Software product development services provider Global-Logic on 28 September announced the acquisition of acquired San Francisco - headquartered global design and innovation consultancy firm Method. The acquisition will help Global-Logic to better serve clients in social media, mobile commerce, IPTV, medical devices, and tablet computing segments, GlobalLogic said in a statement. Method solves business challenges through design thinking and creates inspired products, services and brand experiences that engage customers. Google, Nissan, Samsung, Nokia, Microsoft, Time Warner Cable, Nordstrom, TED, the BBC are some of Method’s clients.
Method will become a new business unit within GlobalLogic and will continue to operate under the Method name. Method founder and chief executive officer Kevin Farnham will report to GlobalLogic President Shashank Samant.
The acquisition of Method is the second by GlobalLogic in the last four months. In May 2011 GlobalLogic had announced the acquisition of Rofous, a product and content engineering company of 1,500 people located in Hyderabad, India.