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Partnership announcements

June 21, 2010

Partnership: ICon, IQNavigator
ICon Professional Services announced a partnership to bring its online independent contractor compliance tool, ICverify, to users of IQNavigator's vendor management system.

Foster City CA-based ICon's "application program interface" will allow IQNavigator users to check independent contractor compliance without leaving IQNavigator's VMS.

"In my conversations with our global 2000 client base, it's clear there's a black hole of maverick spend when it comes to the consulting spend category," said Art Knapp, executive VP of MSP segment at IQNavigator. The ICon partnership will address the independent contractor market to ensure compliance and control, Knapp said.

Partnership: Kelly Services Inc., HR2B
Kelly Services Inc. (NASD: KELA) announced a partnership with HR2B, a Vietnam-based firm, to strengthen its presence in the southeast Asian country.  HR2B has more than 300 clients in Vietnam and has offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, according to Kelly. It provides executive search, recruitment outsourcing and payroll outsourcing. It is managed by Thomas Mark Vovers.

"Our partnership with HR2B positions us to deliver the best workforce solutions to our global clients as well as providing Vietnamese candidates access to staffing opportunities through Kelly," said Dhirendra Shantilal, senior VP and general manager of Kelly's Asia Pacific region.