"Capgemini has demonstrated high client intimacy and understanding of Cisco's priorities, bringing industry-leading practices and high-quality talent to work on Cisco projects" said Rob Falivene, VP and Chief Procurement Officer, Cisco. "This award recognizes Capgemini's excellence in delivering innovative solutions that support Cisco's Adaptive Enterprise vision."

Additionally, as strategic partners, Capgemini and Cisco jointly offer a number of innovative services to customers in the areas of storage, security, Unified Communications (IPT), application acceleration and others. They also collaborated with other leading firms to form The Smart Energy Alliance, which aims to revolutionize the creation and deployment of game-changing solutions for power distribution operations.

"We are honored to receive the Supplier Quality Award for 2014 and thank Cisco for the recognition," said Tim Bridges, CEO, Application Services, Capgemini North America. "We pride ourselves on our strong strategic partnerships and excellence in delivery of our industry-relevant solutions, and this award recognizes our investments in both areas."

The 2014 Quality Award was presented to Capgemini on October 16 at the Fifth Annual Cisco Supplier Days event in San Jose, California.

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