IBM signs 10-yr outsourcing deal
BANGALORE: IBM has announced that it has signed a 10-year-information technology outsourcing agreement with Innovation Auto Risk, providers of claims management services and other related solutions to insurers and fleet management firms, to support firm’s expansion and growth plans.
As part of the agreement IBM will deploy server, storage networking and security IT infrastructure to be hosted at a data centre in Delhi. IBM will provide 24 X 7 onsite infrastructure monitoring services and ongoing project management for infrastructure procurement, commission and configuration, as well as hardware refreshes for five years.
This agreement aims at reducing Innovation Auto Risk capital infrastructure expenditure on IT by 25 per cent, a release said.
"IAR needed to build a robust infrastructure to address the growing claims processing requirements of their customers and we were able to provide this using a unique model that helped them grow without the headaches of managing their back-end and the need for huge capital requirements," Country Manager –ibm.com, IBM India/South Asia Jyothi Satyanathan, said.
Source: http://infotech.indiatimes.com/
