Logica signs deal with Microsoft for cloud

BANGALORE, INDIA: Logica, an IT and business services company, and Microsoft announced a partnership where Logica will be a key partner in enabling enterprises with over 5,000 employees to leverage Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite-Dedicated (BPOS-D) “ Cloud” service.

This agreement puts Logica in a select group of international IT and business consultancies with the necessary skills to migrate IT-systems in large companies to Microsoft’s BPOS-D services, which includes online access to Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint and other Microsoft applications.

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Thomas Breuer, MD, Alliances, Logica, said: "The agreement is in line with our strategy to be the trusted advisor and implementer of choice for clients who want to take advantage of the commercial and solution benefits of cloud computing."

Logica offers complete migration services to clients including the ability to modernise their existing collaborative and messaging environments. In particular, the partnership will also address complex intra-departmental workflow challenges, incorporating rich experiential user interfaces.

Eron Kelly, senior director, Marketing, Microsoft Online Services, said, “Cloud computing is becoming increasingly important to large corporations to drive business efficiency and enhance collaborative networks. By combining our technology with Logica’s expertise we are confident that customers will now be able to leverage a compelling solution that addresses many common IT challenges.”