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Barclays plans Longhorn upgrade

27 May 2004
The bank is planning desktop upgrades to coincide with the release of Microsoft's next operating system
Barclays Bank is already planning its desktop upgrades to tie in with the release of Microsoft's next-generation Longhorn Windows operating system.

The bank is currently in the process of refreshing its desktop environment with 41,700 Dell PCs and laptops as part of a seven-year outsourcing agreement with EDS but Kevin Lloyd, CTO at Barclays, told ZDNet UK's sister site silicon.com that Longhorn is already in the bank's sights.
He said: "The contract allows for a full hardware and software refresh in 2007 to align with Longhorn developments and provides the infrastructure for our Microsoft Sharepoint rollout."

The timetable for the current Dell desktop project is 15 to 18 months and the occupancy of Barclays' new corporate HQ in Canary Wharf in the first quarter of next year will be the major milestone.

Lloyd said the creation of a uniform environment will deliver benefits to the business.
"Value is created, for example, through standardising at desktop and server and placing the whole estate into a commercial, clearer and understood full lifecycle, total cost of ownership and clearer unambiguous service-level agreements."

Lloyd has previously attracted criticism from Linux advocates for his comments in an interview with silicon.com last year where he said Barclays had evaluated Linux and found Microsoft to have a lower TCO. He said many people fail to factor in hardware and software, support, break-fix and refresh costs.
Story URL: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39155971,00.htm

Dell and EDS to Provide Desktop Computers and Services to Barclays

Round Rock, Texas, May 25, 2004
Dell has announced that it has signed a contract with EDS to supply 41,700 customized Dell desktop computers and notebooks to Barclays Plc., part of a seven-year agreement between EDS and the UK-based financial services group to provide IT and managed desktop outsourcing services.

The agreement will enable Barclays Plc to provide an updated and uniform desktop IT service across its UK business. The first desktop 'refresh' phase, due to commence later this year and complete in 2005, will see Dell deliver the 41,700 OptiPlexTM GX270 desktop computers and LatitudeTM D400 and D600 notebooks to the various businesses that make up the Barclays Group. A second rollout of Dell products is planned in the next four years.

"Coupling EDS' desktop management expertise and our latest automated software deployment tools with Dell's best-in-class high-productivity desktop hardware enables us to lower Barclays' operating costs, increase efficiencies and improve the productivity of their workplace environment, while allowing them to focus on their core business," comments Bill Thomas, president, EDS Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Dell will provide a full range of support services to Barclays through EDS, including Custom Factory Installation, a pre-installation service that configures Dell systems to meet the customer's exact needs and requirements. This enables staff to use the tailor-made computer systems instantly and without the need for further adaptation.
Bill Rodrigues, Vice President & General Manager UK and Global EMEA, Dell, says: "Working with EDS on this large-scale project demonstrates both companies' commitment to providing customers such as Barclays with a first-class, fully managed desktop service, setting a precedent for future deals of this nature."

Getronics Ousts EDS to Win $240m Barclays Contract

Publication Date: 6 February 2006
IT infrastructure supplier Getronics NV has won a 200m euro ($240m) desktop and application management support contract with UK retail bank Barclays, replacing EDS Corp.
Amsterdam, Netherlands-based Getronics said that it would support about 30,000 of the bank’s users for the next five years, in what is the company’s joint largest ever deal – it signed another 200m euro deal with retail chain Royal Ahold in June last year.

Most of the work will be done in the UK, but some will be done in Spain and in Hungary.
Barclays had outsourced desktop support to EDS in 2003 under a seven-year $350m deal, with Getronics used as a subcontractor. Barclays said it was looking to restructure the deal in September last year, and now Getronics, which has a long-standing relationship with Barclays, has managed to edge EDS out of the deal.

Getronics and Dell alliance

Enhancing IT services together

Over the past few years, Getronics has built up a strong partnership with Dell – the world's leading direct computer systems company. Together, Getronics and Dell provide enterprise customers with superior IT life-cycle services and support.

Dell has only two global service providers, and Getronics is one of them.

Getronics and Dell work together to deliver complete solutions for clients who choose Dell server, storage, desktop and mobile hardware. Dell designs and customises the products and services to end-user requirements. Getronics provides the business solutions and the professional, managed and maintenance services which ensure that infrastructure and applications are designed, implemented, managed and maintained to meet clients’ individual business needs. Getronics has more than 1,200 trained engineers who are focused exclusively on providing maintenance, warranty and life cycle services to Dell customers worldwide.

The Getronics/Dell partnership allows Getronics' clients to achieve the lowest possible cost of ownership, while gaining the highest level of service and quality products for their enterprise solutions.