News archives 2006

3PL study 2006

28 November 2006 A new study investigating the third-party logistics industry shows that China is the key country for growth in international sourcing and trade, and that 3PL providers are a major factor in enabling this.

CAPGEMINI TO ACQUIRE KANBAY INTERNATIONAL

31 October 2006 PARIS, FRANCE and ROSEMONT, Ill, U.S.A. October 26, 2006 - Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of Consulting, Technology and Outsourcing services, and Kanbay International, (NASDAQ: KBAY), a global IT services firm focused on the financial services industry, announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement.

Cars Online 06/07

17 October 2006 Vehicle ownership is a long-term, complex relationship among the consumer, the manufacturer and the dealer that is often dependent as much on emotional as rational factors. This was among the findings of the eighth annual Cars Online study from Capgemini.

European energy security of supply under renewed pressure despite governments’ focus on energy agenda and industry investment

12 October 2006 The average margin between electricity supply and demand fell to its lowest ever figure of 4.8% in 2005 and early 2006, a full percentage point lower than the 5.8% margin in 20041, finds the latest version of Capgemini’s European Energy Markets Observatory.

World Payments Report 2006

15 September 2006 The success of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) (1) is heavily dependent on the speed and quality of national migration and implementation plans, finds this year’s World Payments Report(2) from Capgemini, ABN AMRO and EFMA. The use of “SEPA-type” instruments differs widely across the countries studied and plans must be aligned across Europe to ensure a consistent SEPA implementation in time for the 2008 deadline, according to the study.

News archives 2006