Technology outsourcing and consulting firm Accenture has won a multi-year outsourcing deal from Electrolux IT Solutions, a subsidiary of Electrolux, to provide application development and management services. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Under the terms of the agreement, Accenture will develop and manage a portion of Electrolux’s existing portfolio of enterprise applications including JD Edwards, Cognos, and Lotus Notes through a centralised global delivery model to help accelerate its current information technology (IT) transformation program.
Accenture said that the transformation program is designed to enhance operational efficiency, reduce technology costs, and better anticipate and meet future business demands. The company will also continue to provide application development services for SAP applications which were covered by a contract signed in 2008.
The services will be delivered to Electrolux in 22 countries through Accenture’s Global Delivery Network including delivery centres in India (Hyderabad), with local service management in Sweden, Germany, the US, Brazil, Thailand, Australia and China.
Bertil Norberg, CIO at Electrolux, said: “The decision to outsource the development and support for JD Edwards, Cognos, and Lotus Notes will ensure the availability of skills and resources to fulfill future delivery requirements.
“Given its global competitiveness combined with its deep experience with application outsourcing, Accenture is a natural choice to handle future development and management of the enterprise applications.”
