Atos Origin, an international IT services provider, has signed a five-year IT outsourcing agreement to take over the IT management services of the Belgian mobile telecommunications provider BASE, a subsidiary of the Dutch company KPN. Atos Origin is responsible for the IT infrastructure, application management services and operational support. As part of the outsourcing process, around 40 employees are being transferred to Atos Origin. Both parties have agreed not to disclose the contract's value.
Following earlier BASE announcements on its strategy to explore partnership for IT outsourcing, the Belgian mobile telecommunications company chose Atos Origin as exclusive IT services provider.
Atos Origin manages and operates the IT infrastructure, including data center, service desk, servers, data base and security management, storage. In the application operations area, BASE is transferring all applications management services, including corrective & evolutive maintenance and third parties management. Atos Origin also takes care of all operational support. BASE will continue to influence the strategic orientation of IT activities.
Bart Vandesompele, Head of Corporate Communication at BASE stated: "BASE continues to reduce its activities to what belongs to our core business. The IT and software area has fast innovation cycles and high test requirements. Atos Origin has a great experience in implementing IT processes efficiently and has already proved it with our German colleagues from E-plus. As a result, BASE can keep up the speed, get more flexibility, securing and continuously improving time to market for new services. The yearly cost reduction can also be re-invested in our growth. Another key factor in our final decision is that Atos Origin is a responsible employer. In the negotiation we have reached agreements for our IT-employees, who will keep evolving in a challenging IT environment."
"We are delighted that BASE has appointed Atos Origin as its strategic IT partner. With our global expertise in the outsourcing field and Telco market, Atos Origin will create a solid basis for BASE, allowing the company to adapt to the fast changes in its business requirements." said Tonny Vanderhoven, Consulting & Systems Integration Director at Atos Origin in Belgium. " I would also like to welcome our new colleagues who will surely bring us their proven IT strengths. I am convinced that Atos Origin will give them new career opportunities, enthusiasm, conviviality and team-spirit."
