Nokia Handing Symbian OS to Accenture
Part of cost-cutting move in which it will also cut 7,000 employees worldwide
Nokia announced on Wednesday that it plans to reduce its global work force by 7,000 employees.
The company said that it will outsource software activities for its Symbian operating system to the consulting firm Accenture. As a result, 3,000 Nokia employees will be transferred to Accenture, and the firm will provide Nokia with software services.
The 4,000 remaining jobs affected by the announcement will be eliminated in phases through the end of 2012. The cuts mostly concern employees in the U.K.,
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