Atos Origin signs deal on ‘Adaptive Workplace’ with Stork
Strategic solution provides a full range of desktop services to allow the end user to work anywhere, anyplace, and at anytime
Zaventem, 26 January 2010 -
Stork Industry Services B.V., has awarded a five-year contract to international IT services company Atos Origin to manage its workplaces, starting in the Netherlands and Belgium. Initially Some 1,800 seats will be managed remotely using Atos Origin’s key ‘Adaptive Workplace’ solution The approach fits Stork’s strategy to realize a uniform desktop design to anticipate international growth and generate cost savings.
As part of this new contract, Atos Origin will also manage Stork’s server environment. Atos Origin and Stork will work with jointly agreed key performance indicators including systems availability, service continuity and reduction of the Total Cost of Ownership. This indicates the strategic level of importance to both Stork and Atos Origin
"Atos Origin’s solution offered the best combination in terms of flexibility, pragmatism and transparency. Our Global Workplace strategy focuses on increased efficiency by working with a uniform desktop design internationally. Atos Origin is chosen to be our long-term partner to improve our flexibility and strengthen our market position, says André Haket, CIO at Stork Technical Services.
Rob Pols, CEO of Atos Origin in the Netherlands, concludes: “This deal is another proof of our expertise in remote working solutions that offers the flexibility international organisations require. The combination of our global delivery model, expertise in desktop management with our ‘Adaptive Workplace’ offering and our in-depth knowledge of the industry sector will help Stork realize its business objectives and reduce its IT costs”.
The ‘Adaptive Workplace’ is a strategic solution from Atos Origin. It provides a full range of desktop and end-user support services to allow the end user to work anywhere, anyplace, and at anytime. It has already been successfully deployed at many clients worldwide enabling them to achieve cost reductions up to 40% on workplace management. Atos Origin currently manages more than 700,000 workplaces and 20,000 servers“ worldwide in this domain.
About Stork
Stork Industry Services B.V. is part of Stork Technical Services. Stork Technical Services is a knowledge-based asset integrity management company dedicated to providing seamless performance to corporations in the chemical, oil & gas, power and other major industries. Stork Technical Services realised, with over 10.000 employees, a netto turnover of approximately 1 million.
For more information:
Jose de Vries
+31 6 30 27 26 11
jose.devries@atosorigin.com