Feb, 2005 : Graphics Firm Picks VeriCenter Web Hosting

📅 February 10, 2005 - Web hosting provider VeriCenter Inc. (vericenter.com) announced on Wednesday that graphic arts services provider Kodak Polychrome Graphics has outsourced its US-based managed services and enterprise hosting requirements to VeriCenter.

The move will replace KPG's 40 legacy systems with a single SAP platform in VeriCenter's facility. KPG estimates that it will receive a $12.5 million return on investment in this solution over four years. Since KPG's early beginnings, a large global IT services company had managed its applications development and data center hosting, until the company decided in 2002 to deploy SAP and in-source certain IT functions.
"The whole thing became a 'can of worms' and forced us to reconsider our initiatives," says Sandra Daignault, head of IT for Kodak Polychrome Graphics, Americas. "What we outsourced and what we kept in-house required realignment with overall business goals."
In 2004, KPG decided to change its managed services and enterprise hosting provider according to analyses performed by outsourcing experts TPI, Inc. and industry analyst Gartner Inc. VeriCenter now administers the data centers and help desks for KPG, and hosts its SAP system, while the company retains LAN administration, application development and desk-side support.

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