Commentaries & Highlights

At September’s HUAWEI CONNECT 2017, Huawei and Dassault Systèmes signed cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), and announced that the two companies are working closely to enable Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform to run on Huawei Cloud. This collaboration will offer integrated enterprise design, verification and manufacturing solutions to customers across a range of industries. The offering will leverage Huawei’s High Performance Computing cloud solutions and Dassault Systèmes’ industry solution experiences portfolio. The two companies will use their expertise to define the relevant go-to-market and distribution model, optimizing a comprehensive digital ecosystem to deliver value to their respective customers. They will strive to position the combined solution of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform on Huawei Cloud as a major pillar for customers implementing digital transformation initiatives and establishing their sustainable innovation framework. Zheng Dianhai, Vice President of Cloud BU from Huawei said, “The cloud will play a paramount role in accelerating digital transformation. Huawei

HCL Technologies (HCL) today announced a collaboration with Red Hat to offer HCL Application Platform–as–a–Service (PaaS) services to enterprise customers globally. The collaboration combines Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform with HCL’s unique next–generation IT transformation and operations capabilities to deliver a holistic application PaaS solution, accelerating the process of building modern digital and cloud–native applications for 21st century enterprises. “In line with our stated Mode 1–2–3 strategy, HCL continues to invest in skills and developing partnerships for next–generation Mode 2 services, addressing digital business transformation needs for customers with cloud as a key technology platform,” said Kalyan Kumar, Chief Technology Officer – IT Services, HCL Technologies. “This collaboration positions HCL and Red Hat to play a leadership role in the global application PaaS market. While Red Hat offers award–winning container application platform technology, HCL will be the global systems integrator for consulting, architecture & designing, integrating, building and running the solutions for enterprises.” “At

TELUS International, a leading global business process and information technology services provider, is pleased to announce plans to acquire Xavient Information Systems (Xavient), a global IT consulting and next-generation software services company with approximately 1,800 employees. Xavient is headquartered in Simi Valley, California in the United States and has operations throughout the U.S. and in India, serving customers primarily in the telecommunications, media, entertainment, healthcare, and banking and financial services sectors. This acquisition of Xavient will accelerate TELUS International's objective to expand its global service offerings with the addition of advanced, next-generation IT consulting and delivery capabilities, including User Interface/User Experience (UI/UX), Open Source Platform services, Cloud services, Over-The-Top (OTT) solutions, Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data services, DevOps, and automation and digitization in order to provide a more fulsome suite of services to existing and prospective clients. The acquisition will also advance TELUS International's commitment to grow its capabilities

Cognizant today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Netcentric, a leading provider of digital experience and marketing solutions, and a leading independent Adobe partner in Europe. Netcentric's digital marketing teams in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany, as well as regional delivery centers in Barcelona and Bucharest, will enhance Cognizant's ability to deliver business critical digital experience solutions for clients in Europeand around the world. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017, subject to satisfaction of closing conditions, including German regulatory review. Financial details were not disclosed. Headquartered in Zurich, Netcentric works with leading brands such as Allianz, Mercedes-Benz, Miles & More, Raiffeisen, Swisscom and UBS, helping them personalise and deliver engaging digital experiences to customers. At the close of the acquisition, approximately 380 digital marketing specialists from Netcentric will join the Cognizant Digital Business practice, which addresses clients' needs to redefine business models, innovate products, deepen market intelligence and enhance digital experiences to drive