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SIEMENS IT
SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES OPERATES IT FOR EVONIK INDUSTRIES Norwalk, Conn., Oct. 29, 2007 - Effective immediately, Siemens IT Solutions and Services will operate large parts of the local IT and telecommunications infrastructure for the industrial company Evonik at all its sites in the US. The corresponding outsourcing contract will run for four years and is worth around $42 million USD. Evonik Industries is an international industrial company with the business areas of chemicals, energy and real estate. The contract just signed is part of a global framework agreement for IT services with Evonik Industries and governs the long-term collaboration between the two companies. The Siemens subsidiary Services for Business IT Ruhr GmbH (SBI Ruhr) played a significant role in the contract negotiations with Evonik Industries. Under this contract, Siemens IT Solutions and Services will operate large parts of the IT and telecommunications infrastructure for Evonik Degussa Corp., the US subsidiary of Evonik, at all of its US sites. This includes two computer centers, servers, telephone systems and all PCs. In addition, Siemens IT Solutions and Services will support employees with a service desk that they can call to get quick help for problems with their PCs. Through this arrangement, Evonik Industries hopes to achieve the same high service quality, but with lower IT costs. Siemens IT Solutions and Services is thus successfully continuing its strategy of cooperating more closely with the other Siemens Groups and expanding its business in those areas in which, for example, the industrial sectors are strong. About Siemens IT Solutions and Services
Siemens IT Solutions and Services, Inc. is one
of Siemens' operating companies in the United States. Siemens IT Solutions
and Services is an internationally leading provider of
IT solutions and services. With its comprehensive know-how and specific sector knowledge,
this division of Siemens offers solutions and services
from a single source – from consulting to systems
integration to software development and management of IT infrastructures.
Siemens IT Solutions and Services has 43,000 employees and posts annual worldwide
sales of more than $6.4 billion USD. For more information, please
visit www.usa.siemens.com/it-solutions. About Siemens AG Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and
engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $107.4 billion in fiscal
2006. Founded 160 years ago, the company
is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control,
Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building
Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home Appliances.
With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City,
Siemens in the USA has sales of $21.4 billion and employs approximately
70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Eleven of
Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With
its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries
employ 480,000 people in 190 countries. For more information
on Siemens in the United States: www.usa.siemens.com # # # SIEMENS is a registered trademark of Siemens AG. All other company, brand, product, and service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Contact: |
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