FCG India moves to bigger facility

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - FCG India, leading IT company and a part of US-based FCG - First Consulting Group - (NASDAQ: FCGI) today moved to its new facility in the city.

Commenting on the movement, Mr. R. Subramaniam, Managing Director, FCG Software Services India Pvt. Ltd said "The organization had doubled its capacity in the new facility.

Spreading over 87,000 sq ft area, the new FCG facility has a great ambience & some of the best facilities. The associates are thrilled with the move and a team of about 35 associates managed the move just over a weekend."

Over the last eight years FCG India has created a niche position for itself in IT & ITES related activity for Health Care (Health Plan, Health Delivery, Life Sciences) and ISVs.

Presently the new premises will staff over 700 personnel (globally 2500) while it can actually accommodate over 1050. In last few months the company's employee strength has grown tremendously and the shift was a strategic move to manage the swift growth of the company now and for the future.

About FCG India

FCG India is a leading IT company providing services in Software development, maintenance, Integration, Reengineering, migration, testing, support & BPO, with focus on healthcare (health plans& health delivery), Life Sciences, Independent Software Vendors (ISV) & Software Services for organizations in North America, Europe & Asia.

Assessed at SEI CMMI Level 5, FCG India provides services adopting a blended shore model with a mix of team onsite & offshore.

FCG India is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the 26 year old First Consulting Group (FCG) (NASDAQ:FCGI) headquartered in Long Beach in California, USA. Founded in 1980, FCG has over 2500 associates across the globe. It is ranked among the top 20 of the "100 Leading Healthcare IT Companies" globally. It is also considered as one among the top 100 consulting and knowledge management companies in the world.

Global source of information on Healthcare Information Technology, KLAS also reports that FCG has more than 30 percent of the CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) implementation market, more than twice the next organization. Apart from development center in Bangalore, FCG also has an offshore development center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.