Software Outsourcing
3/26/2007
Dixons IT Outsourcing to India with £150m deal
Dixons Group International-DSG, high street electrical retailer will import the services of Software Development and infrastructure support by IT Outsourcing process from the Indian Information Technology company HCL Technologies in a deal of £150 million. The Software Outsourcing firm, HCL will provide all the support from Noida site, which is going to link operations in the United Kingdom.
Chief Officer of the group has left the organization in previous year after the BOD pulled out of an IT Outsourcing deal with LogicaCMG due to cost concerns and complexity. It would be five year deal with HCL Software Development organization, with beginning time in month of February and system development, cover application delivery, infrastructure support & maintenance for the Dixons Group International that involved in brands such as PC World, Dixons, Currys & The Link.
The finance director of Dixons Group International-DSG, Mr. Kevin O'Byrne, told in his statement that, the co-sourcing partnership will definitely enhance the capabilities of organization, improve the agility and drive innovation by building their position in leading market for electrical retail of Europe. Yet, the group of DSG has not reviewed all the staff for transferring to HCL software Development Firm as part of their big deal.
Emanon Kennedy, the research director at analyst Ovum has also told HCL bit stiff competition from two international IT Outsourcing Companies for winning this software contract. In a briefing he said, to all the excluding doubters HCL has just whipped away the comfort blanket. This deal is proof that IT Outsourcing Indian Organizations have what it takes to beat the establishe ...