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PARIS, Jul 23, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Capgemini America Inc., a subsidiary of
the Capgemini Group, one of the world's foremost providers of consulting,
technology and outsourcing services, and IBX Group AB, the leading provider of
efficient e-purchasing(1) solutions, today announced that they will work
together to develop a new, industry-first, end-to-end global procurement
solution - deployed on Capgemini's BPOpen(TM) (2) technology platform - which is
expected to significantly lower the cost of procurement for clients, accelerate
the return on sourcing cost savings, and enhance visibility and control of their
procurement process.

This new solution jointly developed by Capgemini and IBX is expected to enable
clients to incur one-tenth the implementation costs over traditional
implementation approaches in their sourcing(3) efforts. The solution will
leveraging the combined strengths of the two companies, including industry
leading technology and processes, strong competence in both purchasing process
and purchasing technology, and global delivery centers - part of Capgemini's
Rightshore(R) delivery network - that provide cost-effective transaction
processing.

"Working with the IBX Group, we've been able to develop this new solution that
further enhances Capgemini's standardized global procurement processes and
generates accelerated sourcing savings by leveraging Capgemini's global insight
and capabilities and IBX's Procurement on-demand solutions," said David Poole,
Head of Business Process Outsourcing, for Capgemini in the Americas and
Innovation lead for Global BPO. "We're utilizing Capgemini's industrialized
Global Process Model(C) (GPM), in conjunction with the IBX on-demand solutions
so that our clients have access to industry-leading technologies and
standardized practices."

All sets of tools within the BPOpen(TM) technology platform are quickly and
readily deployable without the need to build a new system for each customer.
This development is aimed at enabling clients to address all key supply chain
challenges - ranging from spend visibility, to leveraged global sourcing, to
process efficiency and control - resulting in the generation of sustainable
value.

Key elements of the end-to-end procurement solution are:

-- Market leading software as a service offering

-- Open architecture to integrate other solutions

-- Enriched category insight and capabilities

-- Pre-populated content for defined categories, established processes and tools
for customized content and maintenance

-- Established global supplier network with more than 20,000 suppliers

"IBX and Capgemini have a solid relationship and a proven track record, and our
best-of-breed procurement offering complements Capgemini's leading BPO offering
enabling clients to reach their return on investment faster," said Leif Bohlin,
chief executive officer of IBX Group AB. "This development brings the best of
two worlds together - IBX has a deep and thorough knowledge of
software-as-a-service delivery of source-to-pay(4) technology, while Capgemini
has excellent experience in managing full process outsourcing of the purchasing
function."

About IBX

As a pioneer in the field of e-purchasing, IBX delivers measurable impact to
client's bottom lines through its comprehensive Efficient Purchasing framework.
IBX serves blue chip corporations globally through proven purchasing experience,
with a high value supplier network and best of breed e-sourcing and
e-procurement technology. The company enables its customers to generate
sustainable cost savings through better spend visibility, increased spend under
management and contract compliance. IBX offices are located in Stockholm (HQ),
Antwerp, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Milan, Oxford, Oslo and Paris. For
more information visit: www.ibxgroup.com.

About Capgemini

Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and
outsourcing services, enables its clients to transform and perform through
technologies. Capgemini provides its clients with insights and capabilities that
boost their freedom to achieve superior results through a unique way of working,
the Collaborative Business Experience. The Group relies on its global delivery
model called Rightshore, which aims to get the right balance of the best talent
from multiple locations, working as one team to create and deliver the optimum
solution for clients. Present in more than 30 countries, Capgemini reported 2008
global revenues of EUR 8.7 billion (approximately USD $12.74 billion) and
employs over 90,000 people worldwide. More information is available at
www.capgemini.com.

Capgemini's expertise is recognized in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) with a
solution portfolio that spans Finance & Accounting, Customer Care &
Intelligence, Procurement, Assurance Management Human Resources and Knowledge
Process Outsourcing services. As part of Capgemini's Rightshore(R) delivery
network, more than 9,100,000 BPO professionals provide services to clients
worldwide 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in 36 languages, from centers
located in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Guatemala, India, Poland,
and the United States.

For more information: http://www.capgemini.com/services/outsourcing/bpo/

Rightshore(R) is a trademark belonging to Capgemini.

(1) E-purchasing covers internet software solutions that simplify and support
the procurement process from provider identification to contract negotiation

(2) BPOpen(TM): Innovative globally deployed technology platform

(3) Sourcing is aimed at lowering the general cost of procurement through
process automation

(4) Source-to-pay : technology covering all processes from procurement to
payment

SOURCE: Capgemini America Inc.



CONTACT:
Capgemini Press contact:
Christel Lerouge, [phone]
[e-mail]
or
IBX Group, AB Press contact:
Leif Bohlin, CEO, + 46 8 50 30 43 21
[e-mail]




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