Global Workspace Alliance

Global Workspace Alliance
Company typeAlliance
IndustryInformation Technology & Communication
Founded2009
HeadquartersAmsterdam, the Netherlands
Number of locations
Argentina,

Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,

United States
ProductsWorkspace ICT Services
Number of employees
40,000 (July 2016)
Website[1]

The Global Workspace Alliance (GWA), headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is the world´s first alliance of IT service providers. Formerly known as the Getronics Workspace Alliance, it was founded in 2009[1] by Getronics and 6 other service partners.[2] In 2015, the GWA went through a transformation, and was re-launched with Getronics and CompuCom in the lead as the Global Workspace Alliance.[3] Other partners include Tecnocom, SPIE ICS, S&T, Centric, Infocare, NSC, AGCN, Eire Systems and TopNew Info.

History

On March 25, 2009, representatives of the 7 founding IT service providers – KPN Getronics, CompuCom, Getronics Middle East, NTT Data Getronics, ServiceOne Getronics and Tecnocom- met in The Netherlands to announce the founding of the Alliance (formerly known as Getronics Workspace Alliance).[1] Upon formation, the Getronics Workspace Alliance served 6.1 million client IT assets worldwide.

In 2010, the GWA was recognized as a visionary by Gartner Inc. in the Magic Quadrant for Desktop Outsourcing Europe;[4] and in 2011, as a Strong Performer by Forrester Research, Inc. in the Forrester WaveTM on Global IT infrastructure Outsourcing.[5]

As of September 2011, the Getronics Workspace Alliance is still composed by the same founding members, with direct offices in 30 countries and a total workforce of 32,000.[6] In addition, they partner with non-member service partners for broader coverage.

In September 2015, Getronics and CompuCom launch together Global Workspace Alliance 2.0, expanding the Alliance coverage to over 40 countries with new partners in the Netherlands (Centric), the Nordics (Infocare), Japan (EIRE Systems), Italy (NSC) and Eastern Europe (S&T).[3]

In July 2016, TopNew Info, a China-based company joins the GWA to provide on-site support in China and Hong Kong.[7] In December 2017, the Global Workspace Alliance was named 'Most Revolutionary Ecosystem'[8][9] by Outsource Magazine.

References

  1. ^ a b "Getronics and partners launch global workspace alliance". Telecompaper. 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  2. ^ "Getronics Unveils International Strategy Following AURELIUS Acquisition". Yahoo. 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2008-08-20.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b "Getronics and CompuCom partner to lead new Global Workspace Alliance - Global Workspace Alliance". www.workspacealliance.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  4. ^ "Gartner positions Getronics and its Global Workspace Alliance as…". Nieuwsbank. 2010-08-17. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  5. ^ "Getronics Workspace Alliance named strong performer". Telecompaper. 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  6. ^ "Getronics Workspace Alliance Fact sheet 2011" (PDF). Getronics Workspace Alliance. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  7. ^ "The Global Workspace Alliance (GWA) selects Topnew Info as Strategic Partner for China & Hong Kong - Global Workspace Alliance". www.workspacealliance.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  8. ^ "The Global Workspace Alliance named 'Most Revolutionary Ecosystem' by Outsource Magazine - Global Workspace Alliance". www.workspacealliance.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  9. ^ "40.000 euro aan prijzen uitgereikt". OM Diner Show. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.