Infosys Collaborates With Microsoft to Enable Digital Transformation for JG Summit Holdings, Inc, Philippines

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MANILA, Philippines and BENGALURU, India, Sept. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- Microsoft Azure to set a strong foundation for a nimble and robust digital

infrastructure

    Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services

and consulting, in collaboration with Microsoft, today announced a long-term

strategic partnership with JG Summit Holdings, Inc, one of the largest and most

diversified conglomerates, headquartered in Manila, Philippines. As technology

services partner, Infosys will help formulate and execute the digital

transformation strategy for JG Summit, based on Microsoft Azure, an open,

hyper-scale, enterprise-grade cloud platform, along with SAP S/4 HANA.

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    The collaboration between Microsoft and Infosys will offer JG Summit

seamless implementation and migration to Microsoft Azure cloud platform, to

develop an agile and robust digital infrastructure for its business processes.  

    To enable the digital journey for JG Summit, Infosys will leverage its

Infrastructure Management Solution Suite, a comprehensive hybrid IT management

platform to build, adopt and govern hybrid cloud environments, thereby

enhancing the overall end-user experience. Infosys will implement SAP S/4 HANA

on Azure, and also deploy Wingspan, its next-gen learning solution, to create a

culture of learning and collaboration for the employees of JG Summit to help

them upskill in this journey.

    Lance Y. Gokongwei, President and CEO, JG Summit Holdings, said, "Our

objective is to embed digitization into our core business strategy across

units, subsidiaries, and affiliates. Through the partnership with Infosys and

Microsoft, we aim to accelerate our digital transformation journey which will

enable us to address evolving business requirements, facilitate easy and secure

collaboration among employees and offer better service to our end customers."

    Karmesh Vaswani, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Consumer,

Retail & Logistics, Infosys, said, "We are delighted to be selected as the

strategic partner of JG Summit in their digital transformation journey.

Leveraging our expertise in digital technologies and a comprehensive

understanding of the business landscape, we will provide JG Summit a secure,

scalable and cost-effective hybrid cloud platform for large-scale digital

transformation and enable a seamless transition to a modern digital workplace.

The partnership with JG Summit is also aligned to Infosys' strategy of helping

our clients navigate their next by augmenting their core digital capabilities,

advancing their operating models and transforming their talent for the future."

    Ricky Kapur, Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Operations, Microsoft

Asia Pacific, said "JG Summit is pioneering the way organizations in the

Philippines should look at their transformation journeys. Many companies don't

realize that the opportunity cost of not embracing digital technologies like

Cloud, is a steep decline in productivity and revenue. JG Summit, with Infosys

and Microsoft, will have a clear strategy and a strong roadmap which will

enable them to continually develop their unique capabilities, value for

customers and maintain a competitive advantage in a digital-first world. We're

excited to be helping them on this path of transformation, as we together,

enable every organization in the Philippines to achieve more."

    About JG Summit

    JG Summit is one of the largest and most diversified Filipino

conglomerates, engaged primarily in businesses that serve a growing middle

class with rising disposable incomes in the Philippines, Southeast Asia, and

Australasia. These businesses include branded snack foods and beverages,

commodities, agro-industrial businesses, air transportation, banking, real

estate, and petrochemicals.

    About Microsoft

    Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT" @microsoft) enables digital transformation for the

era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower

every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

    About Infosys

    Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and

consulting. We enable clients in 45 countries to navigate their digital

transformation. With over three decades of experience in managing the systems

and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their

digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core

that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business

with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and

customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous

improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and

ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

    Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY) can help your

enterprise navigate your next.

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