Following Nokia’s announcement in February
to adopt Windows Phone, the Finnish firm also plans to outsource the development and support of the Symbian software to Accenture.
And now, the two companies finally inked the outsourcing agreement in which Accenture will provide development and support of the Symbian platform for Nokia through 2016. Approximately 2,800 Nokia employees in China, Finland, India, UK, and the US will transfer to Accenture once the deal is closed come October this year.
Though Nokia will consider Windows Phone as its primary smartphone strategy while continue developing the MeeGo platform, the phone maker just announced recently its plans to ship up to 10 new Symbian smartphones over the next 12 months.
Click to Read Press ReleaseNokia and Accenture Finalize Symbian Software Development and Support Services Outsourcing Agreement
ESPOO, Finland; June 22, 2011- Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) have finalized an agreement for Nokia to outsource Symbian software development and support activities to Accenture. Plans of the agreement were first announced on April 27, 2011.
Under the agreement, Accenture will provide Symbian based software development and support services to Nokia through 2016. Approximately 2,800 Nokia employees located in China, Finland, India, United Kingdom and the United States, are expected to transfer to Accenture at closing, which is expected to take place in the early part of October, 2011.
“We look forward to partnering with Nokia as they continue to support Symbian and transition to the Windows Phone ecosystem,” said Marty Cole, chief executive, Accenture Communications and High Tech group. “The highly skilled group of technologists and engineers transferring to Accenture will complement our current mobility skills and enhance the breadth, depth and scale of our capabilities, allowing us to meet the growing global demand for mobility services across many industries.”
The agreement calls for Accenture to support and further develop Nokia’s Symbian platform and to become the preferred supplier to Nokia on their transition to Windows Phone. Accenture will seek opportunities to leverage transferring employee skills and capabilities to provide mobility software, business and operational services around the Windows Phone platform to Nokia and other ecosystem participants. Accenture will also seek to retrain and redeploy transferred employees.
“Our collaboration with Accenture allows us to meet our ongoing commitment to support our Symbian smartphone customers and continue to leverage the talent that has the deepest experience on the platform,” said Jo Harlow, executive vice president for Smart Devices, Nokia. “As we move our primary smartphone platform to Windows Phone, we will look to explore potential opportunities to tap this talent pool as they develop and expand their knowledge and capabilities beyond Symbian.”
Accenture will also work with Avanade, a technology service company that is majority-owned by Accenture and focuses on Microsoft technologies, to provide further services to Nokia. The definitive agreement includes customary closing conditions.
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And now, the two companies finally inked the outsourcing agreement in which Accenture will provide development and support of the Symbian platform for Nokia through 2016. Approximately 2,800 Nokia employees in China, Finland, India, UK, and the US will transfer to Accenture once the deal is closed come October this year.
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