centers; the possibility of additional
asset impairments and restructuring charges; risks associated with changes
in foreign currency exchange rates; our ability to find cost effective
delivery locations, obtain favorable lease terms, and build or retrofit
facilities in a timely and economic manner; risks associated with business
interruption due to weather, pandemic or terrorist-related events; economic
or political changes affecting the countries in which we operate; achieving
continued profit improvement in our International BPO operations; changes
in accounting policies and practices promulgated by standard setting
bodies; and new legislation or government regulation that impacts the BPO
and customer management industry.
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