Swisscom acquires e-commerce specialist Webtiser
Swisscom is acquiring Webtiser, an SAP consultant for e-commerce business. According to a statement on Wednesday, the telecoms group intends to expand its expertise in the area of customer experience.
The Zurich-based company Webtiser, founded in 1998, employs around 40 people and is to be integrated into Swisscom's SAP unit after the takeover. The number of employees there will rise to a good 440, according to the statement. No financial details of the transaction are being disclosed.
Webtiser is a good fit for Swisscom's SAP business, it continues. The two consulting firms have already acted as partners in various tenders. Webtiser advises, develops and operates solutions for digital sales processes and does this on the basis of the SAP commerce solution.
Webtiser's 40 or so customers include SMEs as well as large companies. Swisscom and Webtiser implemented a major project for the kiosk operator Valora at various Swiss train stations. This involved shopping via app in the cashierless convenience stores of Avec Box and Avec X. (SDA)
