(Reuters.) French IT consultant Capgemini announced Thursday a growth in its first quarter revenues. This was due to its cloud- and data-related activities.

This firm provides services for industries such as telecoms and aerospace. It reported first quarter revenue of 5.17 Billion Euros ($5.44 Billion), an increase of 17.7% over the previous year at constant exchange rates.

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