FPT becomes Carlsberg's Technology Partner on a global scale

HANOI,Vietnam,Sept. 14,2018 --FPT,the 30 yearsleading IT services provider in Southeast Asia and Carlsberg,one of the world's leading brewery groups have recently signed a global framework contract whereupon FPT has officially become Carlsberg's technology partner,providing Information Technology (IT) as well as Digital Transformation (DT) services for the global brewer. The two sides also planned to explore additional areas in Digital Transformation including Smart Brewery,Cloud Migration to Azure,Open API platform,Data strategy and analytics.

FPT has officially become Carlsberg's technology partner,providing Information Technology (IT) as well as Digital Transformation (DT) services

The cooperation between FPT and Carlsberg was initiated since January 2018. After a few months of collaboration,FPT has played the role of DT partner for Carlsberg in many projects related to Manufacturing Execution System (MES); AI for Planning and Connected Bar. With MES,FPT has enhanced the company's experience in delivering projects related to digital monitoring and controlling system,helping Carlsberg to optimize the manufacturing process and maximize production output. FPT was chosen to implement this project because of its proven technology capability and strong global presence,especially in Asia. Carlsberg has been planning to roll out MES for 14 factories across this continent in the near future. In addition to MES,FPT is going to leverage the company's expertise in Artificial Intelligence to help Carlsberg analyze consumers' behavior,predict demand and plan for production. The collaboration between FPT and Carlsberg in Digital Transformation was also expanded to Connected bar,which is considered as the "game changer" of Carlsberg. The connected bars,enabled by smart censors,not only allow the brewery giant to assure their product quality but also monitor the consumption at the same time,leading to an effective supply management system.

Mr. Cees't Hart,CEO of Carlsberg Group,shared at the signing ceremony: "We are excited about entering into this partnership with FPT. Their support to help us digitize our breweries gets us closer to realizing our sustainability goals as well as improving productivity."

From FPT side,Mr. Truong Gia Binh,FPT's Chairman also emphasized: "At FPT,we always strive to enhance and enrich our technology capability so as to offer more value-added service to our clients. We have set the target of turning into the world-class DT service provider. By becoming the global IT service provider of Carlsberg,we do embark the ambition and responsibility to help our client in their business modernization and digitalization,leading to high business efficiency as well as extraordinary customer experience,thus reaffirming Carlsberg's position as the top leading beer and beverage producer."

The signing ceremony took place within the scope of FPT's 30th year anniversary ceremony,marking a memorable milestone of FPT Corporation in the journey of becoming trusted partner with global companies in Digital Transformation. Established since 1988,FPT has become the leading IT services provider in Southeast Asia with a global customer pool of more than 500. Partnering with technology disruptors such as Amazon Web Services,Microsoft,Siemens,IBM and GE Predix,FPT aims to quickly adopt the world's latest technology,helping the company's clients to accelerate the journey of transforming their business.

About FPT

FPT Corporation is the global leading technology and IT services group headquartered in Vietnam with nearly US$2 billion in revenue and 33,000 employees,including nearly 14.000 technology specialists. Qualified with CMMI Level 5 & ISO 27001:2013,ASPICE LEVEL 3,FPT delivers world-class services in Smart factory,Digital platform,RPA,AI,IoT,Enterprise Mobilization,Cloud,AR/VR,Embedded System,Managed service,Testing,Platform modernization,Business Applications,Application Service,BPO and more services globally from delivery centers across the United States,Japan,Europe,Australia,Vietnam and the Asia Pacific. With focus on R&D activities to improve quality of services,the company has been serving 500 customers worldwide,100 of which are Fortune 500 companies in the industries of Aerospace & Aviation,Automotive,Banking and Finance,Communications,Media and Services,Logistics & Transportation,Utilities,Consumer Packaged Goods,Healthcare,Manufacturing,Public sector,Technology and more.

For more information,please visit www.fpt-software.com

About Carlsberg Group

The Carlsberg Group is one of the leading brewery groups in the world,with a large portfolio of beer and other beverage brands. Its flagship brand-- Carlsberg-- is one of the best-known beer brands in the world,and the Baltika,Carlsberg and Tuborg brands are among the eight biggest brands in Europe. Around 41,000 people work for the Carlsberg Group and its products are sold in more than 150 markets. Find out more at www.carlsberggroup.com.

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