Cordys part of leading Cloud Platform

Cordys, a leading provider of software for business process innovation, today announced a strategic alliance with Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services.

The relationship sees Cordys provide a highly available, linear and scalable SOA platform as part of Capgemini Immediate, a best of breed cloud computing solution.

Capgemini Immediate provides a cloud services management platform that brings security, control and accountability to federated services provision. This comprehensive solution works by managing an ecosystem of third-party IT suppliers to provide services seamlessly within the overall solution, with Capgemini acting as services integrator and prime contractor.

Calum Murray, Global Head of Cloud Strategy at Capgemini stated: “The challenge facing many companies is that often their existing in-house systems make it difficult to take advantage of these new technologies, and knowing where to start can seem daunting. Capgemini Immediate gives you a safe, smart way to take advantage of the current and future innovative online and mobile services available in the digital marketplace. The Cordys platform performs an important task within Capgemini Immediate of orchestrating services and applications from the Cloud and integrating them with existing enterprise software.”

Cordys delivers comprehensive process management capabilities suitable for cloud computing operations due to its ability to orchestrate processes and Web services over disparate systems, both within organizations and across organizational boundaries. These capabilities enable corporations to facilitate rapid and effective changes and to foster greater innovation.

“The Cordys platform allows organizations to change and innovate the way they do business without throwing away their past investments,” said Per Jonsson, Chief Executive Officer of Cordys. “This is a key business requirement in the current economic climate. We are proud to support Capgemini as one of the largest and most innovative IT service providers with this solution that provides a range of tools for business transformation where organizations can leverage investments from the past and at the same time integrate with the most innovative online technologies.”

Calum Murray at Capgemini added: “In today’s market, businesses need to be able to communicate, and collaborate with their customers, partners and staff in the channel of their choice. No single vendor has the answer and providing the right service, to the right individual is key. As an explicit part of our operating model, the Capgemini Immediate team continually consults the Cloud marketplace and key commentators. This means we can identify new performers and those with high potential, ensuring that we provide clients with the ability to access them simply and quickly, while providing the financial and commercial assurance that comes from one of the worlds leading consultancy companies.”

To find out more about Capgemini Immediate and its ecosystem of providers please visit: www.capgemini.com/immediate