Cummins selects Infosys as global preferred vendor for IT
(Business News, 24 Mar 2008 )
By Vinod Kataria
Bangalore: Infosys Technologies Limited announced that Cummins Inc.—designs, manufactures and sells diesel engines and related technologies—has named Infosys as one of three Global Preferred Vendors (GPVs) for IT application outsourcing and business consulting services. This new partnership will bolster Cummins operations so it may handle the growing global demand for power technologies and components.
Gail Farnsley, CIO, Cummins, said, “We’re a Fortune 500 company that embraces technology as a strategic platform to business growth. Our ambitious plans to grow and gain market share through effective use of technology is enabled by our IT partners. We selected Infosys because it ranked as the top partner candidate capable of meeting and exceeding our transformational performance expectations.”
Chris Edwards, director of Cummins Supplier Relationship Management, stated, “We conducted a thorough Six Sigma initiative designed to align our IT partners with our business requirements. We evaluated 13 companies and Infosys was selected as one of our GPVs due to its credentials, experience, global presence, and ability to take us to the next level.”
B.G. Srinivas, senior vice president and head of manufacturing, Infosys Technologies, noted, “Cummins has become an industry leader through its pursuit of quality and unwavering client relationships standards. Cummins applies that rigor to selecting partners and its selection of Infosys is the latest proof point to our success in deepening our expertise and broadening our footprint in the manufacturing industry. Progressive companies like Cummins continue to select Infosys as the preferred transformational partner because of that track record."
