Logica Appoints Carl Keating to North American Automotive e-Business Practice Manager

31 August 2000
Logica Appoints Carl Keating to North American Automotive e-Business Practice Manager
    DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 31 Logica announced today the
appointment of Carl Keating to North American Automotive eBusiness Practice
Manager.
    "We're seeing a tremendous shift in the way the automotive industry is
viewing Internet technology," said Dave Schwartz, director of marketing, North
American automotive.  "Their internal systems are so complex and operations
dependent that they must become eCompatible to communicate with their clients
and suppliers and further grow their businesses globally," he added.
    Keating comes to Logica with nearly 10 years of Internet and Web related
experience within the automotive, telecommunications and retail industries.
Prior to joining Logica's Dearborn office he was the Head of Product
Development for Fry Multimedia, an eBusiness-consulting and development firm
that designs and hosts standard-setting eBusiness solutions.
    At Logica, Keating will be responsible for driving the automotive
eBusiness consulting services in the U.S.  He will be working with Logica's
global automotive information technology practice to leverage the skills and
talents of its integration, application development, and mobile commerce
divisions.  Logica has been working with original equipment manufacturers
globally for over 30 years.
    Said Keating, "Organizations worldwide are scrambling right now to either
'e or be eaten.'  A company with a global reach and experience in delivering
eBusiness, eCommerce and mobile Internet solutions is uniquely positioned to
provide a truly global eBusiness offering to its clients.  Logica is in that
precise position and I'm excited to have joined an organization with the
resources, vision and stability to provide that type of offering to a truly
global segment such as the automotive industry."
    "eBusiness will touch nearly every aspect of the way the auto companies
run their businesses.  Carl has real world experience developing eBusiness
solutions and support programs that integrate with the client's business rules
and bottom-line growth.  Leveraging his experience, as well as, Logica's
automotive, mobile commerce and global systems integration capabilities will
allow us to offer our automotive clients a level of product offering and
breadth of delivery not found anywhere else in the industry," added Schwartz.
    Logica is one of the world's premier software solutions, consulting and
systems integration companies.  The company delivers repeatable, value added
mission critical solutions in partnership with clients in key markets of
telecoms, financial services, energy & utilities and industry.  Founded in
1969 and floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1983, the company now
operates in 24 countries and is part of the FTSE 100 index of the UK's largest
listed companies.