| CSC has signed an agreement with the UK’s Royal Mail Group to provide cloud computing information technology (IT) services. This is the industry first contract, with CSC being the first Microsoft partner to lead and win a cloud computing services agreement of this scale.
“Public and private sector organisations, such as Royal Mail Group, are moving their critical applications to Microsoft Online Services in increasing numbers, “ said Ron Markezich, corporate vice president at Microsoft. “Partners like CSC are important in helping our customers take full advantage of the enterprise-grade capabilities and flexibilities Microsoft’s cloud applications deliver.”
CSC will provide Royal mail Group’s 30000 employees with access to new IT services using Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS), part of Microsoft Online Services. Also it will provide first line helpdesk support.
CSC’s cloud services are designed to help businesses easily. Further they securely adopt cloud computing solutions, allowing them to reduce the costs of managing and maintaining business systems while giving them access to the latest Microsoft Online Services.
“This deal forms part of Royal Mail’s drive to invest in new technology to improve efficiency and custom service,” said Carol Olney, Royal Mail Group’s Head of Technology Service Delivery.
“The Microsoft suite will give people across Royal Mail Group the tools they need to do their jobs more effectively, enabling our business units to collaborate with each other, partners and other external organisations more freely, easily and securely while securing cost savings.”
“We are pleased to expand our relationship with Royal Mail Group and deliver the benefits of cloud services,” noted Kevin Brown, vice president and chief operating officer of CSC in the UK. “Working collaboratively with Microsoft, we look forward to helping Royal Mail Group lower operational costs and providing more flexibility in the management of its IT systems.”
by Sarah Ostheimer
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