Getronics will support Chevron's strategy to aggregate services delivered to its various business units. Based on its proven track record, global portfolio of services, and organizational flexibility, Getronics was awarded the contracts to enable Chevron to reduce costs and streamline its network support structure. Chevron, the fifth-largest integrated energy company in the world, operating in approximately 180 countries, will also benefit from Getronics' global service centers, which are integrated into a single virtual global center through standardized technologies and consistent Information Technology and Infrastructure Library (ITIL)-based processes.
"We are very pleased to be able to help Chevron enhance their network operations while reducing their overall cost," says Steve Sullivan, Getronics' vice president of Integrated Managed Service Delivery. "We have a very solid track record of providing advanced network management services to global leaders in diverse industries such as financial services, energy, and pharmaceuticals. Chevron is capitalizing on our expertise while remaining very much in control of service and delivery strategy."
Getronics will take over monitoring and management of more than 1,200 network routers and switches, along with monitoring a number of Nortel PBX switches for Chevron's Information Technology Company (ITC). The two companies will now begin to integrate their tracking systems around asset, ticket, incident, problem, and change management. Ultimately, the number of enterprise network devices managed by Getronics could reach 5,000 across various business units.
"Getronics is one of the top tier suppliers for device management across IT infrastructure environments where the client has a complex set of business requirements. Getronics' laser focus on this segment allows them to optimize the productivity of the client's workforce," says Michel Janssen at Everest Group, the outsourcing consulting firm who introduced Getronics to Chevron. "The key to Getronics' success is their agility in working with clients to generate well defined business value. This is an ideal match-up of need with solution, offering Chevron both autonomy and efficiency in managing its network."
About Getronics
With some 25,000 employees in over 30 countries and approximate revenues of USD $3.1 billion, Getronics is one of the world's leading providers of vendor independent Information Technology (IT) solutions and services.
Getronics designs, deploys, and manages flexible and innovative end-to-end solutions, working together with our partners and clients, in order to optimize and increase the productivity of our clients' mobile knowledge workers.
Getronics headquarters are in Amsterdam, with regional offices in Boston, Madrid, and Singapore. Getronics' shares are traded on Euronext Amsterdam ("GTN"). For further information about Getronics, visit www.getronics.com/us.
About Chevron
Chevron Corporation is one of the world's leading energy companies. With more than 53,000 employees, Chevron subsidiaries conduct business in approximately 180 countries around the world, producing and transporting crude oil and natural gas, and refining, marketing and distributing fuels and other energy products. Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information on Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.
