HP Receives 5-Year Rolls-Royce Contract

HP (NYSE: HPQ) todayannounced that Rolls-Royce plc, a leading provider of power systemsand services for use on land, at sea and in the air, has awarded afive-year contract to HP Enterprise Services. Under the new deal, HP will continue to be a critical part of theRolls-Royce IT ecosystem, hosting the Rolls-Royce IT applicationsfrom award-winning next-generation HP data centers in the UK, UnitedStates and Singapore. HP will also manage the Rolls-Royce remote server and storageenvironments in Brazil, Canada, France, Germany and Norway. Bystandardizing on HP's infrastructure management tools and leveragingHP's global delivery model, Rolls-Royce will benefit from the highestlevels of availability, security and flexibility. "It is vital that our world-class products, services and people aresupported by equally world-class IT," said Simon Ricketts, chiefinformation officer, Rolls-Royce. "The new contract with HP buildsupon the relationship, and trust, that Rolls-Royce currently enjoyswith HP. It represents the next step in our journey toward anindustry-leading, multivendor IT ecosystem to support our current andfuture global business priorities." HP will provide data center facilities worldwide to manageRolls-Royce applications and data center infrastructure. HP also willprovide maintenance and support services for the Rolls-Royceengineering, manufacturing, customer service and other back officeand information management applications. The applications management and support contract will provideRolls-Royce with a proactive management service that will improve