Deals
Hong Kong Housing Authority Selects Accenture to Design, Deploy and Maintain New Enterprise Resource Management System
The Hong Kong Housing Authority has awarded Accenture an eight-year, USD$30 million contract to design, develop and maintain a new enterprise resource management (ERP) system for the agency.
http://newsroom.accenture.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=5011
Unisys Wins Renewal of Outsourcing Contract with The Co-operative Bank
Unisys to continue cheque processing services through 2015 to help bank increase efficiency and contain costs.
http://www.unisys.com/unisys/news/detail.jsp?id=1120000970003310109
Intelenet bags UID call centre deal; outbids Wipro, Genpact
Back office firm Intelenet Global Services has outbid bigger rivals such as Genpact and Wipro BPO to win the tender for providing outsourcedcall centre services for the prestigious Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) project.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/infotech/ites/Intelenet-bags-UID-call-centre-deal-outbids-Wipro-Genpact/articleshow/6034730.cms
M&A, Partnerships, JV
Essar group to acquire avaya’s stake in agc networks for $44.5 million
Deal to catapult the Indian company into top tier of solution integrators space.
http://www.aegisglobal.com/article.aspx?cont_id=ahnmX+nmW5s=
Aditya Birla Minacs acquires US based Bureau of Collection Recovery
Aditya Birla Minacs acquired (through its US subsidiary) of US-based Bureau of Collections Recovery (BCR), a leading accounts receivables management company.
http://www.minacs.adityabirla.com/common/document_display.cfm?doc_bin_id=12363&type=PDF
Japan’s JR Kyushu and Patni sign JV pact
The JV is aimed at providing high quality, cost effective IT and product engineering services to the Japanese enterprise market.
http://www.patni.com/press-release/2010/japans-jr-kyushu-and-patni-sign-jv-pact.aspx
News & Events
Keshav Murugesh, Group CEO, WNS Global Services Re-appointed Chairman of SIFE India
WNS Global Services (NYSE: WNS) CEO, Keshav Murugesh, has been re-appointed Chairman of the Board of Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE), India for a three year term.
http://ir.wns.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=200768&p=irol-newsArticle&cat=news&id=1436199
HCL Technologies announces Enhanced focus on IT Infrastructure Services in Brazil
HCL announced plans to expand its infrastructure footprint in the region by setting up a multilingual service desk facility to support its global and local customers in Rio Grande do Sul.
http://www.hcltech.com/media/press-releases/2010/06/09/
Awards
Infosys BPO Wins Royal Philips Electronics Breakthrough Award 2009
The awards acknowledge the critical role that suppliers’ plays in helping the company meet the challenge of ensuring supply continuity and delivering innovative, cost-effective products of unequalled quality to fulfill the growing demands of the company.
http://www.infosys.com/newsroom/press-releases/Pages/breakthrough-award-2009-bpo.aspx
Tata Consultancy Services Ranked Fifth in Bloomberg Business week’s Tech 100
Tata Consultancy Services, is ranked fifth overall, and topped the list for IT services, in Bloomberg Business week’s 12th annual “Tech 100”, a ranking of the world's best performing tech companies.
http://www.tcs.com/news_events/press_releases/Pages/TCS-Ranked-5th-Bloomberg-Businessweek-Tech-100.aspx
Wipro’s Identity Management Solution wins Kuppinger Cole Best Innovation Award
Wipro Identity Access Management (IAM) Solution IDAM-in-a-Rack has been honored with the ‘Best Innovation Award in Identity Access Management Category’ by the analyst group KuppingerCole.
http://www.wipro.com/corporate/media/newsdetail.aspx?id=1618
Syntel Named a Leader in Healthcare IT Services
Syntel, Inc. (Nasdaq:SYNT), has been ranked #58 on the 2010 "Healthcare Informatics 100," a list of the 100 leading global healthcare IT providers.
http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/SYNT/896486559x0x379792/b61ea813-0f87-4bec-b2ee-21cfa4b5672f/SYNT_News_2010_6_3_General.pdf
Analyst/Reports
Market Insight: Outsourcing Contract Signings; 1Q10 Review Shows Slow Uptake at the Beginning of the Year
The report is a 1Q10 review of IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing deal signings. Compared with 1Q09, it saw a slower start to the year in terms of reported contract signings.
http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?id=1378115
ITO Request for Information 2010 - A Market Insights Report
This report discusses key messages from the IT Outsourcing RFI 2010 and presents conclusions on the market trends in ITO during 2009 and its key market segments: Infrastructure Outsourcing (IO), Applications Development and Maintenance (ADM) and Bundled ITO deals.
http://bit.ly/bEBAvb