The Swiss giant intends to combine its portfolio with open source expertise to expand its managed IT services
Swisscom has become the majority shareholder of Camptocamp, a Swiss developer and integrator of open-source solutions. The operator intends to combines its portfolio with Camptocamp’s open-source expertise to offer IT services that are closely tailored to the needs of Swiss businesses.
The continued development of IT services is a priority for Swisscom. In a rapidly growing market, Swisscom recorded an increase in sales of CHF 32 million (€33.3 million) in its enterprise IT services division last year. Growth came from cloud, security, IoT and applications – and open-source software growing faster than proprietary software.
Geo-info, IoT and ERP
Camptocamp is the market leader in Switzerland in solutions for geo-information systems (GIS), enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and IT infrastructure management. It is particularly strong in the German-speaking parts of the country.
Thomas Wettstein, Head of IT Solutions Swisscom Business Customers, commented, “Camptocamp complements Swisscom’s already extensive portfolio of solutions, notably in the field of geo-information systems.
“Together, we want to achieve significant growth in this area and bring innovative products and services to the market, particularly in the public sector. This move will ensure that we can provide more tailored support to Swiss companies as they embark on their digital transformation.”
According to Swisscom, managed IT services from trusted sources is becoming particularly important against a backdrop of demands for data sovereignty.
Camptocamp will continue to operate as an independent company and work with its existing customers as usual.