Dec 1, 2006 : IBM Wins Texas Contract
📅 - IBM (ibm.com) announced on Tuesday it has inked a seven-year data center services agreement with the Texas Department of Information Resources (dir.state.tx.us). IBM beat out rival Northrop Gunman to win a contract valued at $863 million.
Under the contract, IBM will manage data centers for more than two-dozen state agencies, consolidating their operations through a project that the state estimates will save it $159 million over the life of the contract.
Unisys will work as a sub-contractor to IBM for establishing a new data center in Austin. The deal leverages the buying power of the state to modernize the technology infrastructure, enhance information security and disaster recovery capabilities and provide flexibility to meet changing business requirements, says IBM. Pitney Bowes and Xerox will also be subcontracted to IBM for the duration of this agreement.
"The evaluation was pretty close in a lot of different areas," says Larry Olson, chief technology officer for the state of Texas. "I think one of the key areas that made the difference was the team that IBM put in place. We think it was a very strong team. It really clicked. They understood what we were asking for. They got it."
The deal, which goes into effect immediately, expands the scope of a decade-old outsourcing contract between Northrop and the state of Texas. The Northrop pact expires next August.
Under the contract, IBM will manage data centers for more than two-dozen state agencies, consolidating their operations through a project that the state estimates will save it $159 million over the life of the contract.
Unisys will work as a sub-contractor to IBM for establishing a new data center in Austin. The deal leverages the buying power of the state to modernize the technology infrastructure, enhance information security and disaster recovery capabilities and provide flexibility to meet changing business requirements, says IBM. Pitney Bowes and Xerox will also be subcontracted to IBM for the duration of this agreement.
"The evaluation was pretty close in a lot of different areas," says Larry Olson, chief technology officer for the state of Texas. "I think one of the key areas that made the difference was the team that IBM put in place. We think it was a very strong team. It really clicked. They understood what we were asking for. They got it."
The deal, which goes into effect immediately, expands the scope of a decade-old outsourcing contract between Northrop and the state of Texas. The Northrop pact expires next August.
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