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Sogeti Group Wins 2008 IBM Beacon Award for Rational Excellence in Software Delivery

Posted on: Thursday, 5 June 2008, 15:00 CDT

Sogeti, a leading international provider of professional IT services, member of Capgemini Group, has been named winner of the IBM Beacon award for Rational Excellence in Software Delivery for 2008. These awards honor IBM Business Partner winners and finalists for their outstanding delivery of value to clients and innovative approaches to solving business issues during the previous year. Winners are selected by an awards committee consisting of leading industry journalists, analysts and IBM executives.

As the largest testing service provider in Europe and USA with 2,500 dedicated testing professionals in 14 countries worldwide, Sogeti's portfolio of business-driven testing solutions, powered by IBM Rational Quality Management software, includes outsourced testing, structured test management and process improvement assessments. Sogeti provides a quality assurance and testing service that is designed to enable clients to realize improved reliability, predictability and achievement of their desired business goals. Sogeti's testing industry expertise and structured test methodology TMap (Test Management Approach)(R), complemented by Rational software, enhances team efficiency and traceability across the software lifecycle.

By focusing on process improvement, standardization and quality automation through the project lifecycle, Sogeti's services deliver real results for clients, such as improved quality with as much as 50 percent reduction in defects, less rework from test automation and faster time to market by at least 15 percent.

The awards committee remarked that, "Sogeti is a strong proponent of the Rational portfolio and has sustained an excellent Business Partner relationship with IBM that has achieved higher and higher yield for both companies."

"Recognized by the Beacon Awards, Sogeti has significantly improved the software development capabilities of their clients, leveraging the IBM Rational software development platform," said Ravi Marwaha, general manager, IBM Global Business Partners. "Sogeti has set the standard for business excellence by delivering strong results for clients."

Hans van Waayenburg, CEO of Sogeti Europe and Head of Testing worldwide, commented: "I am delighted that Sogeti has been recognized by IBM for our results-oriented testing solutions, endorsed by client testimonies. As the largest testing services provider in Europe and USA, and having developed industry-leading methodologies, TMap (Test Management Approach)(R) and TPI(R), our comprehensive solutions have proven to deliver the quality and value clients demand."

Sogeti is an IBM Premier Business Partner recognized as having expertise in multiple areas of the IBM software portfolio. Sogeti is also leveraging IBM's Jam technology for its online collaborative Brainstorm that aims to foster an open, real-time innovative idea exchange among its 18,000 employees over three days in April. Sogeti was also named winner of IBM's 'Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Initiative' award for its work with PlaNet Finance - an international non governmental organization (NGO) that aims to alleviate poverty worldwide through the development of microfinance. During 2007, Sogeti provided technological expertise and assistance to PlaNet Finance.

About IBM Beacon Awards

The IBM Beacon Awards 2008 attracted over 725 nominations across 37 award categories. IBM Business Partners Winners will be honored at the IBM Business Partner Leadership Conference in Los Angeles April 30-May 2, 2008. For more information about the IBM Beacon Awards, including descriptions of the winning entries, please visit http://www-1.ibm.com/partnerworld/pwhome.nsf/weblook/2008_awards.html.

About Sogeti USA

Sogeti USA is a premier provider of information technology services to businesses and public-sector organizations. Operating in 23 U.S. locations, Sogeti's business model is built on providing customers with local accountability and flexible delivery options. Sogeti is a leader in helping clients develop, implement, and manage practical IT solutions to help run their business better. With over 40 years of experience, Sogeti offers a comprehensive portfolio of services including Applications Management, Business Consulting, Enterprise Technologies, IBM and Open Solutions, Managed Testing, Microsoft Solutions, Packaged Based Solutions, and Project Consulting Services.

For more, visit http://www.us.sogeti.com.

ABOUT SOGETI GROUP

SOGETI Group (member of the Capgemini Group), leader in IT services and R&D outsourcing, offers a range of local professional services in High Tech Consulting and Information Technology for large companies through these three complementary areas:

- High Tech or High Tech Consulting

Research & Development with the maintenance in operational conditions:

Outsourcing Research and Development and Innovation Advice.

Scientific and technical research and developments, mechanical design, development of complex systems.

Control and industrial data processing.

- Application Services or systems integration

From the conception to the maintenance of the information system: consulting, architecture, contracting owner's assistance, development, integration, testing and maintenance of application assets.

- Infrastructure Services or integration management and systems administration

Consulting in security and performance of the infrastructures of services IT and Telecom

Supply of all the services indispensable to the rationalization, to the optimization and to the management of the IT structures. Integration of the architectures and of the exploitation, guaranteeing an optimal efficiency of the systems and networks.

In total, Sogeti Group has more than 18,000 professionals in 14 countries.

Source: Business Wire

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