NIIT Technologies Limited, a leading IT solutions organization, has announced that it has signed a multi-million GBP contract with Eurostar, the high-speed passenger service between the UK and mainland Europe, to provide infrastructure management services for its core business applications. NIIT Technologies was chosen to support the drive to improve efficiency as part of Eurostar’s ongoing focus on service quality.

Christophe Lemaire, CIO, Eurostar said “Many global businesses face challenges to reduce cost and drive efficiencies, with the aim of providing a superior customer service. We are looking forward to benefiting from NIIT Technologies’ extensive experience and comprehensive portfolio of managed services which will allow us to focus on our core competencies, improve productivity and enable business innovation”.

NIIT Technologies secured the deal amidst stiff competition from global IT consultancy giants, firmly positioning itself as a long-term strategic managed services partner to Eurostar International. The Company was selected as the partner of choice due to its proven track record of agile, business-driven IT infrastructure projects in Europe, coupled with a comprehensive range of complementary services and innovative technical practices.

Sunil Surya, President, NIIT Technologies Europe said “Our vast experience and established domain skills in Transportation has been instrumental in our selection. We are delighted to serve Eurostar International as it reinforces our European footprint where the Company already has a strong presence of multi-year collaborations with marquee clients in the Travel and Transport industry”.

NIIT Technologies is ranked No.1 in travel by Datamonitor Black Book of Outsourcing and has held this position for three consecutive years. The Company continues to strengthen its position in becoming a significant IT services player in the European Travel and Transport markets.