02.05.2013 - May, 22nd 2013, Zurich: Solution workshop «sourcing strategies»

In January, IT decision makers and experts on providers’ side met at the Outsourcing Expertenforum to discuss the current challenges of user companies in the area of IT outsourcing. Based on these requirements, a solution workshop about «sourcing strategies» takes place on May, 22nd in the Hilton Zurich Airport Hotel: IT executives and providers formulate practical solutions. ... (more)

30.04.2013 - Bonprix choses BASF IT Services as its SAP provider

The fashion company Bonprix has decided to outsource its SAP infrastructure to BASF IT Services. The vendor will provide SAP services on demand from two of its data centres. Furthermore, BASF IT Services informs that it will support the development of the application management of Bonprix’s concerned SAP systems. ... (more)

25.04.2013 - Visana renews RTC contract with HP

The health insurance Visana will continue to obtain services from Hewlett-Packard. The data centre contract was once signed with the Bernese provider RTC – after the take-over of RTC, HP will now provide these data centre and network services for Visana from its HP Banking Centre in Berne. The network services serve as connections to the Visana data centre, because the health insurer is still operating its IT infrastructure independently, according to inside-it. ... (more)

08.04.2013 - Panasonic Europe signs cloud contract with IBM

The electronics corporation Panasonic Europe with headquarters in Germany agrees with IBM about a cloud computing contract. The vendor will provide data centre services out of a hybrid cloud in one of its German data centres. The services are available for Panasonic Europe’s 26 affiliates in Europe, Russia and Turkey. As the SaaS-Magazin explains, the deal contains some specific services out of a private cloud, aside the standardised IT services. ... (more)

02.04.2013 - SGS renews its outsourcing contract with Orange Business Services

SGS in Geneva, a global company which provides inspection and testing services, prolongs its outsourcing partnership with Orange Business Services for further five years. The company will obtain cloud-based corporate messaging services for the communication between its 75’000 employees. As the provider informs, the services are being performed in its data centres in Singapore, France and the United States ... (more)

02.04.2013 - Computerworld: sourcing organisation

Successful outsourcing relationships need a sourcing organisation that is carefully implemented. This includes both the internal organisation and the governance of external partners. Therefore, situational and permanent boards have to be established, but not according to standardised structures, but corresponding to the specific needs. Of course, a trustful cooperation between the partners is necessary furthermore. The article of Stefan Regniet, CEO of the Zurich advisory firm Active Sourcing, explains the sourcing organisation and shows specific examples. ... (more)

19.03.2013 - Coltene outsources SAP to the GIA cloud

Coltene, manufacturer of dental consumables, will transfer its SAP environment in a cloud of GIA Informatik. For international companies typical challenges like time shifts between different manufacturing facilities are cost driver. Hence, an outsourcing can make available internal resources again for this purpose. As GIA informs further, Coltene’s SAP applications have been extractec from the former provider and integrated in GIA’s cloud. ... (more)

14.03.2013 - BMW chooses Infosys for an outsourcing

The Bavarian automotive enterprise BMW entrusts the Indian vendor Infosys with the management of its IT infrastructure. In the forthcoming five years, Infosys will provide SAP services, support of the web infrastructure, content management and BMW’s BI systems. An article in Automobilwoche explains that within this contract, Infosys will open a new delivery centre in Munich with 50 to 100 employees. ... (more)

13.03.2013 - ING-DiBa renews Atos contract

The Frankfurt direct bank ING-DiBa, third largest private bank in Germany, renovates its cooperation with Atos in the area of transactional services. Atos Worldline will provide newly created interfaces and web surfaces. This is how the business processes in ING-DiBa’s credit card portfolio can be governed more efficiently. ... (more)

01.03.2013 - BZ Bank renovates its contract with Inventx

The private bank BZ Bank renews its cooperation with the provider Inventx for another five years. Inventx will manage both the bank’s IT operation and application management for an Avaloq platform established five years ago, according to an information of the provider. ... (more)

01.03.2013 - Active Sourcing: Sourcing Monitor Switzerland Q4/12

The market observation «Sourcing Monitor Switzerland» of the Zurich advisory company Active Sourcing publishes the annual balance 2012 for the Swiss IT outsourcing market. In the last year, a total of 24 contracts could be registered. This means a record high regarding the number of IT outsourcing deals: since the existence of Active Sourcing’s market research, there could never be observed as many contracts as in the last year. Please note that this market review is also available in English. ... (more)

01.03.2013 - Active Sourcing: Annina Manser, Public & Utilities

Active Sourcing’s second largest assignment, Public Sector and Utilities, has a new leader: Annina Manser succeeds Lior Petek. Ms Manser holds a Master’s degree in International Relations of the London School of Economics. Since the beginning of the year, she works for Active Sourcing as an outsourcing specialist and is their contact for calls for proposal under the public law. ... (more)