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February 27, 2008
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HP SIGNS GLOBAL SERVICE CONTRACT WITH KONECRANES...HP and world-leading provider of lifting solutions and services Konecranes have signed a 5-year global service contract that covers global workstation management and support services in 37 countries. The financial details of the contract were not disclosed. The agreement includes Service Desk services in seven languages, data security solutions, as well as on-site support, installation, maintenance, lifecycle management and application management services for the workstations. HP will harmonize the desktop computer environment within the whole Konecranes Group, and Konecranes employees at 350 sites will start using HP’s desktops and laptops by May 2009. According to the agreement 16 Konecranes employees, seven of which in Finland, will join HP’s staff.
SIEMENS PLANS RESTRUCTURING, LAYOFFS...Siemens Enterprise Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens AG, plans extensive restructuring activities to accelerate the company’s transformation from a hardware supplier to a software and solutions provider. Planned sales or solutions involving a third party would affect roughly 3,000 employees worldwide, of whom about 1,200 are in Germany. In addition, Siemens plans to cut 3,800 jobs worldwide, including up to 2,000 in Germany. In Germany, SEN’s headquarters and other administrative and support functions are expected to be affected the most.
Posted by jbowles at February 27, 2008 07:05 PM
