(10th June, 2009)The Smart Cube, a global Knowledge Process Outsourcing services company, today announced that it has been named on The Great Place to Work Institute's prestigious 2009 "Best Company to Work For" in the professional services Industry list, as announced in The Economic Times.

The Smart Cube was ranked third on the list, ahead of several industry heavyweights in the annual survey conducted by The Great Place to Work® Institute, India, in partnership with The Economic Times.

The Great Place to Work® Institute is a pioneer and global leader in studying and recognizing best workplaces around the world.  For over 20 years and in 40 countries, The Great Place to Work® Institute has been conducting studies to identify & understand the Best Companies amongst the great places to work.

The 2009 Study is the sixth Study in India, and the second year when The Great Place to Work® Institute is conducting the Study as an independent entity. This year, in spite of the difficult times that Industry is going through, the response to the Study conducted by us was overwhelming.

More than 350 companies registered to participate in the Study making it the largest such Study in India and The Smart Cube featured in the list as one of the Best Companies to Work For in the professional services industry. The Smart Cube is also the only KPO to have featured in the list.

“This is indeed a great achievement given the fact that we are only 6 years old and younger than most of the companies featured in the list. It feels good to be placed in the same exalted group as some of the other world-renowned companies that have been revered by all for their great working culture”, said Sameer Walia, Managing Director, The Smart Cube.

ABOUT THE SMART CUBE
The Smart Cube is a global research firm that specializes in providing customized corporate, procurement and supply chain research to global corporations, management consulting firms and specialist procurement service providers. The Smart Cube was named in The Black Book of Outsourcing's prestigious 2009 "50 Best Managed Global Outsourcing Vendors" list.  Headquartered in London, the firm has offices in New York, Chicago, Detroit, Timisoara, New Delhi and Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.thesmartcube.com.