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News Release from: BASF IT Services | Subject: IT Services
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 December 2005
Wintershall AG turns to BASF for IT
Services
Wintershall in Kassel, the largest crude oil and natural gas producer, has outsourced a part of its IT activities to BASF IT Services
Wintershall AG in Kassel, the largest crude oil and natural gas producer, has outsourced a part of its IT activities to BASF IT Services In future, the IT subsidiary of BASF will be responsible for infrastructure services, such as operating the data centres and IT security, as well as being on call for the 1200 PC users in Kassel and Barnstorf and around a dozen other locations in Germany
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 9 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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This will incorporate a move of 27 staff members from Wintershall AG to BASF IT Services.
For Wintershall, also a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF, this outsourcing is associated with a number of advantages.
As one of the leading IT providers to the European process industry, BASF IT Services offers a high level of security against breakdown in the IT services and 'round the clock' guaranteed management.
Due to its size, BASF IT Services can also make use of synergies.
For instance, in the future the PC users will be looked after by the central helpdesk of BASF IT Services in Schwarzheide, which already takes care of more than 50,000 PC users throughout Europe.
The SAP basis operation will be transferred from the data centre in Kassel to the BASF IT Services central data centre in Ludwigshafen.
Nearly five years after being outsourced from BASF AG as an independent IT service provider, BASF IT Services has developed into a strong partner with extensive know-how.
It offers clear processes and service level agreements and sees itself as being well equipped to handle the forthcoming tasks in the oil and gas sector.
"We deliver not only a product but a tailor-made solution for our customers.
This also counts not only for the process industry, the oil and gas business but in fact, for all other branches," explains Wolfgang Erny, speaking on behalf of the Board of BASF IT Services.
Wintershall has been active in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas for 75 years.
Today, the company is Germany's largest crude oil and natural gas producer.
Wintershall focuses on selected core regions, where the company has built up a high level of regional and technological expertise.
These are Europe, North Africa, South America, as well as Russia and the Caspian Sea area.
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