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EPAM Reinforces Leadership in German IT Market with Top Rankings in 2025 Whitelane Research Study

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EPAM Reinforces Leadership in German IT Market with Top Rankings in 2025 Whitelane Research Study

Recognized for exceptional client satisfaction, EPAM Ranked 1st in Transformation, Innovation and Service Delivery Quality

Newtown, PA, USA, November 26, 2025 - EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) today announced it has been recognized as a 2025 Top IT Sourcing Vendor in Germany by Whitelane Research, an independent organization specializing in IT sourcing research in Europe. For the third consecutive year, EPAM earned exceptional client satisfaction ratings across key areas, including transformation, innovation and service delivery quality – essential for becoming AI-Native enterprises. These results demonstrate EPAM's position in the German market as a trusted partner with the expertise to deliver the solutions necessary for staying competitive and achieving long-term success. 

“We are honored to be recognized as a top IT service provider in Germany for the third year in a row in Whitelane Research’s 2025 IT Sourcing Study,” said Dr. Peter Kürpick, SVP, Germany Managing Director and CTO for Enterprise Software at EPAM. “This validation further reinforces our expert ability to support our clients as they navigate their digital transformation journeys. We will continue to build upon this trust, fostering strong partnerships and equipping our clients with the tools they need to thrive in a dynamic, rapidly evolving digital market.” 

In Whitelane Research’s 2025 annual German IT Sourcing Study, more than 300 participants from the top IT spending organizations evaluated over 1,000 unique IT sourcing relationships and nearly 1,000 cloud platform sourcing relationships. This client-driven report is one of the most comprehensive analyses of the outsourcing market in Germany, assessing 36 IT service providers and 12 cloud platform providers across key performance indicators and IT domains. Survey respondents rated EPAM as an Exceptional Performer in the following categories:  

  • Innovation: Ranked #1, receiving a rating of 82% 
  • Service Delivery Quality: Ranked #1, receiving a rating of 83% 
  • Application Services: Ranked #1 jointly, received a rating of 81% 
  • Cloud & Infrastructure Services: Received a rating of 80% 
  • General Satisfaction: Ranked #1 jointly, receiving a rating of 80% 
  • Transformation: Ranked #1, receiving a rating of 77% 

“This year’s findings underscore EPAM’s continued leadership in delivering transformative IT services in Germany, with exceptional client satisfaction across key indices,” said Alex van den Bergh, Head of Research, Europe at Whitelane Research. “With 90% of respondents indicating plans to increase AI investments over the next 2-3 years, selecting the right IT partner to navigate this pivotal shift has never been more essential to organizations undertaking complex digital transformations.” 

Recognized for excellent client satisfaction across transformation, innovation, service delivery, and application, cloud and infrastructure services in the 2025 Whitelane Research study, EPAM continues to set the benchmark for IT services in Germany. As organizations accelerate investments in AI solutions to stay competitive, EPAM’s deep expertise in engineering and AI-Native transformation positions it as the partner of choice to help clients navigate complexity, spark innovation and thrive in the era of AI.  

Recognitions by Whitelane Research for 2025 have underscored EPAM’s client centricity and strong performance as a leading IT partner to organizations across Europe: 

To read the full survey results, visit: https://whitelane.com/germany-2025/ 

Learn more about EPAM’s AI/Run™.Transform capabilities at epam.com/services/artificial-intelligence

About EPAM Systems

Since 1993, EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) has used its software engineering expertise to become a leading global provider of digital engineering, cloud and AI-enabled transformation services, and a leading business and experience consulting partner for global enterprises and ambitious startups. We address our clients' transformation challenges by focusing EPAM Continuum's integrated strategy, experience and technology consulting with our 30+ years of engineering execution to speed our clients' time to market and drive greater value from their innovations and digital investments. 

We leverage AI and GenAI to deliver transformative solutions that accelerate our clients' digital innovation and enhance their competitive edge. Through platforms like EPAM AI/RUN™ and initiatives like DIALX Lab, we integrate advanced AI technologies into tailored business strategies, driving significant industry impact and fostering continuous innovation. 

We deliver globally but engage locally with our expert teams of consultants, architects, designers and engineers, making the future real for our clients, our partners, and our people around the world. We believe the right solutions are the ones that improve people's lives and fuel competitive advantage for our clients across diverse industries. Our thinking comes to life in the experiences, products and platforms we design and bring to market. 

Added to the S&P 500 and the Forbes Global 2000 in 2021 and recognized by Glassdoor and Newsweek as Most Loved Workplace, our multidisciplinary teams serve customers across six continents. We are proud to be among the top 15 companies in Information Technology Services in the Fortune 1000 and to be recognized as a leader in the IDC MarketScapes for Worldwide Experience Build Services, Worldwide Experience Design Services and Worldwide Software Engineering Services. 

Learn more at www.epam.com and follow us on LinkedIn

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes estimates and statements which may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the accuracy of which are necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Our estimates and forward-looking statements are mainly based on our current expectations and estimates of future events and trends, which affect or may affect our business and operations. These statements may include words such as "may," "will," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate" or similar expressions. Those future events and trends may relate to, among other things, developments relating to the war in Ukraine and escalation of the war in the surrounding region, political and civil unrest or military action in the geographies where we conduct business and operate, difficult conditions in global capital markets, foreign exchange markets, global trade, and the broader economy, the adoption and implementation of artificial intelligence technologies by EPAM and its clients, and the effect that these events may have on client demand and our revenues, operations, access to capital, and profitability. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied include general economic conditions, the risk factors discussed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and the factors discussed in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, particularly under the headings "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors" and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe that these estimates and forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, they are subject to several risks and uncertainties and are made based on information currently available to us. EPAM undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities law.

EPAM festigt seine Führungsposition auf dem deutschen IT-Markt mit Spitzenplatzierungen in der Whitelane-Studie 2025

EPAM wird für seine außergewöhnlich hohe Kundenzufriedenheit ausgezeichnet und belegt den ersten Platz in den Bereichen Transformation, Innovation und Service Delivery Quality.

Newtown, PA, USA, 26. November 2025 – EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) ist von Whitelane Research als einer der besten IT-Sourcing-Anbieter 2025 in Deutschland ausgezeichnet worden. Whitelane Research ist ein unabhängiges Marktforschungsinstitut für IT-Sourcing in Europa. Zum dritten Mal in Folge erzielte EPAM in wichtigen Bereichen, darunter Transformation, Innovation und Service Delivery Quality außergewöhnlich hohe Kundenzufriedenheitswerte. Diese Faktoren spielen für die Entwicklung zu einem KI-nativen Unternehmen eine entscheidende Rolle. Die Ergebnisse unterstreichen die Position von EPAM als vertrauenswürdiger Partner auf dem deutschen Markt mit spezialisiertem Know-how für Lösungen, die für die Aufrechterhaltung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und langfristigen Erfolg unerlässlich sind.

„Wir fühlen uns geehrt, dass wir in der IT-Sourcing-Studie 2025 von Whitelane Research zum dritten Mal in Folge als einer der besten IT-Dienstleister in Deutschland ausgezeichnet worden sind“, sagt Dr. Peter Kürpick, SVP, Geschäftsführer Deutschland und CTO Enterprise Software bei EPAM. „Diese Bestätigung unterstreicht einmal mehr unsere hohe Kompetenz, unsere Kunden auf ihrem Weg zur digitalen Transformation zu begleiten und voranzubringen. Wir werden weiterhin auf dieses Vertrauen aufbauen, starke Partnerschaften pflegen und unseren Kunden die Tools zur Verfügung stellen, die sie für den Erfolg in einem dynamischen, sich schnell entwickelnden digitalen Markt benötigen.“

In der jährlichen IT-Sourcing-Studie 2025 von Whitelane Research für Deutschland bewerteten mehr als 300 Teilnehmer aus den Unternehmen mit den höchsten IT-Ausgaben über 1.000 individuelle IT-Sourcing-Kontakte und fast 1.000 Cloud-Plattform-Sourcing-Beziehungen. Die kundenorientierte Studie ist eine der umfassendsten Analysen des Outsourcing-Marktes in Deutschland und bewertet 36 IT-Dienstleister und 12 Cloud-Plattform-Anbieter anhand von Leistungskennzahlen und über mehrere IT-Bereiche hinweg. Die Umfrageteilnehmer bewerteten EPAM in den folgenden Kategorien als „Exceptional Performer”:

  • Innovation: 1. Platz mit einer Bewertung von 82 %
  • Service Delivery Quality: 1. Platz mit einer Bewertung von 83 %
  • Application Services: Geteilter 1. Platz, Bewertung: 81 % 
  • Cloud- und Infrastrukturdienste: Bewertung von 80 % 
  • Allgemeine Zufriedenheit: Geteilter 1. Platz, Bewertung: 80 % 
  • Transformation: 1. Platz mit einer Bewertung von 77 %

„Die diesjährigen Ergebnisse bestätigen die führende Position von EPAM bei der Erbringung von IT-Dienstleistungen für die digitale Transformation in Deutschland mit einer außergewöhnlich hohen Kundenzufriedenheit in allen wichtigen Bereichen“, kommentiert Alex van den Bergh, Head of Research Europe bei Whitelane Research. „90 % der Befragten wollen in den nächsten zwei bis drei Jahren ihre Investitionen in KI erhöhen. Um diesen Umbruch und die komplexen digitalen Transformationsprozesse erfolgreich zu gestalten, ist die Wahl des richtigen IT-Partners entscheidend für die Unternehmen.“

EPAM wurde in der Studie von Whitelane Research für 2025 für seine hervorragende Kundenzufriedenheit in den Bereichen Transformation, Innovation, Service Delivery Quality sowie Application Services, Cloud- und Infrastrukturdienste ausgezeichnet und setzt weiterhin Maßstäbe für IT-Dienstleistungen in Deutschland. Unternehmen verstärken ihre Investitionen in KI-Lösungen fortlaufend, um wettbewerbsfähig zu bleiben. EPAM ist mit seiner umfassenden Expertise in den Bereichen Engineering und KI-native Transformation der Partner der Wahl, um Komplexität zu bewältigen, Innovationen anzustoßen und im KI-Zeitalter erfolgreich zu sein.  

Die Auszeichnungen von Whitelane Research aus dem laufenden Jahr unterstreichen die Kundenorientierung und die starke Leistung von EPAM als führender IT-Partner für Unternehmen in ganz Europa:

Die vollständigen Umfrageergebnisse finden Sie unter: https://whitelane.com/germany-2025/

Mehr Infos zu AI/RUN.Transform von EPAM gibt es hier: epam.com/services/artificial-intelligence. 

Über EPAM Systems

Seit 1993 hat sich EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) dank seiner Software-Engineering-Kompetenz zu einem weltweit führenden Anbieter von Dienstleistungen in den Bereichen Digital Engineering, Cloud und KI-gestützte Transformation entwickelt. Darüber hinaus ist EPAM ein führender Partner für Business- und Experience-Consulting – sowohl für globale Unternehmen als auch für ambitionierte Start-ups. Wir begegnen den Transformationsherausforderungen unserer Kunden, indem wir die integrierte Strategie-, Experience- und Technologieberatung von EPAM Continuum mit über 30 Jahren Engineering-Erfahrung kombinieren. So verkürzen wir die Markteinführungszeit und steigern den Wert von Innovationen und digitalen Investitionen.

Durch den gezielten Einsatz von KI und Generativer KI (GenAI) liefern wir transformative Lösungen, die die digitale Innovationskraft unserer Kunden beschleunigen und ihre Wettbewerbsfähigkeit stärken. Mit Plattformen wie EPAM AI/RUN™ und Initiativen wie dem DIALX Lab integrieren wir fortschrittliche KI-Technologien in maßgeschneiderte Geschäftsstrategien – mit spürbarem Einfluss auf ganze Branchen fördern wir eine kontinuierliche Innovation.

Wir liefern global, agieren aber lokal – mit Expertenteams aus Beratern, Architekten, Designern und Ingenieuren. Gemeinsam gestalten wir die Zukunft für unsere Kunden, Partner und Mitarbeitenden weltweit. Wir glauben, dass die besten Lösungen das Leben der Menschen verbessern und unseren Kunden in unterschiedlichsten Branchen einen echten Wettbewerbsvorteil verschaffen. Unsere Ideen werden in den Erfahrungen, Produkten und Plattformen sichtbar, die wir gestalten und auf den Markt bringen.

Seit 2021 ist EPAM Teil des S&P 500 und der Forbes Global 2000. Glassdoor und Newsweek haben uns als „Most Loved Workplace“ ausgezeichnet. Unsere multidisziplinären Teams betreuen Kunden auf sechs Kontinenten. EPAM gehört zu den Top 15 Unternehmen im Bereich Informationstechnologie-Services der Fortune 1000 und wurde in den IDC MarketScapes für Worldwide Experience Build Services, Worldwide Experience Design Services und Worldwide Software Engineering Services als führend anerkannt.

Erfahren Sie mehr unter http://www.epam.com und folgen Sie uns auf LinkedIn. 

Forward-Looking Statements  

This press release includes estimates and statements which may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the accuracy of which are necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Our estimates and forward-looking statements are mainly based on our current expectations and estimates of future events and trends, which affect or may affect our business and operations. These statements may include words such as "may," "will," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate" or similar expressions. Those future events and trends may relate to, among other things, developments relating to the war in Ukraine and escalation of the war in the surrounding region, political and civil unrest or military action in the geographies where we conduct business and operate, difficult conditions in global capital markets, foreign exchange markets, global trade, and the broader economy, the adoption and implementation of artificial intelligence technologies by EPAM and its clients, and the effect that these events may have on client demand and our revenues, operations, access to capital, and profitability. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied include general economic conditions, the risk factors discussed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and the factors discussed in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, particularly under the headings "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors" and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe that these estimates and forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, they are subject to several risks and uncertainties and are made based on information currently available to us. EPAM undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities law.

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