“A little later than other IT companies we have entered into the cloud business,” admits Otakar Kames, Sales Manager for Integrated Technology Services, IBM Austria, a. In the second quarter of 2009, IBM intends to make in conjunction with its partner network to brass tacks. Virtual desktop services from the “Internet cloud” has already been announced. Companies can then continue to receive their applications via the Internet. The service will be charged per PC and scope of related services. Companies would then have the IT solutions no longer purchase and install on their own machines. IBM data centers, the IT solutions available.
For the middle class will give new outsourcing solutions are offered. “We will offer complete solutions for SMEs, which can be used quickly,” says John Habiger, director of outsourcing in the region of Central and East Europe. As an example, Habiger known as SAP midmarket solutions, IBM will offer SMEs. Within three days, a customer should receive an appropriate offer.
In Austria, will be launched with a pilot project. In other countries the SMEs in this country tried outsourcing will also be introduced from the mid-year. Smaller solutions, from 40 till 50 end users, will be offered via partners. SMB Solutions from about 100 users, IBM plans to offer direct, says Harbig.
Not only in SMEs, but also in Bildunssektor entprechen IBM plans to offer services. “With the University of Vienna, we are already in negotiations,” said Kame. There, IBM intends to offer solutions where the application is no longer installed on the computer of the user, but is provided by a data center via the Internet to Verüfügung.
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