Capgemini, Exalead Extend Global Partnership In SBA Applications

French IT services group Capgemini (CAP.FR) said Monday it and Exalead, a leading provider of search platforms and Search-Based Applications for consumer and business users, are expanding their partnership to a global level.

MAIN FACTS:

- This alliance means that Capgemini has expanded its offering of Exalead innovative Search-Based Applications solution to help more customers manage, aggregate and interpret data from high volume and disparate sources to benefit multiple industries including the global financial, manufacturing and public sectors.

-Exalead previously collaborated with Capgemini on a regional level in France since 2008 delivering business oriented SBA solutions to joint clients across the telecommunications, transportation, logistics, and financial sectors.

-Specific SBA projects have included delivering 360-degree Multi-Channel Customer Information (sales, marketing and support), Operational Reporting & Business Intelligence, Database Offloading, Master Data Management, Logistics and eBusiness solutions. Through this local partnership Capgemini France has been able to help businesses integrate services but also offer the benefits of early release of Exalead solutions, training and product demonstrations.

- By Paris Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; [phone]; art.mooradian@dowjones .com