IBM Service Product Transforms Computing Environment at Cardiff University

IBM Service Product Transforms Computing Environment at Cardiff University

IBM (NYSE: IBM), the world’s leading information technology (IT) services provider, today announced that Cardiff University has selected IBM’s Virtual Infrastructure Access service product as part of a pioneering agreement with IBM to deliver the Modern IT Working Environment (MWE), the university’s largest transformational program to date. As part of the agreement, IBM will also design and implement a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) for the MWE.

Cardiff, one of Britain’s leading universities, is launching the MWE to help staff and students manage many aspects of their University life online. The user will access the MWE via a web browser which will provide individually tailored secure access to information, applications and business processes. This access, enabled through IBM’s Virtual Infrastructure Access service product, will be available at any time of the day, from anywhere in the world and using any supported device.

The MWE will provide users with a personalized view of their working environment including their favorite software applications, data, news feeds and discussion groups. Students will be able to access information about their study and social life, including reading lists and timetables to social events and networking groups. Staff benefits will include information sharing using collaborative workspaces and reduction of paperwork through the use of web-based work processes.

Following an extensive evaluation process, the University selected IBM as its partner for the program. A contract has now been signed to develop and deliver this initiative over the next three years. This huge step forward in information enablement marks substantial further investment by the University in systems to support all staff and students.

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