Cap Gemini SA, the French IT services firm, has signed a marketing partnership with German-American e-commerce front-end provider Intershop Communications AG to target European telcos which are trying to become service providers. Cap Gemini will integrate Intershop’s software and provide any customization required as well as some consultancy services. The two companies will target telcos in Western Europe, and expansion into the US market is possible but not scheduled, according to Jean-Pierre Levy, market development manager for internet in Cap Gemini’s telecom and media industry sector. The telecommunications market is one of the key domains and one of the fastest growing domains, says Levy. It currently represents 14% of Cap Gemini’s business.
