Logica wins several outsourcing contracts in Sweden

Top ranking in Nordic Outsourcing Performance survey
 
Logica, a leading IT and business services company, has signed five important outsourcing contracts in Sweden in the last months. The new customers include UC, Sweden's largest business and credit information agency; De Lage Landen International BV, a global provider of leasing, business and consumer finance solutions; Ålö AB, a world leading manufacturer of front loaders and the municipality of Boden in the North of Sweden. In addition, Logica has recently signed an outsourcing contract with Danish home furnishing chain ILVA, to manage and monitor the operation of all of ILVA’s IT-platforms.
 
These contracts were awarded following Logica’s nomination as top performer in the annual Outsourcing Service Provider Performance Study 2008 conducted by EquaTerra (formerly Morgan Chambers) in the Nordics. The survey is based on 400 interviews in 240 companies in the Nordic region. When asked to rank the outsourcing service providers, Logica received the highest score in six out of seven categories.
 
Fredrik Ahlstedt, head of Logica Infra Solutions in Sweden, said: “Outsourcing activities continue to rise in the Nordics. Our clients increasingly require an external partner to ensure the efficient running of their IT environment while maintaining the flexibility to adapt their IT operations to the ever changing needs of the business at any time. In addition, we see more clients turning to us to overcome skills shortage. With a combination of onshore, nearshore and offshore capability, Logica is well positioned to respond to the needs of Swedish companies, which our recent outsourcing wins are further proof of.”
 
The contract with UC, which will run for three and a half years, includes the operation of UC’s applications and service desk. By outsourcing the operation of all IT to Logica, UC ensures the cost effective running of both the existing and new environment as well as access to the right competence.
 
The three year contract with De Lage Landen International BV includes the operation of all systems and applications within the financial services company’s Nordic operation. De Lage Landen is already a customer of Logica in the Netherlands.
 
As part of the new five year contract with Ålö, Logica is responsible for the operation of Ålö’s IT environments, including service desk, servers and communication services for 300 employees and desktop services for 150 users at Ålö.
 
Logica will supply operation and support of the IT infrastructure and business systems to the municipality of Boden in the North of Sweden. The contract runs for three years.
 
The contract with ILVA runs over five years and covers the management of all ILVA’s IT-platforms as well as a service desk function for ILVA’s headquarters and its four stores in Denmark and Sweden. The objective of the outsourcing contract is to provide Ilva with a centralised solution for all its IT needs and to achieve substantial cost reductions and increased flexibility. The contract was won against competition from several international IT service providers.
 
About Logica
Logica is a leading IT and business services company, employing 39,000 people across 36 countries. It provides business consulting, systems integration, and IT and business process outsourcing services.  Logica works closely with its customers to release their potential - enabling change that increases their efficiency, accelerates growth and manages risk.  It applies its deep industry knowledge, technical excellence and global delivery expertise to help its customers build leadership positions in their markets. Logica is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and Euronext (Amsterdam) (LSE: LOG; Euronext: LOG). More information is available at www.logica.com.
 
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