Manchester United presenterar globalt samarbete med HCL Technologies
2 september 2015 – Manchester United (NYSE:MANU) presenterar idag ett banbrytande globalt samarbete med det ledande IT-konsultföretaget HCL Technologies.
Partnerskapet innebär att HCL och Manchester United ska arbeta tillsammans för att utveckla och lansera en rad digitala initiativ, vilka i sin tur ska förändra och förbättra upplevelsen för de 659 miljoner människor som följer Manchester United i dess globala supporter-community.
Som ett första steg i samarbetet kommer HCL att skapa ett toppmodernt utvecklingscentra, United Xperience Lab, vilket kommer att etableras på hemmaarenan Old Trafford. Via United Xperience Lab ska HCL och Manchester United hitta nya sätt för hur man med teknikens hjälp kan skapa en mer enhetlig supporter-upplevelse för sina fans. Samtidigt ska man höja ribban för hur modern samverkan mellan supportrar och klubb kan gå till för att gagna så många som möjligt.
- Samarbetet med HCL är ett stort steg för Manchester United. Genom att implementera ett United Xperience Lab på Old Trafford vill vi dra nytta av möjligheterna med digital teknik för att skapa en helt ny branschstandard för samverkan mellan intressenter inom sportens värld, säger Richard Arnold Group Managing Director hos Manchester United. Det är ett väldigt spännande projekt och möjligheterna för vad vi kan åstadkomma är oändliga. Med hjälp av den digitala utvecklingen hoppas vi kunna skapa nya sätt för hur våra fans upplever och interagerar med Manchester United. Tillsammans med HCL vill vi skapa innovativa sätt för hur vi kan kommunicera med våra fans runtom i världen och samtidigt vara en förebild för andra globala organisationer.
- Detta partnerskap är unikt och skapar inte bara värde för Manchester United och deras fans utan även för andra organisationer som villa ligga i framkant, säger Anant Gupta, VD för HCL Technologies. Organisationer som upplever en explosion av digitalt innehåll har ett ökat behov av en partner som kan strukturera värdekedjorna och hjälpa dem utnyttja detta innehåll på bästa sätt, inte minst affärsmässigt. Vårt samarbete kommer göra det möjligt för HCL att skapa och hantera digitala tillgångar på en nivå som blir intressant för alla branscher som benchmark för framgångsrikt samarbete inom digital innovation. Vi är mycket glada att vara en del av detta partnerskap som har som mål att sätta en ny standard för 2000-talets företagsupplevelse.
För mer information, se gärna: www.hcltech.com/UnitedByHCL
Vänligen kontakta:
Kate Lowe, Manchester United Ltd.
+44 (0) 161 868 8427
Ajay Davessar, HCL Technologies Ltd.
+91 120 4382800
About Manchester United
Manchester United is one of the most popular and successful sports teams in the world, playing one of the most popular spectator sports on Earth. Through our 137-year heritage we have won 62 trophies, enabling us to develop the world’s leading sports brand and a global community of 659 million followers. Our large, passionate community provides Manchester United with a worldwide platform to generate significant revenue from multiple sources, including sponsorship, merchandising, product licensing, new media & mobile, broadcasting and match day.
About HCL Technologies
HCL Technologies is a leading global IT services company working with clients in the areas that impact and redefine the core of their businesses. Since its emergence on the global landscape after its IPO in 1999, HCL has focused on 'transformational outsourcing', underlined by innovation and value creation, offering an integrated portfolio of services including software-led IT solutions, remote infrastructure management, engineering and R&D services and Business services. HCL leverages its extensive global offshore infrastructure and network of offices in 31 countries to provide holistic, multi-service delivery in key industry verticals including Financial Services, Manufacturing, Consumer Services, Public Services and Healthcare & Life sciences. HCL’s organizational beliefs of 'Employees First, Customers Second', ‘Trust, Transparency and Flexibility’, and ‘Value Centricity’ empower its 106,107 Ideapreneurs to create real value for customers by delivering a Relationship Beyond the Contract. HCL Technologies, along with its subsidiaries, had consolidated revenue of US$ 6.0 billion, as on 30th June 2015 (on LTM basis.) For more information, please visit www.hcltech.com.
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