Helsinki, February 15, 2010 – Capgemini Group, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced it has launched its local IT and engineering services division, Sogeti, in the Finnish Market. Sogeti has 20,000 employees worldwide, 1,100 of them based in the Nordic countries. With this expansion to the Finnish market, Sogeti now has operations in 15 countries around the world.
Sogeti Finland will launch on February, 15, 2010 with 35 software testing experts on staff. Within the next three years, Sogeti Finland plans to hire approximately 100 additional testing experts. The team will be led by Mikko Misukka, who previously served as development director for Capgemini Finland.
Software testing is one of five key focus areas within the Capgemini Group globally. The aim of entering the Finnish market is to expand overall market share in testing services. The testing market is growing fast and will be worth more than $11.2 billion USD by the year 2013, estimates analyst group NelsonHall.
The need for structured and professional testing when developing new IT systems and applications, and integrating them with earlier IT investments is growing, both as an integrated part of projects and as a separate service. Through effective testing, software bugs and errors can be substantially reduced or avoided, bringing lower costs, higher quality and delivery on-time. Capgemini’s research shows that between 30 and 40 percent of errors in IT solutions are related to system integrations, now increasing with Service Oriented Architectural solutions more than 40 percent of the errors appear as early as in the specifications phase.
“We expect to have a very strong start for Sogeti Finland as the existing close client relations and Capgemini’s strong reputation in testing provide us with a strong foundation for growth. We are eager to grow our already strong team by recruiting Finland’s best and brightest talent in the testing field over the coming years,” said Mikko Misukka, chief executive officer of Sogeti Finland.
“Capgemini and Sogeti will complement each other, working in close collaboration on customer projects. Sogeti, with its dedication to professional testing services, will bring added value to our client and is ultimately expected to increase the Group’s presence in the Finnish IT services market,” said Petteri Uljas, chief executive officer of Capgemini Finland.
The basis for the Sogeti’s services around testing are TMap® and test model TPI®. TMap® is methodology for structured software testing, and TPI® is an industry standard for the assessment of an organization’s testing maturity as well as implementation of process improvements. In addition, Sogeti’s Managed Testing Services, a unique approach to sourcing testing and quality assurance services, will also form the basis of the portfolio offered in Finland.
Editors Note: A photo of Sogeti Finland CEO Mikko Misukka can be downloaded at www.sogeti.fi/kuva-arkisto.
About Sogeti
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. For more information please visit www.sogeti.com.
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 2008 global revenues of EUR 8.7 billion and employs 90,000 people worldwide.
Rightshore® is a trademark belonging to Capgemini.
Press contacts:
Piia Pietila
Capgemini Finland
Tel: + 358 9 4526 5458
Email: piia.pietila@capgemini.com
Therese Sinter
Sogeti Finland
Tel: +46 (0) 70 361 46 21
Email: therese.sinter@sogeti.com
