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IBM and Siemens Business Services to modernise IT for German army     The German Federal Armed Forces have commissioned a consortium consisting of Siemens Business Services (SBS) and IBM to modernise and manage its non-military information and communications technology. The 10-year contract is worth approximately €7.1bn including value added tax and will go into effect immediately.    Through the project, named Herkules, the German Federal Armed Forces will bring their data centres, software and applications, PCs, telephones, and voice     in Meckenheim near Bonn, has been set up to supply the relevant IT services. SBS and IBM – who are equal partners in the consortium – together hold 50.1% of the shares, while the Federal Government holds 49.9%.    IBM will be responsible for modernising both the applications and the operation of the data centres. In this context, individual and standard software (SAP), web-based applications belonging to the intranet of the German Federal Armed Forces and     communication programs such as Lotus Notes will be maintained. In addition, there will be a PKI (Public Key Infrastructure), so that documents sent electronically can comply with signature and encryption regulations.    SBS will be responsible for operating and modernising the decentralised systems at more than 1,500 locations in Germany. These will include some 140,000 PCs, 7,000 servers, 300,000 fixed-network telephones     and 15,000 mobile phones. Activities will also include managing local and inter-regional data networks and voice networks.    This co-operation between the German Federal Armed Forces and industry is currently the largest public-private partnership (PPP) in Europe. Going forward, up to 2,950 German Federal Armed Forces IT employees will be working within the project.           and data networks up to the latest standard.    Herkules is similar in scope to the troubled $9bn contract EDS won in 2000, to build a computer intranet for the US Navy and Marine Corps.    A company called BWI Informationstechnik GmbH (BWI IT), which is based

Contract wins accelerate CSC's outsourcing and systems integration growth        Computer Sciences Corporation has signed six IT outsourcing and systems integration contracts with leading organisations in Europe with an estimated value     periods range from two to seven years and include agreements in the United Kingdom, France and Scandinavia.    "These signings underscore CSC's ability     to not only win mega deals such as the recent $3.73bn contract with the UK's National Health Service, but also to pursue and win mid-sized deals across Europe,"     said Guy Hains, president of CSC's European Group. "We look forward to helping these clients achieve key business results."        of $321m if all options are exercised. The time

Xansa continues to thrive on public sector work     Xansa, the outsourcing and technology company, reported a 7.4% increase in revenue to £188.4m for the first half of the year ended 31 October, thanks to an almost doubling of its public sector revenues.    Xansa said profit before tax increased 13.3% to £8.5m, compared to £7.5m in the year-ago period. Underlying operating profit increased 7.3% to     £13.2m.    The company said it has continued its “100% success rate of contract renewal,” while revenues from the public sector has risen 91% year on year to £59.3m.    Its largest public sector contract is a joint venture with the Department of Health to deliver finance and accounting services to some 113 NHS Trusts. Xansa said 123 trusts     (before reflecting mergers in the existing customer base) are now live or in migration with NHS Shared Business Services and that the venture is “growing strongly and is on track towards profitability.”    Xansa said its investment in new services is beginning to bear fruit with a foundation HR outsourcing contract signed with Lloyds TSB     in the half year. The company also won a finance and accounting contract at the BBC.    Other notable client wins in the half year include the Financial Services Authority, Transport for London, Threshers, Morrisons, and the National Air Traffic Services.    Xansa’s Indian workforce increased by 38% since last half year to 4,661 people, now     representing 54% of the total workforce. It has opened new capacity at each of its centres in Delhi, Chennai and Pune and expects strong growth to continue, the company added.    Alistair Cox, Xansa’s chief executive, said the company expects to continue to grow revenue and profits in the second half.

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