ARMONK, New York and
OSLO, Norway, Oct. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and
leading Nordic IT services company EVRY (OSE: EVRY) today signed
and announced a 1 billion USD
long-term partnership in which IBM was selected as EVRY's premier
provider of cloud infrastructure services. As part of the
agreement, IBM will transform EVRY's existing infrastructure
services by using IBM's proven methodology and global expertise,
and giving the company access to IBM's global cloud resources and
capabilities.
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This includes providing services running on IBM's Cloud
infrastructure services, SoftLayer, based in Fet/Oslo data center later next year. By running
these services on IBM Cloud, EVRY's customers, across a wide range
of industries including banking and finance, government, energy,
healthcare and retail, will get access to flexible and scalable
hybrid cloud infrastructure.
EVRY will continue to lead the development of value-added
solutions and services and combine its strong local knowledge with
use of innovative cloud technology and global scale from IBM.
EVRY's customers will benefit from a faster time-to-market through
leading-edge infrastructure solutions. EVRY will maintain
responsibility for managing its relationships and delivering
services to its customers.
"A leading infrastructure business is core to EVRY becoming a
Nordic Champion. It is the foundation from which we build solutions
that create business value and business outcomes for our customers.
EVRY has started this transformation journey, but in order to
deliver the best infrastructure solutions in the market, we need to
accelerate the ongoing transformation of our infrastructure
business," comments Bjorn Ivroth, CEO of EVRY.
Infrastructure services are the backbone of the systems that
support businesses, and the foundation for new and innovative
digital solutions that drive businesses forward. End-users expect
to be able to access services 24/7 across a wide range of channels
and devices. Because of this it is critically important that
businesses prepare their infrastructure for the new digital age.
EVRY`s ambition is to support customers with more technological
innovation and at the same time to reduce complexity and increase
the use of industry standard components in customers'
infrastructure, since this will allow EVRY`s customers to have a
more competitive and agile approach to changing market
conditions.
"We have selected IBM as a global service provider and as a
service delivery model for our basic infrastructure business.
Customers will benefit from a faster time-to-market for
leading-edge infrastructure, including new cloud based solutions.
This strategic move allows EVRY to focus on being a
customer-centric organization with focus on value-added services
and solutions built on leading technology," says CEO Bjorn Ivroth of EVRY.
"Our partnership demonstrates how IBM's expertise, technology
and services can help EVRY adapt to new market conditions and
opportunities while having trusted infrastructure services
supporting the ongoing operations," said Martin Jetter, senior vice president, IBM Global
Technology Services. "The Nordic region has always been at the
forefront of adopting new technologies early and we are excited to
work with EVRY as they accelerate the enablement of their clients
to lead in the digital era. IBM's unmatched IT Infrastructure and
cloud capabilities provide a perfect foundation for EVRY to create
and sell advanced cloud-based solutions for their customers across
the full range of customers and industries they serve."
The 10-year agreement will be subject to approval from Norwegian
Competition Authorities.
About EVRY
For more information about EVRY, visit: www.EVRY.com
About IBM
For more information about cloud offerings from IBM, visit
http://www.ibm.com/cloud.
For more information about IBM Global Technology Services, visit
www.ibm.com/services.
Media contacts
Geir Remman
EVRY Media Relations
+47 9705 5017
geir.remman@EVRY.com
Otto Backer Solberg
IBM Media Relations (Norway)
+47 4153 5303
ottobs@no.ibm.com
Faye Abloeser
IBM Media Relations (US)
908-770-0762
abloeser@us.ibm.com