Thomson Reuters has extended a contract withBTto manage itswide area networkin an eight-year
outsourcing deal.
BT will transform Thomson Reuters' existing wide area network
(WAN) into a high-speed, internet protocol (IP)-based global
infrastructure. It will encompass 323 locations across 100
countries, including six data centres hosting applications.
The deal follows a ten-year-plus contract Thomson Reuters signed
with BT in 2005, to transform and manage the network it uses to
deliver services to more than 330,000 finance professionals
across the world.
Peter Moss, managing director of content, technology and
operations at Thomson Reuters, said, "We needed to support our
people with a world-class, efficient and well-managed internal
network. Having worked with BT for a number of years now, we are
confident they can execute against our requirements."
The value of the WAN deal has not been disclosed.
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