Ciba Speciality Chemicals is bolstering its global IT
strategy byoutsourcingsupport for its 12,000 employees worldwide toUnisys, using onshore and offshore
resources.
The chemical company, which offers products for several
industries including automotive, packaging, home and personal care,
has outsourced end-user services, datacentre services and
management of SAP systems. The initial roll-out across all
locations throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia is planned for
completion in 2008.
"Ciba needs an expertly managed IT infrastructure that gives us
the agility to compete in a constantly changing global marketplace,
and Unisys is an ideal partner to help us realise that goal," said
Michael Loechle, chief information officer at Ciba.
Unisys will use its global sourcing capabilities for Ciba,
combining local service delivery with delivery from Unisys services
centres in Budapest, Hungary and Bangalore, India. In Switzerland,
Unisys will partner with Swisscom IT Services to provide Ciba with
datacentre services and management of SAP systems.
Earlier this year,
Unisys signed a managed services deal with BT to strenghthen
the network services side of the company's IT outsourcing
portfolio.