Logica partners Microsoft on ‘Cloud’ business productivity
Enterprises with more than 5,000 employees can be enabled to use Microsoft’s business productivity online suite-dedicated ‘cloud’ service.
NEW DELHI, INDIA: Logica and Microsoft announced that the former will be a key partner in enabling enterprises with more than 5,000 employees to use and 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. Microsoft’s portfolio of cloud services offers a cohesive and complete implementation, and we look forward to leading our clients to implement solutions that help them collaborate, communicate and use content in effective and truly innovative ways.”
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Logica claims to offer complete migration services to clients, including modernization of 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, sr 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.”


