BIG BLUE IN ARGENTINA.Telefonica de Argentina President Carlos Fernandez-Prida and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Argentina President Enrique Balino announced a US$250 million outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. agreement. IBM won a contract to supply Telefonica Argentina with all its information technology needs for the next six years. The deal includes general database and systems management along with cellular phone, ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. and e-mail administration. The contract fits with IBM'S plan to spend $1 billion this year--and hire 1,000 employees--to accelerate its shift from a maker of computer hardware to all-in-one technology provider for businesses going online. That includes software for e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. , wireless operations and Web site building. |
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