EPR-fi35/08
Fujitsu Services

Fujitsu's managed services to cover IT infrastructure of the city of Espoo

Helsinki, 2nd April 2008 — Fujitsu Services Oy assumes the overall responsibility for the IT infrastructure services of the city of Espoo, the second largest city in Finland. The renewed agreement covers the IT infrastructure services for all the desktops of Espoo city employees, thus incorporating all in all some 10,000 workstations.

The agreement is worth approximately 18,5 million euros and spans over a period of four years. The sum comprises also the costs of a year-long deployment project.

Fujitsu's services will reach all of Espoo's around 500 offices and more than 14,000 employees of the city. Fujitsu's maintenance service will also cover application, infrastructure and local area network services.

”We aim at a reliable and secure ICT infrastructure that can be consistently and continuously developed throughout the agreement period to meet our evolving needs. In measuring quality we will be looking into entire service chains from the user's point of view," says IT director Marke Kaukonen of Espoo.

”The city of Espoo has been one of our most important government sector customers for several years now. The renewed agreement marks a considerable extension to the services, which is a clear indication that our Patja service has high standards and serves the customer's needs," says Fujitsu's CEO Yrjänä Ahto.

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About Fujitsu Services

Fujitsu Services Oy is the leading Finnish supplier of ICT services to enterprises and organisations. The company's cutting edge ICT operating models Patja and Sohva facilitate the day-to-day operations of its customers in Finland and abroad by assuming the overall responsibility for the support services, operation and development of the customers' IT infrastructure and operative applications. Fujitsu's other strengths include mobile work services, electronic services and Microsoft- and SAP-based solutions.

The ICT services company Fujitsu's net sales in Finland for the financial year that ended in March 2007 amounted to 318 million euros. The company employs 2,300 people in Finland and the Baltic countries. Fujitsu Finland is part of the global Fujitsu Group, one of the largest ICT services providers on a global scale. Our specialist network comprises 160,000 employees in 70 countries. Patja and Sohva are Fujitsu Services Oy's registered trademarks. Read more at: fi.fujitsu.com, www.net-lehti.com.

About Espoo

Espoo is the second largest city in Finland with population of more than 238,000, which increases by 3,000 - 4,000 people each year. Marketta Kokkonen is city mayor. The city of Espoo employs some 14,000 people. This year the City of Espoo will celebrate its 550th  anniversary.

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