Orange Business Services Secures Multimillion, 5-year IT Contract Extension from AkzoNobel
07 Outubro 2013 - 10:03AM
Business Wire
Orange Business Services supports AkzoNobel
in accelerating global application consolidation for 50,000
employees globally
AkzoNobel, market leader in global paints and coatings and major
producer of specialty chemicals, optimizes performance through IT
services provided by Orange Business Services. The company signed a
multimillion euro, 5-year contract extension with Orange Business
Services. The agreement covers secure and scalable IT
infrastructure services that will support AkzoNobel in reaching its
objectives as a global company, connecting 50,000 employees across
1,200-plus sites in dozens of countries.
A robust and flexible network to support AkzoNobel’s global
operations and expansion
AkzoNobel’s extension with Orange Business Services is the
result of a successful ten-year collaboration between both
companies. The new agreement contains a scalable private network
for AkzoNobel’s existing 1200-plus sites, including a global
security solution. Also included are managed LAN services, managed
application acceleration services and a fully managed immersive
telepresence solution for 11 main offices around the globe to
enhance global collaboration. These services are covered by
Integrated Service Management and the dedicated Orange 24x7
helpdesk, including enhanced capabilities to support multiple local
languages for selected emerging regions in Latin America and
China.
Moreover, one of AkzoNobel’s ambitions is to build on its
leadership and grow towards 50% of total revenues coming from
high-growth markets – a goal that Orange Business Services is
optimally positioned to support based on its unrivalled global
reach and presence, as well as continued strategic investments.
Optimized performance, foundation for global consolidation
and innovation
AkzoNobel is progressing to accelerate its strategy of
consolidating the global business-critical applications within the
IT landscape, supporting its global business processes. Through the
integrated use of various global networking components combined
with application acceleration technology, this agreement helps
AkzoNobel to reach those objectives by increasing transparency and
agility, while optimizing performance and saving costs.
“We are constantly looking for ways to better leverage our
global scale, focus on end-user segments and to support further
growth in both mature and high-growth markets,” said Pieter
Schoehuijs, CIO AkzoNobel. “Orange Business Services is the right
partner to support us in reaching these ambitions. We’ve been
working together for ten years now and during this period, Orange
Business Services has been on the forefront when it comes to
reliable and innovative IT solutions globally. Orange Business
Services has proven to understand our business requirements,
matching those to the right IT solutions, helping us achieve our
goals.”
“We are very happy with the extension of AkzoNobel, allowing us
to continue bringing real business value to one of the world’s
leading companies as well as our longtime client,” said Helmut
Reisinger, senior vice president, Orange Business Services Europe,
Russia & CIS. “The agreement which additionally includes
enhancements to our global delivery SLAs, underpins our industry
leading position in customer satisfaction and strengthens our
unwavering commitment to operational excellence. Through continuous
improvement and innovation we’re able to support AkzoNobel in
further consolidations that will drive agility and cost reduction.
We are fully committed to support the company in this journey.”
About AkzoNobel
AkzoNobel is a leading global paints and coatings company and a
major producer of specialty chemicals. We supply industries and
consumers worldwide with innovative products and are passionate
about developing sustainable answers for our customers. Our
portfolio includes well-known brands such as Dulux, Sikkens,
International and Eka. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands,
we are consistently ranked as one of the leaders in the area of
sustainability. With operations in more than 80 countries, our
50,000 people around the world are committed to delivering
leading products and technologies to meet the growing demands of
our fast-changing world.
About Orange Business Services
Orange Business Services, the Orange branch dedicated to B2B
services, is a leading global integrator of communications
solutions for multinational corporations. With the world's largest,
seamless network for voice and data, Orange Business Services
reaches 220 countries and territories with local support in 166.
Offering a comprehensive package of communication services covering
cloud computing, enterprise mobility, M2M, security, unified
communications, videoconferencing, and broadband, Orange Business
Services delivers a best-in-class customer experience across a
global landscape. Thousands of enterprise customers and 1.4 million
mobile data users rely on an Orange Business Services international
platform for communicating and conducting business. Orange Business
Services was awarded three of the telecom industry’s highest
accolades at the annual World Communication Awards 2012 – Best
Global Operator, Best Cloud Service and the User’s Choice Award.
Orange Business Services is a five-time winner of Best Global
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Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications
operators with annual sales of €43.5 billion in 2012 and has
168,000 employees worldwide at June 30, 2013. Orange is listed on
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