IBM Signs 10-Year Information Technology Agreement with Gap Inc.
January 19th, 2006 Leave a comment Visited 14 times, 1 so far today
IBM Signs 10-Year Information Technology Agreement with Gap Inc.
IBM today announced that Gap Inc., the world’s largest specialty apparel retailer, selected IBM as its provider for IT infrastructure services. The 10-year, approximately $1.1 billion contract will provide Gap Inc. with mainframe, server, network, helpdesk and deskside support services across its North American stores and corporate locations. IBM has worked closely with Gap Inc. to develop a virtualized server and storage platform strategy that will scale to meet peaks and valleys in demand.
“IBM is a global leader in infrastructure services and a long-standing partner of Gap Inc.,” said Gap Inc. chief information officer and executive vice president, Michael Tasooji. “Delivering capabilities that drive our retail business, provide competitive advantages and serve our customers are our highest priorities. Transferring our technology infrastructure operations to IBM enables us to deliver and implement these solutions faster.”
To enhance in-store customer support, IBM will extend its networking capabilities to the company’s more than 2,850 North American retail locations. IBM will provide the technology and integration expertise to migrate the stores to a leading-edge wireless network.
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