Cognizant, dienstverlener in IT-consultancy, technologie en business process outsourcing (BPO), gaat een strategisch partnership aan met Telefónica UK. Telefónica UK is een communicatiebedrijf voor consumenten en organisaties, gevestigd in het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Ze gaan samen de online applicaties van Telefónica – die essentieel zijn voor het verbeteren van de verkoop en klantenservice – ontwikkelen en beheren.
Binnen de meerjarige overeenkomst biedt Cognizant uitgebreide zakelijke en operationele support voor de online applicaties van Telefónica. Daarnaast verbetert de consultant snelheid, flexibiliteit en responstijden,aangepast aan de klantvraag en de veranderingen in de markt. Deze applicaties voorzien in verschillende bedrijfskritieke functies, van het promoten van en toegang tot Telefónica’s producten en diensten, tot het leveren van zelfbedieningsfunctionaliteiten voor de eindgebruiker.
Hieronder volgt het volledige Engelstalige bericht:
Cognizant to Help Telefónica UK Strengthen Business-Critical Online Applications and Improve Customer Experience
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH), a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, today announced it has been selected as a strategic partner by Telefónica UK, a leading communications company for consumers and businesses in the UK, to develop and manage the Company’s online applications that are critical to improving sales and enhancing customer service.
Under the multiyear, managed services agreement, Cognizant will provide comprehensive business and operational support to Telefónica UK’s online applications and enhance their agility, flexibility, and responsiveness to consumer demands and market changes. These applications perform a wide array of business-critical functions, ranging from promoting and providing access to Telefónica UK’s products and services, to delivering end-user self-service functionalities.
Cognizant will leverage its deep understanding of Telefónica UK’sbusiness requirements and technology challenges to help the company keep itsonline systems operational and scalable, while providing rapid ongoing enhancements as required by the ever-broadening range of Telefónica UK’s products and services. This will help Telefónica UK increase customer loyalty, expand customer base, drive innovation, maximize returns on IT investments, and boost competitiveness by balancing cost, complexity, and capacity.
“Cognizant is pleased to work with Telefónica UK in helping the company create operational efficiencies and increase market share,” said Sanjiv Gossain, Senior Vice President and Global Practice Leader for Communications, Information, Media and Entertainment at Cognizant. “In a constantly changing communications marketplace characterized by a complex mix of consumer products and services, we are committed to driving excellence in Telefónica UK’s operations through proactive and reactive applications outsourcing services, and improved accountability, efficiency, flexibility, and speed. This will help Telefónica UK achieve its business goals and set new standards in customer satisfaction.”
“We selected Cognizant as our strategic partner because of its agile software development approach, leading communications industry knowledge, expertise in e-commerce technologies, and its proven delivery pedigree in IT application management services. Through this relationship, Telefónica UK will have access to Cognizant’s global delivery network, industry leading practices, and innovation,” said Brendan O'Rourke, Head of Online, Integration and Product Design, Telefónica UK. “Our online operations are business-critical and are key to differentiating our products and services in the most competitive mobile environment in the world. With Cognizant, we have developed an innovative and exciting strategic partnership that will allow us to continue to lead the market and accelerate our ability to differentiate our brand across all digital channels.”
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About Telefónica UK
Telefónica UK Limited is a leading communications company for consumers and businesses in the UK, withover 22 million mobile customers and over 700,000 fixed broadband customers as at 30 June 2011. Telefónica UK Limited is part of Telefónica Europe plc, a business division of Telefónica S.A. which uses O2 as its commercial brand in the UK, Ireland, Slovakia, Germany, and the Czech Republic, and has 57.3 million customers across these markets. In 2006, Telefónica Europe acquired Be, the UK fixed broadband provider, and in October 2007, O2 launched its broadband service using the Be network. O2 employs around 11,000 people in the UK and has 450 retail stores.
Over Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is een vooraanstaande dienstverlener in IT-consultancy, technologie en Business Process Outsourcing (BPO). Cognizant werkt samen met klanten om hun bedrijfspositie sterker te maken. Het hoofdkantoor is gevestigd in Teaneck, New Jersey (VS). Cognizantcombineert een passie voor klanttevredenheid, technologische innovatie en expertise in de markt en zakelijke processen. De organisatie heeft meer dan 50 locaties wereldwijd en zo’n 130.000 medewerkers per 30 september 2011. Cognizant is opgenomen in de NASDAQ-100 en de S&P 500. Verder is Cognizant een Forbes Global 2000-organisatie, lid van de Fortune 500 en wordt het bedrijf genoemd als een van de beste en snelst groeiende bedrijven ter wereld. Bezoek ons online op
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