Danish Columbus partners with Dutch coMakeIT to establish Global Delivery Center in Hyderabad, India
Harderwijk the Netherlands, January 2nd 2012 – Danish Microsoft Partner Columbus has chosen Dutch Offshore service provider coMakeIT as a strategic partner to establish a Global Delivery Center (GDC) in Hyderabad, India. With the agreement Columbus expects to stay ahead of competition and increase customer satisfaction. It is expected that within the next 3 years the Global Delivery Center of Columbus will grow to 200 specialists in Microsoft Dynamics.
The GDC in Hyderabad will focus on developing industry vertical solutions, customizations, implementation and support activities for all the Columbus operations around the globe. The GDC will be setup to match the standards of Columbus for skills, process, infrastructure and information security requirements.
Mr Thomas Honoré, CEO of Columbus: “The GDC we are setting up with coMakeIT is an important part of our strategy for the coming years. We believe we can increase our competitive advantage by using the strenght of this GDC. With coMakeIT we have found the right partner to make the GDC a succes.”
Steen Hybschmann, VP Services of Columbus, in his statement said "We made a strategic choice in selecting coMakeIT and Hyderabad, to strengthen our offering to customers by increasing efficiency and productivity. We are confident that the partnership will create the right sourcing model for our business, leading to improved customer satisfaction and advocacy."
"This relationship is important in many ways: we can showcase that the coMakeIT concept offers a unique solution for the growth ambitions of world players like Columbus. For Columbus it offers a complete hassle free solution that leverages the power and potential that India has to offer, whilst keeping complete control and direction in their own hands,” says Steven ten Napel, CEO of coMakeIT.
About coMakeIT
Pioneering in the area of Software services with a unique concept, coMakeIT is a trust worthy partner for ISV and software services companies globally. Founded in the year 2006, the company has maintained a very good track record of growth, by offering dedicated team concept to partner with software companies in their growth and sourcing strategies. coMakeIT has its head quarters in Harderwijk, the Netherlands, with their state-of-the-art delivery center in Hyderabad, India. coMakeIT team has decades of experience in setting up and running distributed software development teams, thus making offshoring easy for companies. Read more at www.comakeit.com More information: Gertjo Tigelaar, VP Sales&Account Management, coMakeIT +31 341 27 44 55 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it website: www.comakeit.com
About Columbus
With solid industry know-how, Columbus is a preferred business partner for ambitious companies within the food, retail and manufacturing sectors. Columbus’ key deliverables include flexible and future-safe ERP, CRM, BI and related business applications that deliver competitive advantage. We know how to adapt and implement our proven Microsoft-based solution sets to maximize efficiency and overall business performance – for immediate impact. Exceeding 20 years of experience and 6.000 successful business cases, Columbus currently employs over 1.000 dedicated staff working out of 41 offices in 21 countries. Read more at www.columbusglobal.com