PHILADELPHIA, October 2, 2013 -- CDI Corp. (NYSE:CDI) has been named by HDI as the 2013 Outsourcer of the Year in recognition of Service Management Excellence.

HDI is the world's largest professional association and certification body for the technical support and service industry.

CDI was selected from among a global group of companies for the award. The company was honored for its commitment to excellence, efficiency and service quality based on HDI standards.

Operating out of multiple Centers of Excellence, CDI's Service Management team provides service desk, deskside support, full asset lifecycle management, operations center support and dispatch services to clients in multiple industries, including engineering, financial services, healthcare, media, consumer electronics and higher education. CDI's Centers of Excellence regularly create industry best practices and outperform industry standard metrics, and achieve customer satisfaction levels of more than 90 percent. CDI's Service Management business is one of several well established technology solutions provided by CDI, including application lifecycle management, digital solutions, and IT security and risk management.

"We are proud of the outstanding service our team provides our partners," said Sandy Wightman, Business Leader of CDI's Service Management group. "Working very closely with our clients, we help them solve the challenges of ever-increasing computing complexities with our high-touch, high-value solutions, and we look forward to continuing partner relationships in the years ahead."

Among CDI's clients is Case Western Reserve University. CDI has worked in partnership with the university's IT teams since 2009 to provide a rich suite of service management solutions.

"We are very pleased with CDI as a vendor partner and thrilled that the industry has recognized them for their outstanding service," said Mark Henderson, Interim Chief Information Officer and Vice President for Information Technology Services at Case Western Reserve. "CDI reflects our commitment to outstanding customer service as well as the continual improvement of what has already become a best-in-class service desk offering. Their efforts in knowledge transfer, adherence to our ITIL/HDI-based methodologies in incident management, and overall dedication have formed a valuable and highly successful service offering for the campus community."

About CDI
CDI Corp. (NYSE:CDI) is an integrated, market-leading engineering and technology services firm providing differentiated, client-focused solutions in select global industries. CDI provides Global Engineering & Technology Solutions and Professional Services Staffing through its global business operations in the Americas, EMEA and APAC. The Company also provides staffing services through its franchised Management Recruiters International, Inc. (MRI) operating unit. Learn more at www.cdicorp.com

About HDI
HDI is the leading professional association and certification body for technical service and support professionals. Facilitating collaboration and networking, HDI hosts industry conferences and events, produces comprehensive publications and research, connects solution providers with practitioners, while certifying and training thousands of professionals each year. HDI serves a community of over 110,000 members, followers, customers, solution providers, and contributors throughout the service industry, supporting sixty local chapters across North America. Guided by an international panel of industry experts and practitioners, HDI is the community's premiere resource for best practices and emerging trends. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO, HDI offers training in multiple languages and countries.www.ThinkHDI.com or call +1 719.268.0174. HDI is a part of UBM TechWeb.

Contact
Mike Houldin, Director, Corporate Communications
CDI Corporation
215.636.1185
michael.houldin@cdicorp.com


distributed by