Press Release 2007
CSS and IBM partner to deploy "Desktop of the Future"
June 05, 2007
Chennai, India, June 5, 2007: CSS, the leading provider of IT operations management and support, announced today that it has been chosen as a preferred partner to deploy IBM’s new “Desktop of the Future” solution in the Indian and US markets.
As a preferred partner, CSS will promote and offer services around the innovative IBM solution which offers comprehensive desktop functionality including email, calendaring, instant messaging/chat, VoIP and web conference capabilities; document, presentation & spreadsheet editors with ODF support; role based aggregation of applications/ information sources; and rich client/web browser front ends. To help customers deploy the solution, CSS offers services such as jumpstart, end user segmentation, value assessment, application migration, pilot management and deployment, ongoing support.
CSS gamut of services includes, open client on ‘Domino’ and provide a dedicated team to support the collaborative solutions and middleware on Linux infrastructure, which can also be used as a competency center for open client solutions.
Commenting on this joint initiative, Antony Satyadas, Chief Competitive Marketing Officer, IBM Software Group said, “CSS has been an IBM partner for a long time, and have executed projects for several of the top global companies. Their ability to offer solutions on the latest Lotus Notes technology and their proven track record are the reasons we chose them as a preferred partner.”
CSS Co-Founder and CEO Shiva Ramani said, "Taking advantage of the Open Source revolution in the enterprise market, IBM’s ‘Desktop of the Future’ is bringing innovation and lower TCO to the desktop. With the best of breed collaboration software, and associated services that provide users the flexibility and choice of operating system, platform, productivity tool, and rich/thin client end user experience, it's easy to see why it's a solution for the future, with the investment of today.”
“It’s a privilege to be chosen as the preferred partner of IBM in their new initiative,” he added. “IBM’s new ‘Desktop of the Future’ solution will help companies improve collaboration, increase productivity, and lower the total cost of ownership. That is well aligned with our mission of helping our enterprise clients drive down the cost of IT operations while improving service levels.”
About CSS
CSS is a leading provider of global technology operations management services with close to 5,000 employees and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia, including world-class offshore delivery centers in India. Driven by a corporate mission of "100% reference-able customers", CSS is committed to building long-term client partnerships that maximize quality, availability and reliability while minimizing costs and risks for its clients. CSS supports and manages technology infrastructure platforms and applications for Fortune 2000 companies, and provides testing/QA and support solutions for products and applications from ISVs and consumer technology providers. The company is backed by Goldman Sachs and Sierra Ventures.
For more details visit, www.csscorp.com
