Exelon Corp. and Hawker Beachcraft Sign Contracts with CSC
FALLS CHURCH, Va., 3 July 2008 -- CSC has signed an IT services agreement with Exelon Corp., one of largest electric utilities in the U.S. The $150 million Exelon contract has a five-year base period, and three one-year options.
"We are pleased to have CSC bring their experience and expertise to Exelon," said Daniel Hill, senior vice president and CIO of Exelon IT. "Exelon is committed to operational excellence and providing superior value for our customers, shareholders and employees. We believe CSC will be a valuable partner in helping Exelon deliver on our commitments."
Under the terms of the Exelon agreement, CSC will provide an array of infrastructure support services, including help desk, desktop support, database administration, telecommunications and data network support, and server management services. Work will be performed at various locations in the U.S. and at CSC's delivery centers in Malaysia and India. System Development-Integration (SD-I) of Chicago will work with CSC to provide services to Exelon.
"We are pleased that Exelon Corporation has selected CSC to provide these critical IT services," said Richard Ricks, president of CSC's Global Outsourcing Services organization. "Through Project Accelerate, our strategic growth initiative, we are unifying global efforts to cultivate deeper energy and utility industry expertise to offer higher value solutions to our customers. We are enthusiastic about adding this prestigious company to our portfolio of clients and are committed to bringing operational excellence and innovation to Exelon."
CSC has also signed a new outsourcing contract with aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft Corp. The nine-year agreement is an extension to an agreement that began in 2002.
Under the new contract, CSC will continue to manage Hawker Beechcraft's IT infrastructure, including midrange computers and desktops, help desk operations, IT security, engineering computing, voice and video telecommunications, servers, and local and wide-area networks. CSC will provide these services for Hawker Beechcraft's operations globally.
"This new contract continues our long and rich legacy of providing comprehensive, high-value IT services to the general aviation industry," said Richard Ricks, president of CSC's Global Outsourcing Services organization. "We are pleased to extend our relationship with Hawker Beechcraft."