Finnair chooses Logica as IT Outsourcing partner
Logica, a leading IT and business services company and Finnair, Finland’s largest airline today announced a contract for a three-year IT infrastructure services outsourcing agreement, covering end user services, workstation environment maintenance and management, and server management.
This extensive agreement covers Finnair’s entire staff of 9,500 employees. Logica will provide the staff with workstation support, workstation lifecycle, server management, mobile terminal support and remote work services.
”In challenging economic circumstances, we must focus on developing Finnair. Our IT operations have reached the stage where we can achieve real savings. A trusted IT-outsourcing partner helps us to focus our efforts on our core business i.e. customer service,” explains Kari Saarikoski, CIO of Finnair. “We were struck by Logica’s nimble way of operating and direct approach to customer care.”
Finnair has a fantastic heritage of delivering long and short-haul flights between Europe and Asia, via Helsinki. Logica has worked with Finnair for six years, providing a range of solutions across various business areas. These include web services such as http://www.finnair.fi and http://www.finnair.com as well as a host of CRM, ERP and financial management solutions.
”The long-term co-operation between Logica and Finnair has been based on open paths of communication and versitility. This agreement will further strengthen Logica’s position as a major provider of IT services for the European aviation industry,” says Managing Director Leena-Mari Lähteenmaa, IT infrastructure solutions, Logica, Finland. ”Finnair has a challenging IT environment as IT services have to be provided for employees wherever they are: in foreign outlets, airports or hotels, or those working as guides in destination countries. We look forward to working on this project and providing some exceptional services.”
To know more about Logica’s IT infrastructure management solutions, visit http://www.logica.com/outsourcing
About Logica
Logica is a leading IT and business services company, employing 40,000 people, of which 3,000 people are working in Finland. It provides business consulting, systems integration, and IT and business process outsourcing services. Logica works closely with its customers to release their potential - enabling change that increases their efficiency, accelerates growth and manages risk. It applies its deep industry knowledge, technical excellence and global delivery expertise to help its customers build leadership positions in their markets. Logica is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and Euronext (Amsterdam) (LSE: LOG; Euronext: LOG) More information is available at http://www.logica.com and http://www.logica.fi
Further information
Leena-Mari Lähteenmaa, Managing Director, Infrastructure Solutions Logica Finland
Tel: +358 (0)50 410 3135
Email: leena-mari.lahteenmaa@logica.com
Kari Saarikoski, CIO, Finnair
Tel. +358 (0)9 818 5621
Email: kari.saarikoski@finnair.com
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Email: s.boby@logica.com
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