Abstract:
iSoftstone business deal is expected to prove beneficial. Based in China, iSoftstone desired to stretch its operations in USA and hence decided to acquire Akona, which was already into a similar kind of business. By utilizing the expertise of Akona, iSoftstone hopes to enhance its brand name by offering quality service to the clients.
As of February, 29th 2008 iSoftstone business deal with Akona Consulting was declared. Akona Consulting was acquired by iSoftstone Information Service Corporation. By doing so, iSoftstone expanded their business operations in the United States of America as Akona Consulting is based in Washington. The iSoftstone business deal is also expected to increase the credibility among the clients.
Company Profile of Akona Consulting:
Located in Washington, this firm was established in the year 2004. The company extends consultation services to cater to the strategic needs of various business houses thereby assisting these business houses to attain their organizational objectives. Over the years, the company has maintained a very sound and healthy performance record.
Services Offered:
Akona is mainly involved in asset management, product engineering, analysis of ERP system(application development); market research, brand strategies, digital strategies, business consultations(Strategies and research); content development, web designing, interactive strategies pertaining to marketing(Interactive designing and Creativity); augmentation of staff, technical consultation, managing projects, project analysis (Project Leadership).
Recognition:
The company has been declared as occupying the 19th position in the field of software development in the region of Pacific Northwest.
Company profile of iSoftstone:
The services offered by iSoftstone cater to the following sectors- Gas and oil, Telecommunications, logistics and transportation, financial services and the company is also doing well in the BPO (Business Process Outsourcing)sector.
Recognition:
The company has received the certification of ISO27001(BS7799) and ISO9001. It operates in different countries like Japan, USA, Korea and China.
Benefits of iSoftstone Business Deal:
The business deal will allow iSoftstone to enter the areas of research and development and for working out different business strategies with the expertise of the Akona team. The combined company would be extending business strategies and consultation services under one roof. In fact, the benefits are more because what Akona was doing in USA is similar to what iSoftstone was doing in China. Therefore, it is being increasingly felt that the iSoftstone business deal would benefit not only the clients but also the company in the process.