Joey, here's a win, IBM the main bidder:
IBM said the data centers will include IBM's Unix operating system-based computer servers and servers built with Intel Corp. semiconductors,
IBM Reports Five-Year, $500 Million Order From Nestle March 7, 2002
Nestle will equip five new data centers with IBM products including computer servers, storage systems and database software.
By Reuters
NEW YORK - No. 1 computer maker International Business Machines Corp. said on Thursday it signed a five-year, $500 million agreement to provide computers and software to Nestle SA, the world's largest food group.
The deal is a promising sign for IBM, especially since most analysts expect corporate technology spending to decline this year, despite recent signs of a rebound in other sectors of the U.S. economy.
"This is an end-to-end IBM delivery of hardware, software and services," said Christian Nivoix, general manager of IBM's worldwide distribution sector.
Armonk, New York-based IBM said Nestle, based in Vevey, Switzerland, had agreed to equip five new data centers with IBM products including computer servers, storage systems and database software.
IBM said Nestle will use the data centers to support its roll-out out of business software applications from SAP AG, including programs which automate tasks such as financial, human resources and customer services processes.
This agreement differs from many of IBM's recent pacts in which companies transfer data center operations to IBM to manage because it only involves a small amount of services, Nivoix said. Nestle will operate the data centers itself, he said.
IBM's services division's revenues increased last year while its hardware revenues suffered as companies held back on spending on technology infrastructure.
IBM said the data centers will include IBM's Unix operating system-based computer servers and servers built with Intel Corp. semiconductors, data storage machines, storage area networks, database software and software that manages a company's computer systems and operations.
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