Maarssen, 22 augustus 2007 – Fujitsu Services has been awarded a landmark global contract for the internal IT infrastructure of Reuters, the world’s largest news and information provider. Fujitsu has agreed a 10 year contract with Reuters to provide IT services for Reuters 17,500 employees based in more than 100 countries around the world, from Dubai, to China, to Brazil.
Reuters is the leading global financial data and news company providing information tailored for professionals in the financial services, media and corporate markets. As part of the deal, the contract sees a number of Reuters staff transfer to Fujitsu from around the world.
The new IT infrastructure will be hosted by Fujitsu and will improve substantially the end-user experience for Reuters people. Fujitsu will transform Reuters internal computer systems so that users can gain seamless secure access to IT services wherever they are in the world. The solution will be supported by Fujitsu multi-lingual service desks in Lisbon and Kuala Lumpur. Data centre services will be provided from Fujitsu facilities around the world. It is anticipated that this innovative approach will offer Reuters significant productivity improvements and improve their competitive edge.
David Lister, Reuters chief information officer, said: "This partnership will allow Reuters to accelerate the development of our internal IT services, giving us greater flexibility to respond to the changing needs of our business divisions. It will provide technology appropriate to the needs of our people wherever they are working around the world.”
David Courtley, chief executive of Fujitsu Services said: “For Fujitsu this is a ground breaking deal with a world-class global business which will introduce a common IT approach across their entire world-wide operations. It will help enable a step-change in Reuters productivity and hence competitiveness.”
Over Fujitsu Services
Fujitsu Services is het Europese IT-services-onderdeel van de Fujitsu Groep: met een omzet van 32,5 miljard euro per jaar de op twee na grootste leverancier van IT-systemen en -services ter wereld. Fujitsu Services telt 19.000 werknemers, is in meer dan 20 landen actief en genereert een omzet van 3,59 miljard euro op jaarbasis.
Fujitsu Services ontwerpt, bouwt en beheert IT-infrastructuren voor bedrijven en instellingen uit velerlei branches en specifieke business solutions voor de sectoren retail, gezondheidszorg, reizen, industrie, defensie en finance. Doel hiervan is de prestaties van organisaties te verbeteren, waardoor zij in staat zijn hun klanten sneller en efficiënter te bedienen.
Fujitsu Services in Nederland (Maarssen) heeft ruim 750 IT-specialisten in dienst. Zij zijn actief op het gebied van IT-outsourcing of werkzaam bij de internationale Helpdesk en het Remote Management Centre. Fujitsu Services heeft samenwerkingsverbanden met toonaangevende IT-spelers als 3Com, Cisco, Citrix, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, HP, Microsoft en SAP.
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