Infosys signs a multi-year agreement with Canadian Pacific (CP) to provide Modular Global Sourcing services for its information technology organization, Business and Information Technology Services (BITS).  The five-year agreement will focus largely on the application development, management and maintenance of CP's railway operations. 

Infosys Technologies Limited, consulting and information technology services announced a multi-year agreement with Canadian Pacific (CP) to provide Modular Global Sourcing services for its information technology organization, Business and Information Technology Services (BITS).  Infosys will help CP improve its I.T. delivery capabilities through BITS' strategic "Bestshoring" initiative. Canadian Pacific, headquartered in Calgary , Alberta , and its subsidiaries operate a 13,500-mile transcontinental railway that spans Canada , and the Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States . CP also provides logistics, supply chain expertise, and rail and intermodal transportation services.

The five-year agreement will focus largely on the application development, management and maintenance of CP's railway operations.  BITS will be utilizing Infosys' CMM Level 5 capabilities, which will deliver the differentiated I.T. sourcing solutions that meet the specific accuracy requirements for CP's control hub's mission critical applications and train control operations. Today's agreement between CP and Infosys marks a key milestone in making CP's Bestshore strategy, a highly visible IT project in Canada 's transportation industry, come to fruition. Through Infosys' Modular Global Sourcing approach, CP will have at its disposal a wide-range of I.T. solutions with flexible terms, scalable operations, and integrated multi-vendor relationships.

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