Telindus

Infobox_Company
company_name = Telindus
company_
company_type = subsidiary
company_slogan =
foundation = 1969
location = Heverlee Belgium
key_people = Luc Vansteenkiste, Chairman Scott Alcott, CEO
industry = ICT
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revenue =
homepage = [http://www.telindus.com www.telindus.com]

Telindus is a group of companies which offer ICT services and solutions to the corporate and public sector internationally. They also offer management and support services in relation to their ICT contracts. The company was founded by John Cordier in 1969.

In 2005, Telindus achieved a turnover of €618 million. It has 2,750 employees, and is present in 14 western European countries and in Hungary, China, and Thailand. Telindus has its headquarters in Belgium.

In January 2006, Telindus joined the Belgacom Group as an IT services subsidiary.

Company history

*1969 Start of the Group’s activities. John Cordier is appointed Director.
*1979 The first foreign subsidiary is opened in Luxembourg. New subsidiaries are soon established in France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
*1985 Telindus is listed on the Stock Exchange.
*1996 Infrastructure and security service capabilities for various operators are further developed in the late 1990s.
*2001 Telindus begins to acquire companies across Europe.
*2006 Telindus is taken over by the Belgacom Group but retains its brand, corporate identity, and autonomy. Belgacom’s Network & System Integration department is incorporated into Telindus.

ource

* [http://www.tijd.be/artikel/EDS-Telindus_wint_Vlaams_reuzencontract.6025507 EDS-Telindus wint Vlaams reuzencontract] (Dutch, newspaper)
* [http://www.brusselsreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=170&Itemid=26 Belgacom shareholders' Telindus benefit]
* [http://www.euronext.com/news/companypressrelease/details_popup/cprDetails-1721-EN.html?docid=96188 Belgacom public offer on Telindus successful 90.86% of shares contributed to the offer] (EuroNext)

External links

* [http://www.telindus.com Official website]
* [http://www.belgacom.be Official website of Belgacom]