IBM Recognizes Sogeti for Outstanding Achievements in Business and Technology Excellence
Sogeti IBM Beacon Award winner in category “Excellence in System z Solution”
Paris, France/New York, USA, June 9, 2009
The Sogeti Group, a leading international provider of professional technology services, was named winner of the award for „Excellence in System z Solution‟ in the 2009 IBM Beacon Awards. This recognizes the delivery of outstanding value and innovative approaches to helping clients address unique business challenges. For the IBM Beacon Award 2009, Sogeti was rewarded for the development of its mainframe offerings: Legacy Modernization of other environment into System z Virtualization and consolidation of heterogeneous environments onto System z Creation of the Mainframe Academy to increase the mainframe skills of younger consultants in Europe Optimum Project within the Mainframe Environment: using Language Environment to assess and optimize the Mainframe environment, resulting in proven cost savings.
These offerings are combined within Sogeti‟s Destination z initiative. “We are very proud to have won another IBM Beacon Award this year. This is our second global IBM partner award in 2009, having recently been honored as a world leader in testing and quality assurance, winning the IBM Rational Outstanding SI Quality Management Solution Award earlier this month”, said Jean-Marc Gaultier, IBM worldwide alliance leader, for the Sogeti Group. The IBM Beacon Awards are an integral part of IBM‟s PartnerWorld program, which provides industry recognition, increased visibility and promotional opportunities to IBM global Business Partners. The IBM Beacon Awards recognize excellence in the development and delivery of solutions and services that Business Partners deliver to clients around the world. More than 340 nominations were judged by a team of leading industry journalists, analysts and IBM executives, who selected winners and finalists in the 22 award categories.
"IBM is dedicated to helping our global Business Partners deliver innovative solutions that enable our joint clients transform their business operations," said Rich Hume, general manager, IBM Global Business Partner Organization. "Sogeti was recognized in the category „Excellence in System z Solution‟, based on their technology leadership and commitment to delivering customer value. This award is a testament to their commitment to delivering on IBM's smarter planet vision."
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For more information about the IBM Beacon Awards, including descriptions of the winning entries and details about the finalists, please visit http://www-1.ibm.com/partnerworld/pwhome.nsf/weblook/2009_awards.html.
To learn more about IBM PartnerWorld, a comprehensive program that offers marketing and sales resources, training, certification and technical support to help create new revenue and market opportunities for IBM Business Partners, visit http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld.
Contacts:
Jean-Marc Gaultier, IBM Worldwide Alliance Leader – Senior Vice President, Sogeti USA Mob: + 1 301 256 51 93, Email: jean-marc.gaultier(a)sogeti.com
Therese Sinter, Group Corporate Communication Director, Sogeti
Mob: + 46 703 61 46 21, Email: therese.sinter(a)sogeti.com
Cary Barbour, IBM Communications
Tel: + 1 917 472 35 64, Email: barbour(a)us.ibm.com
About IBM Rational
For more information about the IBM Rational Awards for Business Partners, please visit: http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/rsdc/partners/awards.html.
For more information about IBM Rational business partner offerings and solutions, please visit: http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/partners.
About Sogeti
Sogeti is a leading provider of professional technology services, specializing in Application Management, Infrastructure Management, High-Tech Engineering and Testing. Working closely with its clients, Sogeti enables them to leverage technological innovation and achieve maximum results. Sogeti brings together more than 20,000 professionals in 14 countries and is present in over 200 locations in Europe, the US and India. Sogeti is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cap Gemini S.A., listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.
For more information, please visit: www.sogeti.com.
