BSN Medical inks $35m outsourcing deal with Unisys

BSN Medical has outsourced its IT to Unisys in a contract worth an estimated $35m.

The five-year deal will see Unisys supporting 3,500 of the German-based medical product manufacturer's staff in 35 global locations.

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Unisys will provide IT services including a user helpdesk, WAN and LAN management, messaging and desktop services.

Reinhard Quante, CIO of BSN Medical, said the company wanted an IT services partner with a global presence and a dedication to local service delivery - and said Unisys could fulfil those requirements.

The terms of the agreement were finalised within six months, according to Quanta. Unisys will gradually assume responsibility for BSN Medical's IT infrastructure throughout 2007.

In the past year Unisys has opened up an offshore IT facility in China and secured a deal with Microsoft to allow law enforcement agencies within the European Union to share data.