Solucom No. 5 Among IT Consulting Firms in France
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Press release Paris, 17 June 2009 Solucom no. 5 among IT consulting firms in France The latest survey by Pierre Audouin Consultants (PAC), under the title “IT Consulting and Management Market, outlook 2008-2012”, published in May 2009, places Solucom no. 5 among IT consulting firms in France. A year ahead of target, Solucom has achieved its ambition of becoming one of the top 5 IT consulting firms by 2010, and has thus acquired a new status as one of the leading players in consulting. Solucom up there with the biggest names in IT consulting With a turnover estimated by PAC at € 94M in IT consulting in 2008, Solucom is in 5th position in the new rankings published by PAC. Ranked 9th in 2006 and 7th in 2007, Solucom has worked itself up to be alongside the biggest names in IT consulting, IBM, Capgemini, Logica and Accenture. 2008 figures Rank Firm Country of origin (€ million) 1 IBM US 194 2 Capgemini FR 173 3 Logica UK 151 4 Accenture US 139 5 Solucom FR 94 6 CSC US 90 7 Sopra Group FR 66 8 Orange Business Services FR 57 9 BearingPoint US 44 10 Atos Origin FR 41 Top 10 IT consulting firms in France (Source : PAC, May 2009) 2008: a change of status Solucom posted a turnover of € 101.9M for its fiscal year ending 31 March 2009. The sales successes achieved during the period together with the acquisition of Cosmosbay~Vectis have let the firm change its scale of operations. With 966 employees at end March 2009 Solucom is close to the 1,000 mark for staff it had initially targeted for 2010. At the same time, now with over 30% of turnover coming from outside technology 1 consulting, its historic positioning, Solucom has achieved true legitimacy in every aspect of IT consulting, especially in governance and major IT transformation projects. The firm also initiated a first takeover in management consulting, particularly in the field of customer relationship. A news status as a major player to be strengthened during 2009 With this new status and the unification of all its various brands under the Solucom banner, the company is now reinforcing its position as a top-flight player by positioning itself as the natural partner for strategising and large-scale transformation IT projects for the major accounts. The firm will certainly be helped by its portfolio of service offers suited to the expectations of its clients and by an organization facilitating the combination of different skills into an integrated approach. In difficult economic circumstances this new status is also serious help in resisting the market slowdown. About the PAC survey, “IT Consulting and Management Market, outlook 2008-2012”: This survey determines players’ ranking (by total consulting turnover and turnover for IT consulting and for management consulting) and positioning in the IT market (consulting on IT infrastructure and applications, technology consulting) and management (strategy, organisation/change). About Solucom: Solucom is a management and IT consulting firm. Solucom's customers are among the top 200 French companies and public bodies. For them, Solucom is capable of mobilizing and combining the skills of nearly 1,000 staff members. Our mission statement? To place innovation at the heart of business lines, target and steer transformations that are sources of added value, and turn the information system into an actual asset designed to serve corporate strategies. Solucom is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris and has been granted the innovative company award from OSEO Innovation. Solucom Kabecom Sarah LAMIGEON Katia BROZEK Phone: + 33 (0) 1 49 03 25 00 Phone: + 33 (0) 1 44 92 02 26 [email protected] [email protected] 1 Consulting in telecoms & innovation, IT architecture, security & risk management .