Going Dutch Or Dutch Treat
posted in Outsourcing News and Top Outsourcing deals |Source: Economic Times
Cognizant, has tied-up with Ordina, a leading Dutch IT services provider, in what is seen as a strategic alliance to get a leg up into the lucrative Benelux IT outsourcing market, mainly in Belgium and Holland. In what can be termed as a brilliantly shrewd move, troo
The aim and purpose behind this strategic alliance is to form a lethal cocktail i.e. a combination of Cognizant’s global delivery model, simply defined as off-shoring expertise, together with Ordina’s local knowledge and client base. Under the agreement terms, Cognizant will be Ordina’s primary strategic partner in the Benelux for off-shore solutions.
Jointly, the two companies will offer global delivery solutions for Ordina’s 40-customers in Benelux. “We are excited about this alliance because deep local domain expertise and relationship management, coupled with global sourcing and global delivery, are becoming mainstream in the Benelux IT outsourcing market,” says Ronald Kasteel, CEO - Ordina N.V.
A new off-shoring model, it is bound to help India retain its off-shoring / outsourcing edge, as increasingly European ICT companies look for ways to provide their clients off-shoring cost-benefits, without upsetting client and domestic concerns about data security and jobs.
Coming out in full support of this partnership, Santosh Thomas, Vice President (Continental Europe) for Cognizant says: “We chose to work with Ordina because of their recognised brand and strong local capabilities in the Dutch and Belgian market.”
And, in similar vein, Kasteel adds: “This partnership will enable us to achieve faster growth and overcome the scarcity in high-quality ICT capacity. It will also allow us to deliver high-quality and cost-effective solutions to support the mission-critical business processes of our top 40-clients.”
