Threshers has signed a five-year £8m IT outsourcing deal
with Xansa to manage its central IT systems.
The deal is expected to save the independent drinks retailer
over £1m a year.
Xansa will provide applications management, IT operations and
hosting for Threshers' core SAP, Websphere and Business Object
applications.
In addition, Xansa will host Threshers' JDA merchandising
applications, which support the company's strategic planning
activities.
The deal includes support for over 300 staff at the Thresher
Group head office in Welwyn Garden City.
Under the contract, which starts in May this year, Xansa will
work with hosting company BSG and the IT support services provider
Phoenix to deliver the service.
First line IT support for all Threshers head office staff will
be delivered from Noida in India.
"This contract will allow us to drastically reduce the total
cost of ownership of our IT infrastructure with provision for a
flexible pricing model based on our business metrics," said Harvey
Ainley, CFO of Threshers.
He said, "We chose Xansa over the other outsourcing providers we
spoke to because of the quality of its offshore capabilities and
its ability to offer a complete support model.”
Xansa already has Boots, B&Q and Kingfisher among its retail
outsourcing clients.
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