Logica Partners with Microsoft on Cloud Business Productivity for Large Enterprises
Logica a leading IT and business services company, and Microsoft today announced that Logica will be a key partner in enabling enterprises with more than 5,000 employees to use and leverage Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite-Dedicated (BPOS-D) “ Cloud” service.
This agreement puts Logica in a select group of international IT and business consultancies with the necessary skills to migrate IT-systems in large companies to Microsoft’s BPOS-D services, which includes online access to Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint and other Microsoft applications.
Commenting on the partnership, Thomas Breuer, Managing Director, Alliances, Logica said, "The agreement is in line with our strategy to be the trusted advisor and implementer of choice for clients who want to take advantage of the commercial and solution benefits of cloud computing. Microsoft’s portfolio of cloud services offers a cohesive and complete implementation and we look forward to leading our clients to implement solutions that help them collaborate, communicate and use content in effective and truly innovative ways.“
Logica offers complete migration services to clients including the ability to modernise their existing collaborative and messaging environments. In particular, the partnership will also address complex intra-departmental workflow challenges, incorporating rich experiential user interfaces.
Eron Kelly, senior Director of Marketing for Microsoft Online Services said, “Cloud computing is becoming increasingly important to large corporations to drive business efficiency and enhance collaborative networks. By combining our technology with Logica’s expertise we are confident that customers will now be able to leverage a compelling solution that addresses many common IT challenges.”
The BPOS-D agreement is the first in a series of agreements between Microsoft and Logica, aimed at providing the most complete cloud computing ecosystem in the industry.
About Logica
Logica is a leading IT and business services company, employing 40,000 people. 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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