CSC acquires Austin-based Infochimps

As per the latest update, the software firm CSC has acquired Infochimps which is a provider of big data Platform-as-a-Service for enterprise businesses and an open-source innovator based in Austin, Texas and with an office in Redwood City, California. Infochimps' team of highly skilled big data and analytics professionals and engineers will accelerate the development of CSC's data services platform, enabling CSC to quickly scale its big data business and offering Customers as-a-Service access to advanced data analytics..

"This acquisition aligns directly with CSC's focus on next-generation technology solutions and services. Infochimps' expertise in building industrial-strength data platforms on open-source technologies will advance CSC's big data capabilities significantly," said Sashi Reddi, CSC's Vice-President & General Manager, Big Data and Analytics.

Infochimps will be able to leverage CSC's global network of 87,000 employees, including technologists, industry consultants, application developers, software engineers, cybersecurity experts and infrastructure professionals. In addition, Infochimps will have access to CSC's industrialized global sales, marketing, delivery and solution development teams.

Terms of the acquisition, which closed on August 5, were not disclosed.

It is worth noticing here that the latest acquisition is CSC's second acquisition of a big data company, as CSC continues to execute its strategy of building out a complete big data solution set that enables enterprise and government customers to benefit immediately from big data analytics.