In the past three years, Cognizant has been building Softvision as a new EPAM. Like EPAM, Softvision has grown very fast: Softvision 10-12k employees currently, from 2.8k employees at the time of its acquisition in late 2018.
Globallogic Acquires in Digital and IT Services
Globallogics made an acquisition in IT services with ECS. ECS brings precious digital capabilities including cloud and agile/DevOps.
Expleo’s New CEO: A Perfect Resume and Daunting Challenges
We just learned that Expleo has a new CEO, Rajesh Krishnamurthy. On paper, Mr. Krishnamurthy, has everything right for Expleo. He is a French citizen of Indian origin. He has held senior roles at Infosys, including one as head of the Energy, Utilities, and Telco division, a major responsibility as Infosys is organized by vertical. He also led Infosys Global Consulting.
Spotlight on EPAM Systems
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2020: A Year of Slowdown for ER&D Service Vendors
We are expecting a slowdown in ER&D spending in 2020. Learn more here.
HCL Tech completes the acquisition of IBM software products
HCL Tech has closed the acquisition of several IBM products. The company has now ownership of AppScan, BigFix, Commerce, Connections, Digital Experience (Portal and Content Manager), Notes Domino, and Unica. We assume the price of the transaction has not changed and still is USD 1.8bn.
Cognizant wins a large PES contract at AVEVA
ERDservices.org rarely reports about Cognizant, the NJ-headquartered but India-centric IT services giant in the space of ER&D services. Despite its size (2018 revenues of USD 16.1bn) and high-growth, Cognizant is little-visible in the ER&D area and is not a significant player in this industry.
UPDATED: What’s up with Expleo?
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Is there space for ER&D service vendors in digital?
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Assystem Technologies rebrands as Expleo
Assystem Technologies and all its affiliates, including SQS, have rebranded as Expleo. The term Expleo refers
SII Continues to Impress in Q1 FY19
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HCL Tech Makes an Acquisition in the German Automotive Industry
The star of ER&D services, HCL Tech, has acquired Hönigsberg & Düvel Datentechnik GmbH (H&D), a
What Is Cyient Up To with its S3 Strategy?
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ÅF Makes Acquisition in Nuclear Safety and Reassures on M&A Strategy after its Testing Acquisition in May
ÅF has acquired Facilia, a Swedish firm specialized in assessing safety for nuclear waste and nuclear
ÅF Makes An Acquisition in Software Testing in Sweden
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HCL Tech and Sumeru Equity Partner Acquire Actian for USD 330m in Cash. Does It Make Sense?
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QuEST Accelerates on its M&A Strategy and Makes Large Acquisition with Exilant
QuEST Global Services is accelerating on its M&A strategy and has made its second acquisition of
Aricent’s IP Partnership with … IBM
At the time of the acquisition Aricent announcement, Altran had mentioned the existence of an IP
UPDATED: US Hardware Distributor Arrow Electronics Acquires eInfochips in India
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NelsonHall: Assystem Technologies’ Acquisition of SQS: Scale Achieved, IoT Services a Major Priority
NelsonHall has published an analysis of the acquisition by Assystem Technologies of SQS. This analysis is
Assystem Technologies Offers £281m for SQS to Gain Scale in Germany and in Software Testing
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Key Questions on Altran’s Acquisition of Aricent
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Tech Mahindra Strikes IP Partnership Around Virtualization and Cloud Management Software
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HCL Tech’s Bold IP Partnership with IBM Drives the Growth of its ER&D Unit
We looked at the recent financial of HCL Tech’s Engineering R&D Services (ERS) unit and wanted
QuEST Global Acquires IT Six Global in Romania
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