Orange Business Services jumps up in the Lighthouse Services Index

Lighthouse Services Index October 2009Orange Business Services is the most high profile gainer in the October edition of the Lighthouse Services Index. The firm gained 7 positions and made it to the top 25 list as analysts recognized its Global and Unified Communications Strength. KPMG has also moved up 4 positions in October and made it to the top 25.

The top gainers for October are BearingPoint and Dimension Data – both up 8 positions. The acquisition of BearingPoint’s government services contracts by Deloitte has helped the firm move up to the 17th spot in October. Focus on the deal also helped Deloitte move up 2 positions to the 8th spot. Dimension Data which launched its Technology Lifecycle Management Assessment service to help organizations to simplify their communication networks also went up 8 positions in October.

The top loser for October is Pricewaterhousecoopers which slid down 11 positions to the 34th spot. The firm along with Ernst & Young(-3) dropped out of the top 25. Unisys also dropped down by 7 positions to the 12th spot in October.

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Duncan Chapple