NXP, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, has awarded a five-year outsourcing contract to international IT services company Atos Origin. Under the contract Atos Origin will deliver global datacenter management services. This contract follows a business application hosting and datacenter services agreement signed in June. Together the contracts are worth Ôé¼155 million. At the same time Atos Origin is selected as NXP's managed service integrator, responsible for managing its local and global IT suppliers. This agreement will result in increased flexibility, reliability, and cost savings for NXP using datacenter consolidation, global sourcing, best practice implementation and innovation.
As part of this new contract, Atos Origin will manage all infrastructure services for NXP's core business 24/7 to help consolidate and optimize all global manufacturing and engineering datacenters. These services, which comprise consulting and outsourcing services, are based on Atos Origin's global sourcing strategy. Atos Origin and NXP will work with jointly agreed key performance indicators including systems availability, continuous service, cost reductions and output performance levels. This indicates the strategic importance to NXP and high level of confidence that Atos Origin holds to perform according to set targets.
"We have been working with Atos Origin for many years, and they have proven to be a reliable partner that generates results. For this deal which supports our core business, we need a partner with international presence and who knows our business. Our strategy focuses on increased efficiency by returning to our core activities, and Atos Origin will be our long-term partner to strengthen our competitive presence and increase our output. We were extremely pleased with the speed and flexibility during the procurement process. Both parties have worked together in close cooperation, always focussing on NXP's business requirements", says Louis Luijten, CIO of NXP Semiconductors.
Philippe Germond, CEO of Atos Origin, concludes: "This deal helps us to strengthen our market position in the Netherlands and internationally. I'm very proud of our partnership with NXP which serves as an example of best practice in the outsourcing market. Our expertise of global sourcing and our in-depth knowledge of NXP's management and business will help us to deliver within budget and on time. In fact, as NXP's managed service integrator, we will manage all other partners in the infrastructure area to assure NXP that all targets are realized. This requires strong teamwork where respect, trust and shared objectives are essential. It is a collaboration which we will see more of in the near future.