ARMONK, N.Y., May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM)
today announced that FleetCor, a leading provider of fuel credit
card and specialized payment products, processing approximately 1.9
billion transactions during 2015, will use IBM Cloud services to
help support its growth into new markets.
With global commercial card purchases projected to grow by 13
percent last year to over $1.79
trillion, the industry is accelerating in the digital age,
and companies like FleetCor are remodeling their IT environments to
integrate new payment solutions and increased workload capacities.
FleetCor will be leveraging IBM Cloud Managed Services for z
Systems – which extends the scalable and security-rich transaction
processing capabilities of the IBM z Systems mainframe to a hybrid
cloud environment – to meet new business demands such as increased
secure transaction processing with new data insight
capabilities.
"Achieving scalable, secure processing to support FleetCor's
growth while applying new data insights from our card payment
solutions to clients' business needs are indispensable," said
John Reed, Global Chief Information
Officer of FleetCor. "Our partnership with IBM will enable greater
cost savings, enhanced security, and improved logistics to further
operational efficiency."
IBM Cloud Managed Services for z Systems gives clients access to
the z Systems mainframe in a securely designed partitioned virtual
environment, delivering the system's leading security, scalability
and availability in a hybrid cloud model. Predictable pricing
models, shared infrastructure for software, server, disk and tape
needs, and cloud-based provisioning of customizable computing
resources for any size business, allows IBM clients to account for
the types of increased customer demand and enterprise data
management that FleetCor currently faces.
"As we continue to develop our company for future growth in an
increasingly competitive industry, our products and services need
to meet the variety of challenges that thousands of our customers
and partners face," said Waddaah Keirbeck, Chief Technology Officer
of FleetCor. "The IBM Cloud is one of the pillars of our strategy
platform to innovate our IT infrastructure."
"The importance of secure and reliable specialized payment
providers is fundamental to global commerce today, and FleetCor is
a proven leader in this area," said Philip
Guido, General Manager of IBM Global Technology Services,
North America. "IBM Cloud and
mainframe offerings deliver the tools to support FleetCor as it
continues to build upon its position in its industry and transform
for the future."
About FleetCor
FleetCor is a leading global provider of fuel cards and workforce
payment products to businesses. FleetCor's payment programs enable
businesses to better control employee spending and provide
card-accepting merchants with a high volume customer base that can
increase their sales and customer loyalty. FleetCor serves
commercial accounts in North
America, Latin America,
Europe, and Australia/New
Zealand. For more information, please visit
www.FLEETCOR.com.
About IBM Global Technology Services
IBM Global Technology Services offers end-to-end IT consulting and
business services supported by an unparalleled global delivery
network that is transforming its business to lead in an era of
Cognitive and Cloud. As a cloud services integrator, GTS is
managing the services and underlying infrastructure in an
integrated and unified way. It is modernizing clients' IT
environments to help them meet the increasingly complex customer
demands. GTS provides clients with innovative technology solutions
that help them to improve their business processes and in turn,
profitability.
Media Contact
Scott
Cook
IBM Media Relations
(720) 395-2360
scotty@us.ibm.com
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