Deals
Statoil Awards Accenture Five-Year Finance & Accounting
Business Process Outsourcing Contract
Accenture has signed a five-year
business process outsourcing (BPO) contract with Statoil, an international
energy company with operations in 40 countries, to manage the company’s
Accounts Payables processes.
http://newsroom.accenture.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=5026
UBS and CSC Sign New Global IT Services Contract
CSC has signed a contract with UBS
for the provision of voice and data network, security and telecommunication
services.
http://www.csc.com/newsroom/press_releases/49729-ubs_and_csc_sign_new_global_it_services_contract
CSC Wins $220 Million Navy IT Infrastructure Services
Contract
U.S. Navy has awarded CSC a contract
to provide information technology (IT) support services. Under the terms of the
agreement, CSC will provide a broad range of IT support, including network
operations, real-time processing, enterprise data center, system development
and maintenance, and hardware and software integration.
http://www.csc.com/newsroom/press_releases/49782-csc_wins_220_million_navy_it_infrastructure_services_contract
HCL signs mega outsourcing deal with Saudi's Al Majdouie
Group
HCL Technologies has signed a
"mega" outsourcing agreement with Saudi Arabia's Al Majdouie Group to
provide end-to-end services for a period of seven years. The scope of the deal
includes developing infrastructure, implementing Oracle's e-business suite with
over 70 modules and managing and running them; and commissioning and managing a
data centre and disaster recovery services.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/infotech/ites/HCL-signs-mega-outsourcing-deal-with-Saudis-Al-Majdouie-Group/articleshow/6155221.cms
USL outsources IT functions to Accenture
Liquor major United Spirits has
decided to outsource its information technology and systems functions to
Accenture Services, the outsourcing unit of technology outsourcing and
consulting major, Accenture.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/infotech/ites/USL-outsources-IT-functions-to-Accenture/articleshow/6150021.cms
Unilever picks BT for €1.2bn outsource deal, again
Consumer goods maker Unilever has
extended its €1bn outsourcing contract with BT Global Services in a technology
refresh deal worth an extra €173m (£144m).
The new deal will see BT provide Unilever with unified communications,
messaging, supply chain, wireless technology and agile working in over 100
countries over the next four years.
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/14/241971/Unilever-picks-BT-for-1.2bn-outsource-deal-again.htm
M&A, Partnerships, JV
Capgemini and Oracle leverage Strategic Alliance
Capgemini is leveraging its
strategic alliance with Oracle to market and implement Oracle Revenue Management
for Public.
http://www.capgemini.com/news-and-events/news/capgemini-and-oracle-leverage-strategic-alliance/
Accenture Acquires Acceria
Technology services and outsourcing
company Accenture plc. announced the acquisition of Acceria, a privately-held
French company. Industrial consulting firm Acceria focuses on business
processes and methodologies for after-sales operations of industrial companies.
Following the acquisition, Accenture will be able to penetrate into the global
automotive and industrial markets, thereby enhancing its management consulting
capabilities.
http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/36874/Accenture+Acquires+Acceria
Hewitt Associates and Aon Consulting to merge
Hewitt Associates is to merge with
Aon Consulting to be known as Aon Hewitt. Following the close of the
transaction, Aon intends to integrate Hewitt with its existing consulting and
outsourcing operations (Aon Consulting) and operate the segment globally under
the newly created Aon Hewitt brand.
http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/news/1015547/Hewitt-Associates-Aon-Consulting-merge/
News & Events
Mahindra Satyam launches Offshore Development Center for
BASF IT Services in Chennai
Mahindra Satyam (NYSE:SAY), a
leading global consulting and IT services provider, has launched an Offshore
Development Centre (ODC) for BASF IT Services at one of its offices in Chennai.
http://www.mahindrasatyam.com/media/pr1July10.asp
TCS, Wipro, Infosys in race for IRDA IT project
IT giants including TCS, Infosys and
Wipro have been shortlisted by insurance regulator IRDA for technical bidding
to implement its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Besides TCS,
Infosys and Wipro, three other firms including Intelligroup, Mahindra Satyam
and Deloitte have also been selected for the technical bidding.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/infotech/ites/TCS-Wipro-Infosys-in-race-for-IRDA-IT-project/articleshow/6167451.cms
Infy closes BPO in Bangkok
The business process outsourcing
(BPO) arm of India’s second-largest information technology services company,
Infosys, has shut its centre in Bangkok, which it had acquired from Philips.
The centre was primarily handling the back-office works of Philips globally. As
a result, the company has moved about 40 of the 175-odd staff at the centre to
China.
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/infy-closes-bpo-in-bangkok/401587/
Award
CSC Receives 2009 Peruvian Company of the Year Award
CSC has been awarded the prestigious
2009 Peruvian Company of the Year Award for Services and Enterprise Management.
The award is Peru’s highest honor in these areas, recognizing companies
operating in Peru for their previous year’s achievements.
http://www.csc.com/newsroom/press_releases/49733-csc_receives_2009_peruvian_company_of_the_year_award
Analyst/Reports
Global Sourcing 2.0 - Evolving Global Delivery Imperatives
for Outsourcing Service Providers
This Everest report analyzes the
global delivery trends and imperatives in outsourcing and discusses their
implications for buyers and service providers.
http://bitURL.net/z55
FAO Supplier Profile Compendium - Comprehensive Look at 21
Established FAO Providers
The FAO supplier profile compendium
provides accurate, comprehensive, and fact-based snapshots of 21 suppliers in
the multi-process FAO market.
http://bitURL.net/yd9
Sourcing's Unique Role In The New Technology Adoption
Process
For Sourcing & Vendor Management
Professionals. By defining their distinct value in the emerging technology
adoption process, SVM teams can increase their value to the business.
http://www.forrester.com/rb/Research/sourcings_unique_role_in_new_technology_adoption/q/id/56905/t/2?src=Alert%20RSS_CustomFeed&cm_mmc=Research_Alert-_-email-_-07_08_10-_-56905