Tertio SMS joins Devoteam Group to provide enhanced service management solutions in Europe
LONDON – 03 October 2006 – IT service management solutions specialist, Tertio SMS has joined The Devoteam Group, the number one consultancy and engineering company in information technologies in Europe specialising in information system infrastructures. The deal allows Tertio SMS to provide its customers with enhanced service management solutions on a truly European scale and strengthens Devoteam’s European partnerships with BMC Software and HP within the UK.
Alan Greenberg, CEO of Tertio SMS, comments: “This is an excellent move for Tertio SMS. There are clear synergies between us and Devoteam and it will allow us to build on our recent successful growth with an established and major European player. Tertio SMS is excited about the acquisition and we are looking forward to combining with Devoteam to strengthen our Business Service Management proposition to our customers.”
The move sees the Devoteam Group strengthen its’ UK presence. Devoteam co- CEO, Stanislas de Bentzmann comments: “Thanks to Tertio SMS, Devoteam Group in Europe now has over 400 highly skilled specialists in Service Management Solutions in seven countries (France, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Spain) working for major companies, enjoying the best partnerships : BMC, HP, IBM, CA, ... becoming consequently the top specialist in Europe in the SMS field”
Edouard Fourcade, VP EMEA of BMC, adds: "Devoteam and BMC are maintaining a strategic partnership to develop their mutual business in the European market. We welcome the arrival of Tertio SMS within the Devoteam Group. Tertio SMS is one of our most effective partners, with strong recognition from the English market, and will be a real asset for the Devoteam Group.”
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Tertio Service Management Solutions (SMS) has been providing solutions to blue chip companies for over a decade, empowering organisations to deliver customer service excellence. It provides a comprehensive range of innovative Business Service Management, Service Management, and Network and Systems Management solutions, combining industry leading software applications with its specialist consultancy and support.
Tertio SMS de-merged from Tertio in 2002 and is headquartered in London. A financially strong company with a proven track record, and eleven consecutive profitable quarters, Tertio SMS has 40 employees, serving customers across Europe including T-Mobile, BAA, Credit Suisse, Euronext Liffe, Lastminute, Siemens, Colt Telecoms and Sainsbury’s.
Combining consulting and technology solutions offers enables Devoteam to provide its customers with independent advice and effective solutions that meet their strategic objectives (IT performance and optimisation) in complementary areas: networks, systems infrastructure, security and e-business applications.
Created in 1995, Devoteam achieved in 2005 a turnover of 199 million euros and an operating margin of 7%. The group counts 2,400 employees through fifteen countries in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
Listed on Euronext (Eurolist B compartment) since October 28, 1999.
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Contact: Stanislas de Bentzmann, Co-CEO, stanislas.de.bentzmann@devoteam.com
Investor relations: Grégoire Cayatte & Thomas Le Quang, finance@devoteam.com, tel: 331 41 49 48 48
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