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511:, Pomeroy, SPIE, Indra, AGCN, Centric, InfoCare, S&T, Eire Systems, NSC and Topnew Info. Global Workspace Alliance 2.0 was launched in April 2016 with a further commitment of joint innovation and sharing of IP between partners. Together, the Alliance Partners deliver digital workplace services in more than 180 countries, offering one single point of ownership, billing entity, end to end visibility and accountability for the services it delivers.
279:(who had recently acquired Olsy, the service arm of Olivetti) for 3.7 billion guilders (approximately 1.8 billion Euros). Wang Global, based in the United States, was active in 42 countries, which made Getronics a global player. This was strategically advantageous for working with Getronics' international customers.
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services business, founded in 1887 and today employing approximately 4,000 employees across Europe, Asia
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Connectis and Getronics brands) was acquired by strategic investor Bottega InvestCo S.à r.l. The majority shareholder of Bottega is the US/Brazilian entrepreneur Nana Baffour, who operates in the IT services market through Grupo Cimcorp in Brazil; prestigious
352:. The sale included 2,300 employees and customer base of BAS. Capgemini paid 255 million euros. Business Solutions, the last remaining unsold part of Business Application Services (BAS), consisting of 800 employees who were engaged in local government and healthcare sector found refuge with
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Capital, led by Kenton Fine, became the new owner-managers of the Dutch headquartered IT services business, in a deal worth €200M. The business has annual revenues of circa €300M. Its 4000 strong team serves over 2000 customers globally.
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European managed cloud business, coinciding with the launch of Getronics’ Managed Cloud Services portfolio (2016). had also acquired Thales in Spain and Argentina, which was rebranded Connectis and became part of the Getronics Group.
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