Sogeti Partners with Mendix for Rapid Application Delivery in the Cloud

BOSTON and VIANEN, Netherlands October 12, 2014 – Sogeti, a wholly owned subsidiary of Capgemini Group, today announced a partnership with Mendix, the enterprise app platform as a service company. Combining best-in-class IT services with Mendix’s industry-leading application Platform-as-a-Service (aPaaS), the partnership bolsters Sogeti’s ability to deliver innovative multi-channel web and mobile applications in a fraction of the time and cost. Using Mendix, Sogeti can reduce the development time for IT-applications from months to weeks or even days. This partner solution is facilitating Sogeti clients in their digital transformation initiatives by accelerating delivery of web and mobile apps.

Sogeti has created a Mendix unit combining business analysts and developers, bridging the historic divide between IT and business to meet the increasing demand for delivery of IT solutions based on an agile/scrum approach. Moreover, by combining agile methodologies with the Mendix platform, Sogeti is better positioned to deliver immediate business value for its clients.

“In today’s world of social, mobile, analytics, cloud and internet-of-things (SMACT) custom software has become the primary driver for growth and differentiation. IT teams are under immense pressure to not only deliver applications faster yet also accommodate constant change. The partnership between Sogeti and Mendix helps our clients to meet these challenges,” said Arjan Meijer, director of consulting services at Sogeti.

“Sogeti immediately grasped Mendix’s ability to bring IT and the business together, enabling more rapid, iterative and collaborative delivery of apps,” added Mark Rogers, VP of business development at Mendix. “We are thrilled to welcome Sogeti to our growing ecosystem. This partnership represents a strong pairing of best-in-class services and technology that will help clients transform their app delivery approach and power digital innovation.”

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