Patni Computer Systems on Wednesday said that it has bagged a multi-year $200 million deal with Britain's The Carphone Warehouse, Europe's largest mobile phone retailer, a five year deal will cover a wide range of consultancy, software and maintenance services.

Patni will become The Carphone Warehouse's technology partner for developing next-generation systems for the latter's global telecom and retail operations. The Carphone Warehouse is a large mobile phone retailer with over 2,100 stores in 11 countries. The consulting portion of the agreement will involve redesigning some of CPW’s business processes to help them reduce costs.

“Patni will become a key technology partner providing services across consulting, systems integration, application development and maintenance. In addition, Patni will also be a key partner to The Carphone Warehouse for developing next-generation systems for its global telecom and retail operations,” the company said.

Patni's telecom business contributes 14.1 percent to its revenues. The company also recently acquired Europe-based telecommunications consulting services company Logan-Orviss International.

The agreement ranks alongside deals of similar size it got as ABN AMRO’s preferred vendor in a $2.2 billion contract and its engagements with General Electric.

Source: (ZDnetIndia, EconomicTimes)