T-Systems, Cognizant To Manage Apps For Continental AG Tire Dept

Deutsche Telekom’s enterprise customer division, T-Systems, and Cognizant, have announced an agreement with Continental, a global automotive supplier, to jointly provide application management services to the research and development operations of Continental’s tire divisions in Hanover beginning 2009.

As part of the three-year contract, the partners will replace Continental’s current service provider of over ten years. Cognizant will provide the bulk of the services from India. With all services being covered under a fixed price, Continental will achieve cost transparency, and save administration and maintenance costs of its Computer-Aided Design (CAD) systems. The external support will enable the tire manufacturer to boost efficiencies by freeing up its IT staff to focus on further IT development for the company’s core business.

“Our complementary capabilities of industry expertise, scale of operations, and global delivery platform will help Continental rationalise its operating costs and re-invest the savings into their core business,” said Santosh Thomas, vice-president and head of Continental European Operations, Cognizant.