This best-in-class combination of Pegasystems' industry leading BPM solution and Capgemini's full scope of consulting and IT services is expected to help clients transform business processes to drive greater efficiencies and improve customer service.

Capgemini and Pegasystems will now offer full end-to-end, global business process management solutions from upfront consulting, through deployment and ongoing services, fostering the business agility necessary to meet ongoing change requirements. The two companies have worked together for over three years in financial services, insurance and other industries in both North America and Europe.

As part of the alliance, Pegasystems' industry-specific framework solutions will be included in BPM services from Capgemini in the Customer Service, Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare, and other markets. This combination of BPM services and solutions is expected to significantly increase business agility through controlled migration, which enables clients to leverage legacy applications and existing investments with new functionality in order to efficiently and effectively Build for Change®. Pegasystems and Capgemini will also provide consulting and delivery resources, full training and enablement, and support for establishing client BPM Centers of Excellence (COEs).

"Our clients look to Capgemini to bring them innovative solutions with measurable return on investment for their business issues. Pegasystems has played a significant role in some of our major global projects and has helped deliver high value with rapid and measurable ROI," said Vikrant Karnik, Vice President and Global Partner Portfolio Executive at Capgemini. "This new step is expected to allow us to expand the footprint of this partnership across multiple disciplines and sectors. As a platinum-level global partner with Pegasystems, Capgemini will have the ability to offer more innovative service offerings and best-in-class solutions around Pegasystems business process management technology."

John Barone, Managing Director, Global Strategic Alliances at Pegasystems, said: "We are excited to be working at an expanded level with Capgemini to drive business process transformation with significant business returns for some of the world's leading organizations. This combination of Capgemini's world-class consulting and technology services with Pegasystems' best-in-class BPM technology will enable organizations to Build for Change and attain the agility required to meet their global business demands."