Source: news.zdnet.co.uk

BT has signed a £160m deal with Nationwide that will see it manage the building society’s networked IT services for the next seven years.

The deal, announced on Monday, includes the transfer of all of Nationwide’s voice and data networking infrastructure, as well as third-party network contracts, to BT. Nationwide’s networks will be consolidated into BT’s Global 21CN next-generation network.

According to a statement from the companies, Nationwide previously developed and managed its IT services in-house. “Nationwide’s growth in recent years has meant that our IT infrastructure has also had to evolve at an exponential rate to keep up with demand, and we must now seek the most efficient and scalable infrastructure service possible to support this,” said Nationwide’s head of IT infrastructure, Peter Stafford. “Having worked with BT for a number of years, we are very confident in the team’s ability to fulfil our requirements.”

Source: www.thehindubusinessline.com

IT services provider Satyam Computer on Monday announced that Satyam BPO, its business process outsourcing arm, has been ranked second among the world’s leading BPO vendors in Brown-Wilson Group’s Black Book of Outsourcing.

Satyam BPO was also ranked fourth on the knowledge process outsourcing vendors list. More than 4,000 organisations were evaluated in compiling the lists.

For the third consecutive year, Satyam has been ranked among the top 10 in Brown-Wilson Group’s Black Book of Outsourcing. In 2007 and 2006, Satyam BPO, formerly Nipuna, had been ranked in several categories including KPO, energy and utilities.

Growth areas win

The Chief Executive Officer of Satyam BPO, Mr Venkatesh Roddam, in a statement said “The categories in which we have been ranked this year (BPO and KPO) are the key growth areas that we have been focusing on. Recognition from the Brown-Wilson Group reflects our capabilities to offer transformation services through superior delivery.”