BT is acquiringInternational Network Services(INS) of the US to boost its consulting services offering
in North America.
The move, for an undisclosed sum, will see hundreds of
consultants join BT, mostly in the US and Canada. INS has almost
900 people in 12 countries worldwide.
INS specialises in four major areas - enterprise architecture
and governance, business productivity, information risk management,
and infrastructure transformation.
Based in Santa Clara, California, with offices in Europe, Asia
and throughout North America, the company builds, implements and
secures customer infrastructures.
BT said INS had worked for 75% of US Fortune 500 enterprises and
more than half of Fortune 1000 companies.
Andy Green, BT Global Services CEO, said: “The INS business is
another great services acquisition for us. INS has a proven
business model in the networked IT services space that we will
replicate around the world.
“At the same time it significantly boosts our ability to supply
world class professional services to US-headquartered corporations,
and increases BT’s presence in the key North American market.”
The deal follows BT’s acquisition of California-based security
specialist Counterpane in October 2006.
BT buys Counterpane
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