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Paris, le 23 juin 2010 – Ce prix récompense la qualité de service de Capgemini auprès de ses clients.

Capgemini, un des leaders mondiaux du conseil, des services informatiques et de l’infogérance, a été élu aujourd’hui par Microsoft « Global Enterprise Partner of the Year ». Ce prix récompense l’ensemble du groupe Capgemini - dont sa filiale Sogeti, l’un des leaders des services informatiques et d’ingénierie de proximité - pour la qualité de ses solutions basées sur les technologies Microsoft.

« Cap Gemini S.A. - dont sa filiale Sogeti - est un des leaders mondiaux du conseil, des services informatiques et de l’infogérance. Nous sommes heureux de décerner au Groupe le prix Microsoft Enterprise Partner of the Year », a déclaré Mark Hill, vice-président, Enterprise Partner Group, Microsoft Corp. « Capgemini et Sogeti – qui figurent parmi les principaux partenaires mondiaux de Microsoft pour Windows 7 et contribuent également activement au déploiement des solutions ERP+ et SharePoint - aident les clients à transformer leur entreprise par l’utilisation innovante des technologies Microsoft. De plus, Capgemini et Sogeti proposent des solutions de communication et de collaboration basées sur la Business Productivity Online Suite de Microsoft, aidant ainsi nos clients à profiter des avantages du cloud computing. »

Capgemini propose une large gamme de solutions basées sur le portefeuille de logiciels d’entreprise de Microsoft :

ERP+ :
Aujourd’hui, les entreprises cherchent à améliorer la rentabilité de leurs investissements informatiques. ERP+ leur permet de combiner la puissance de SAP et la facilité d’utilisation des technologies Microsoft Office et SharePoint, de Windows® Phone et des produits de la plate-forme applicative de Microsoft pour :

• faciliter l’accès aux données SAP sur les ordinateurs de bureau et les périphériques mobiles ;
• améliorer la productivité des salariés en réduisant la saisie redondante des données et en
• automatisant les processus métier non structurés ;
• réduire les coûts informatiques par la réutilisation des licences logicielles Microsoft et la baisse des coûts de formation des utilisateurs.

Services de cloud computing :
Capgemini a signé récemment un accord de partenariat avec Microsoft en vue d’aider les entreprises à évoluer vers le cloud computing et, plus précisément, pour accélérer l’adoption de la Business Online Productivity Suite (BPOS) et de la PaaS (Platform as a Service) Microsoft Azure. Grâce à ce partenariat avec Microsoft, Capgemini permet aux entreprises de migrer vers le cloud computing à leur propre rythme.

Services de gestion du cycle de vie des applications :
Au travers d’une offre de services globale, Capgemini assure l’évaluation et la gestion du cycle de vie des applications de l’écosystème Microsoft. Cette offre inclut la migration des applications existantes, la migration des systèmes centraux et le développement de logiciels sur mesure pour la plate-forme Microsoft.

Gestion de l’information :
Leader dans le domaine de la gestion des informations métier, Capgemini exploite les outils de Microsoft, tels que SQL Server, Excel et SharePoint, pour aider les entreprises à rationnaliser et à tirer parti des informations que recèlent leurs systèmes.

Tests :
Pour accompagner l’adoption de Windows 7, de Windows Azure et de la large gamme de nouveaux produits que Microsoft s’apprête à commercialiser, Capgemini offre des services de test en vue de faciliter les migrations et d’accélérer les déploiements.

Pour Olivier Picard, directeur commercial du groupe Capgemini « Capgemini est honoré de recevoir ce prix de Microsoft. En tant que société de conseil et de services informatiques indépendante, Capgemini est reconnue pour sa capacité à apporter les solutions adéquates répondant aux besoins métier de chacun de ses clients. Très souvent, l’utilisation de solutions Microsoft contribue au succès de nos clients. »

A propos de Capgemini
Capgemini, un des leaders mondiaux du conseil, des services informatiques et de l’infogérance, aide ses clients à se transformer et à améliorer leurs performances en leur conseillant les technologies les plus adaptées. Capgemini s’engage ainsi à favoriser la liberté d’action de ses clients et à accroître leurs résultats, en s’appuyant sur une méthode de travail unique - la « Collaborative Business ExperienceTM ». Pour fournir à ses clients une solution optimale, le Groupe a organisé un modèle de production mondialisé baptisé Rightshore®, qui réunit les meilleurs talents dans le monde pour les faire travailler comme une seule équipe sur un projet. Présent dans plus de 30 pays, Capgemini a réalisé en 2009 un chiffre d’affaires de 8,4 milliards d’euros et emploie 90 000 personnes dans le monde.
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A propos de Sogeti
Sogeti est l’un des leaders des services informatiques et d’ingénierie de proximité, spécialisé dans la gestion des applicatifs et des infrastructures (application and infrastructure management), le conseil en technologies (hightech engineering) et le testing. Sogeti aide ses clients à optimiser les performances de leurs systèmes d’information grâce à l’innovation technologique. Présente dans 15 pays avec plus de 200 implantations en Europe, aux Etats-Unis et en Inde, la société réunit plus de 20 000 professionnels. Sogeti est une filiale à 100% de Cap Gemini S.A., coté à la Bourse de Paris.
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Rightshore® and Collaborative Business Experience are trademarks belonging to Capgemini.

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Paris, France, June 23, 2010 — Awards Recognizes Capgemini’s First Class Support for Global Enterprise Customers

Capgemini Group, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, has been named Microsoft’s Global Enterprise Partner of the Year. The award sees Capgemini Group – including Sogeti, its local professional services division - recognized for delivering exemplary solutions to its customers based on Microsoft’s software.

“Cap Gemini S.A., with its subsidiary Sogeti, is one of the world’s foremost global providers of consulting, professional technology and outsourcing services, and Microsoft is pleased to recognize Capgemini and Sogeti as a Microsoft Enterprise Partner of the Year,” said Mark Hill, Vice President, Enterprise Partner Group, Microsoft Corp.

“As one of Microsoft’s top worldwide partners on Window 7 as well as a strong partner in ERP+ and SharePoint solutions, Capgemini and Sogeti help customers transform their businesses through the innovative use of Microsoft technology. In addition, Capgemini and Sogeti offer solutions based on Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite for communications and collaboration thereby helping our customers realize the benefits of Cloud technology.”

Capgemini has vast experience in delivering solutions for its clients based on the Microsoft enterprise portfolio.
These include:

ERP+
Today companies are insisting on more ROI for their IT investments. ERP + enables companies to combine the power of SAP and ease of use of Microsoft Office and SharePoint technologies, Windows® Phone and Microsoft Application Platform products to:
Increase employee access to SAP data from the desktop and mobile devices
Improve worker productivity by reducing data re-entry and easily automating un-structured business processes
Reduce IT costs by enabling reuse of existing Microsoft software licenses and reduced user training costs

Cloud Based Services
Capgemini recently entered into a partnership with Microsoft to help companies on their journey to the cloud, and specifically to accelerate the adoption of the Business Online Productivity Suite (BPOS) and the Microsoft Azure PaaS (Platform as a Service). By partnering with Microsoft Capgemini allows companies to make the journey to the cloud on their own their own terms.

Applications Lifecycle Services
With a dedicated global service line to Application Lifecycle Services, Capgemini provides support for applications lifecycle assessment and management of the Microsoft ecosystem. This includes legacy application migration, mainframe migration and custom software development for the Microsoft Platform.

Business Information Management
As leader in Business Information Management, Capgemini uses the Microsoft tool set including SQL Server, Excel and SharePoint to assist companies in rationalizing and taking action on the information locked inside an enterprise.

Testing
With the introduction of Windows 7, Windows Azure and the broad new product suite Microsoft will bring to market, Capgemini delivers testing services to clients to ensure smooth migrations and minimize deployment timeframes.

“Capgemini is honored to receive this award from Microsoft” said Oliver Picard, Chief Sales Officer,
Capgemini. “As anindependent consultancy, Capgemini has a strong reputation for providing the right
solutions to a given client’s business problems. In many cases Microsoft’s solutions are integral to our clients’
success”.

About Capgemini
Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, enables its clients to transform and perform through technologies. Capgemini provides its clients with insights and capabilities that boost their freedom to achieve superior results through a unique way of working, the Collaborative Business Experience. The Group relies on its global delivery model called Rightshore®, which aims to get the right balance of the best talent from multiple locations, working as one team to create and deliver the optimum solution for clients. Present in more than 30 countries, Capgemini reported 2009 global revenues of EUR 8.4 billion (approximately USD $11.6 billion) and employs 90,000 people worldwide.
More information is available at www.capgemini.com.
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About Sogeti Group
Sogeti is a leading provider of professional technology services, specializing in Application Management, Infrastructure Management, High-Tech Engineering and Testing. Working closely with its clients, Sogeti enables them to leverage technological innovation and achieve maximum results. Sogeti brings together more than 20,000 professionals in 15 countries and is present in over 200 locations in Europe, the US and India.
Sogeti is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cap Gemini S.A., listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.
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Rightshore® and Collaborative Business Experience are trademarks belonging to Capgemini.

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Paris, June 23, 2010

Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced the findings from a new study into the automotive supplier industry, revealing key strategies offering the potential for significant cost reduction, currently being overlooked.

Capgemini’s “Cost Management in the Automotive Supplier Industry” study, which included interviews with more than 20 leading tier 1 automotive suppliers, found that while cost reduction in traditional expense categories such as finance control, procurement, manufacturing, HR and admin have brought short-term benefits, suppliers could be doing more to address additional cost categories that have until now been overshadowed: customers, innovation, products and globalization.

In recent years, intense competition in the automotive supplier industry has resulted in significant changes to the landscape, with the emergence of new markets and new players. In this challenging environment,effective cost management has become vital for suppliers to maintain profitability. Yet, despite a growing emphasis on cost-reduction strategies, Capgemini’s research reveals a lack of true progress in the area of cost management.

The study highlights 4 additional areas of concern for automotive suppliers which should be addressed in order to achieve further cost reduction:

1. Customers
The research found that 90 percent of automotive suppliers incur costs of up to 7% of sales due to flexibility requirements for delivery schedules, highlighting the increasingly difficult challenge of fulfilling strict OEM requirements relating to quality and flexibility.

2. Innovation
In many cases, a significant share of the supplier’s investment in innovations cannot be translated into sales or market share. Product or process innovations can provide companies with price or cost advantages through short-term monopoly positions but at the same time, innovations can involve both high costs and high risk when there is a lack of market acceptance.

3. Product
The majority of suppliers surveyed are faced with an increasing range of more technically complex product variants, with an increasing number of electronic components, which can make it difficult to achieve planned targets related to time schedules, costs and quality in production. However, to a large extent, product requirements are influenced by the customer and relevant legislative bodies.

4. Globalization
Some automotive suppliers have yet to realize the full expected cost advantages from procurement and production in low-wage countries, with just 11 percent of those surveyed achieving significant cost advantage here. Companies are beginning to discover that rising supply chain and logistics costs can partially neutralize the positive impact of lower wage costs.

Automotive suppliers have tended to overlook these four areas, viewing them as being more difficult to control than conventional cost categories. However, strategies for cost management here should be at the forefront of suppliers’ efforts for cost reduction and the study also outlines recommendations to improve cost management.

The study assesses the cost drivers in each of the four categories, assessing them in terms of their cost, impact and influenceability. The most important cost drivers are those which can be greatly influenced internally and, at the same time, have a high cost impact.

“From our study, it is evident that the influenceability/cost impact relationship should always be the basis for targeted and successful cost-cutting measures,” said Kai-Olaf Dammenhain, Head of Automotive SAP Practice, Central Europe, Capgemini.“As such, cost drivers, rather than the type of costs, should be the starting point for any cost-management initiative and knowledge of the extent of the influence for each driver is essential.”
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About the “Cost Management in the Automotive Supplier Industry” study
Capgemini’s “Cost Management in the Automotive Supplier Industry” research was designed to examine whether the automotive supplier industry is using the correct levers to reduce costs efficiently and effectively by examining the impact, causes and interrelationships of key cost derivers. The research was conducted by Capgemini’s Automotive Center of Excellence in Stuttgart, Germany, and included interviews with executives from more than 20 leading tier 1 automotive suppliers from around the world.

About Capgemini
Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, enables its clients to transform and perform through technologies. Capgemini provides its clients with insights and capabilities that boost their freedom to achieve superior results through a unique way of working, the Collaborative Business ExperienceTM. The Group relies on its global delivery model called Rightshore®, which aims to get the right balance of the best talent from multiple locations, working as one team to create and deliver the optimum solution for clients. Present in more than 30 countries, Capgemini reported 2009 global revenues of EUR 8.4 billion and employs 90,000 people worldwide. More information is available at www.capgemini.com.
Rightshore® is a trademark belonging to Capgemini.

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Paris, June 16, 2010 – World Quality Report highlights growing focus on testing initiatives as organizations continue to invest in new applications to increase business agility for competitive advantage.

Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, together with Sogeti, its local professional services division, today released the findings of the 2010-2011 World Quality Report. This in-depth study of enterprise application quality assurance and emerging trends in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), sponsored together with HP, reveals that the majority of companies (60 percent) around the world are hosting up to 50 percent of their applications in a cloud environment.

Along with an increase in applications deployed in the cloud, organizations are also deploying agile IT delivery in their applications and infrastructure as they look to streamline operations. Close to 60 percent of respondents expect to use agile development methods to deliver new applications over the coming year. As a result, organizations are starting to adopt agile delivery methods and cloud computing technology as a part of their application quality assurance.

The report also provides a detailed profile on IT development and quality assurance trends in six specific industries: Consumer products and retail, distribution and logistics, financial services, public sector, high tech and telecoms.

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