Getronics Workspace Alliance
| Alliance | |
| Industry | Information Technology & Communication |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
Number of locations |
Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States |
| Products | Workspace ICT Services |
Number of employees | 35,500 (July 2012) |
| Website |
The Global Workspace Alliance (GWA ), headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is the world´s first alliance of IT service providers. It was founded in 2009[1] by Getronics, KPN, CompuCom Systems, Getronics Middle East, NTT Data Getronics, ServiceOne Getronics and Tecnocom. In May 2012, after KPN divested Getronics,[2] KPN, Getronics and Getronics Latin America became three separate partners of the Alliance, maintaining their relationship as partners.
History
On March 25, 2009, representatives of the 7 founding IT service providers – KPN Getronics, CompuCom, Getronics Middle East, NTT Data Getronics, ServiceOne Getronics and Tecnocom- met in The Netherlands to announce the founding of the Alliance (formerly known as Getronics Workspace Alliance).[1] Upon formation, the Getronics Workspace Alliance served 6.1 million client IT assets worldwide.
In 2010, the GWA was recognized as a visionary by Gartner Inc. in the Magic Quadrant for Desktop Outsourcing Europe;[3] and in 2011, as a Strong Performer by Forrester Research, Inc. in the Forrester WaveTM on Global IT infrastructure Outsourcing[4]
As of September 2011, the Getronics Workspace Alliance is still composed by the same founding members, with direct offices in 30 countries and a total workforce of 32,000.[5] In addition, they partner with non-member service partners for broader coverage.
References
- 1 2 "Getronics and partners launch global workspace alliance". Telecompaper. 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ↑ "Getronics Unveils International Strategy Following AURELIUS Acquisition". Yahoo. 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ↑ "Gartner positions Getronics and its Global Workspace Alliance as…". Nieuwsbank. 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ↑ "Getronics Workspace Alliance named strong performer". Telecompaper. 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ↑ "Getronics Workspace Alliance Fact sheet 2011" (PDF). Getronics Workspace Alliance. Retrieved 2011-11-30.