DXC Technology to Increase Capabilities in Robotic Process Automation
News Release -- May 30, 2017
Expands partnership with Blue Prism and introduces 60 new RPA Experts
Sydney, Australia, May 30, 2017 – DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) , the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, today announced it will boost its capability in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with the introduction of 60 new RPA experts in Australia & New Zealand as well as an expanded partnership with Blue Prism, providers of digital workforce capabilities and end-to-end RPA solutions.
“Organisations are looking for a way to bridge the gap between large funded digital transformation projects and the long tail of business processes attached to aging systems. RPA can achieve this with a virtual workforce that streamlines existing processes, lays the foundation for intelligent automation and frees up employees for more engaging work,” said Seelan Nayagam, managing director, DXC Technology Australia & New Zealand.
According to independent technology analyst firm Telsyte, the Australian and New Zealand RPA market is set to grow at a CAGR of 45 percent between 2016 and 2020, reaching $870 million. Some 38 percent of larger organisations (over 500 employees) already are running RPA programs, ranging from pilots to production to established operations.
“It is exciting to have the world’s largest pure play IT services company focused on scaling up their RPA resources and capability in Australia and New Zealand. The growing demand for our technology in the ANZ region mirrors the demand globally driven by our proven customer success at the enterprise level,” said Mike Cawsey, ANZ regional director at Blue Prism.. “Having worked closely with Xchanging (now a DXC company) for many years, we are now looking forward to expanding our relationship with DXC to build capability around their RPA software.”
DXC Technology has deployed RPA capabilities to support global insurance clients in ANZ. The company is now actively expanding in the region to guide clients who are implementing RPA, enabling them to invest incrementally in line with benefits achieved. Spanning services including consulting, process assessment and modelling, scaling implementations, enterprise grade production and managed services or ‘bots as a service, the aim with RPA is to foster an environment that embraces a virtual workforce.
“We are seeing a shift in our client’s focus from cost reduction and labour arbitrage, offered by more traditional outsourcing models, to driving business value through innovation,” added Nayagam. “This includes RPA, and as a case in point, we have implemented RPA within DXC for automating our own shared service processes.”
About DXC Technology
DXC Technology (DXC: NYSE) is the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, helping clients harness the power of innovation to thrive on change. Created by the merger of CSC and the Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, DXC Technology serves nearly 6,000 private and public sector clients across 70 countries. The company’s technology independence, global talent and extensive partner network combine to deliver powerful next-generation IT services and solutions. DXC Technology is recognized among the best corporate citizens globally. For more information, visit www.dxc.technology.
About Blue Prism
Blue Prism Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software delivers the world’s most successful digital workforce, which operates within the most demanding enterprise administrative environments to automate high-risk, manual, rules-based and repetitive tasks and radically improves agility, efficiency, accuracy and compliance. Blue Prism provides a scalable and robust execution platform for best-of-breed AI and cognitive technologies and has emerged as the trusted and secure RPA platform for the digital enterprise. Blue Prism’s RPA software has executed more than one billion transactions for enterprises including Aegon, BNY Mellon, Commerzbank, IBM, ING, Maersk, Nokia, Nordea, Procter & Gamble, Raiffeisen Bank, Siemens, Westpac and Zurich. For more information about Blue Prism (AIM:PRSM), visit www.blueprism.com and follow the company on LinkedIn and Twitter .
Media Contacts: Sheila Dhillon, Director, Corporate Communications, DXC Technology, sdhillon@dxc.com