IBM and Integr8 IT Win Multi-Million Rand Contract to Deliver IT Services Solution to South African Mining Company Gold Fields30 June 2006
IBM and partner Integr8 IT havebeen awarded a contract to manage information technology (IT) services forGold Fields, one of South Africa's precious metals producers.
Building on a longstanding relationship between the two companies, the newcontract sees IBM assume responsibility of the entire IT systems of GoldFields' South African operations.
The deal has two elements involving a contract duration extension and awidening of scope. In terms of the newly scoped five-year contract, IBMwill provide Gold Fields with server systems, desktop, network and callcentre services.
Under the one year extended contract, IBM will provide the infrastructureservices along with applications management and support, through to 2010.
IBM will work with business partner Integr8 IT, a network integration andinformation and communication technology infrastructure managementspecialist company, who will provide site services technical support andmanagement as well as advisory and consulting services under a jointdelivery model with IBM.
The IBM and Integr8 IT solution utilizes tools that will transform andstandardize Gold Fields' IT environment along industry best practice,establishing a stable and flexible environment that enables easyintegration of systems for new acquisitions. It will help Gold Fields gainmore control over its IT costs, enhance service provision and realizeefficiencies as the company focuses on growing its core business. Inaddition, Gold Fields employees who transfer as part of the agreement willbenefit from training, certification and career growth opportunities thatwill allow them to realize their full potential as part of a dedicated ITcompany.
"The new agreement further strengthens our longstanding relationship withIBM, which has been a worthy partner in our drive to transform and optimizeour IT systems in support of our company's objectives to grow the corebusiness," says Tom Fowler, Chief Information Officer for Gold Fields.
"IBM, with business partner Integr8 IT, provides Gold Fields with ITservices to help the company transform and align its business for maximumefficiency as it seeks innovative ways to grow its international footprint.Importantly, Gold Fields is further assured of unrivalled global deliverysupport as IBM boasts an extensive intellectual capital resource which isavailable globally," says Mteto Nyati, Director of Global TechnologyServices for IBM South Africa.
"The combination of our refined managed services model and provenexperience within the rapidly expanding critical ICT services market hashelped us to differentiate the company in line with the objectives of thisindustry alliance. We are committed to our role in this partnership withIBM and Gold Fields going forward, which is a partnership based on the keyunderstanding of the difference that strategic technology infrastructureinvestment can make alongside effective application of people, processesand product to add measurable value to Gold Fields and its shareholders,"says Integr8 IT joint-MD Lance Fanaroff.
The implementation of the contract begins this month.
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