Cap Gemini Joins Sun-Netscape Alliance to Drive European Internet Growth
Cap Gemini, one of the world's largest systems integration and management consultancies, has announced its participation in the Sun-Netscape Alliance Preferred Integrators initiative. This move is aimed at leveraging Cap Gemini's growing customer base of telecom and media service providers in Europe's rapidly growing Internet market. The company plans to train 4,500 consultants over the next three years in the Sun-Netscape Alliance suite of software.
Key Takeaways:
- Cap Gemini has pledged to train 4,500 consultants over the next three years in the Sun-Netscape Alliance suite of software.
- The company aims to leverage its growing customer base of telecom and media service providers in Europe's rapidly growing Internet market.
- Cap Gemini expects 500 billion Euros' worth of transactions to be conducted in the 15 European Union countries using electronic commerce by the year 2002.
- The Sun-Netscape Alliance supports Cap Gemini's strategy to enable services providers to add value to their portals on the Internet market.
- Cap Gemini's integration with the Netscape suites will help its clients assure themselves a bright future in the exploding Internet market.
- The Preferred Integrator status in the Sun-Netscape Alliance will allow Cap Gemini to offer complete solutions to its customers, including outsourcing for e-commerce applications.
Statistics:
- 4,500 consultants will be trained in the Sun-Netscape Alliance suite of software over the next three years.
- 500 billion Euros' worth of transactions are expected to be conducted in the 15 European Union countries using electronic commerce by the year 2002.
- Cap Gemini Group recorded 1998 revenues exceeding FF26 billion.
- Cap Gemini America has 4,500 employees at 35 locations throughout the United States.
Sources:
- Sun-Netscape Alliance announcement
- Cap Gemini press release dated May 5, 1999
- Cap Gemini America LLC website
- Cap Gemini Group website
- Cap Gemini Telecom & Media website