Nokia Sells Symbian Services Unit To Accenture
Approximately 165 Nokia professional services engineers and consultants are expected to be transferred to Accenture.
Saturday, : The world's largest cell phone maker Nokia has sold its Symbian professional services unit to a technology consulting firm Accenture for an undisclosed sum. As a result of the agreement, all 165 employees of Nokia's Symbian services unit -- which include professional services engineers and consultants in the UK, Finland, Japan, Korea and Australia -- are expected to transfer to Accenture.
The Nokia unit provides engineering consulting and product development services to mobile phone manufacturers, chip manufacturers and mobile operators globally. Its services include advanced technical support; device-tuning techniques for enhancing the performance, memory and power of mobile devices; advanced error diagnosis and repair; and turnkey software development services that can be used in a range of technical environments.
Commenting on the agreement, Peter Ropke, senior vice president, devices, Nokia, said, "This agreement allows the Symbian professional services team to realise its full potential in the supply of independent services to the open-source ecosystem. In combination with Accenture's strong brand, global sales organisation and broad technology skills, the unit's software engineering capabilities will be a significant benefit to customers throughout the industry. The transaction underscores Nokia's commitment to the open-source community and the Symbian ecosystem."
"The acquisition of the Symbian professional services unit will enhance Accenture's existing embedded software, product-development and testing skills to help players in the mobile solutions ecosystem address ever-more-demanding time-to-market and quality requirements," said Jean Laurent Poitou, managing director, electronics and high tech industry group, Accenture.
"The capabilities we are acquiring from Nokia will help support the tremendous growth our clients can expect from the explosive adoption of converged mobile multimedia services and will expand Accenture's role as a key supplier of new tools, products and solutions to clients in this industry," added Poitou.
Nokia acquired Symbian, the world's most popular smartphone operating system, last year and transferred the operating system to the non-profit Symbian Foundation.
The transaction is expected to close within 60-90 days.
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Saturday, : The world's largest cell phone maker Nokia has sold its Symbian professional services unit to a technology consulting firm Accenture for an undisclosed sum. As a result of the agreement, all 165 employees of Nokia's Symbian services unit -- which include professional services engineers and consultants in the UK, Finland, Japan, Korea and Australia -- are expected to transfer to Accenture.
The Nokia unit provides engineering consulting and product development services to mobile phone manufacturers, chip manufacturers and mobile operators globally. Its services include advanced technical support; device-tuning techniques for enhancing the performance, memory and power of mobile devices; advanced error diagnosis and repair; and turnkey software development services that can be used in a range of technical environments.
Commenting on the agreement, Peter Ropke, senior vice president, devices, Nokia, said, "This agreement allows the Symbian professional services team to realise its full potential in the supply of independent services to the open-source ecosystem. In combination with Accenture's strong brand, global sales organisation and broad technology skills, the unit's software engineering capabilities will be a significant benefit to customers throughout the industry. The transaction underscores Nokia's commitment to the open-source community and the Symbian ecosystem."
"The acquisition of the Symbian professional services unit will enhance Accenture's existing embedded software, product-development and testing skills to help players in the mobile solutions ecosystem address ever-more-demanding time-to-market and quality requirements," said Jean Laurent Poitou, managing director, electronics and high tech industry group, Accenture.
"The capabilities we are acquiring from Nokia will help support the tremendous growth our clients can expect from the explosive adoption of converged mobile multimedia services and will expand Accenture's role as a key supplier of new tools, products and solutions to clients in this industry," added Poitou.
Nokia acquired Symbian, the world's most popular smartphone operating system, last year and transferred the operating system to the non-profit Symbian Foundation.
The transaction is expected to close within 60-90 days.
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