Atos signs global IT contract with EthosEnergy

Transforming the IT environment to achieve business growth, repeatability and predictability

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Jul 24, 2014, 09:00 ET

NEW YORK, July 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Atos, an international IT services company, today announced that it has signed a five-year contract with EthosEnergy, a leading independent service provider of rotating equipment services and solutions, to provide IT managed services and support for the EthosEnergy locations on a global basis.

EthosEnergy, a joint venture between Wood Group's Gas Turbine Services (GTS) business and the Siemens Energy TurboCare business unit, has chosen Atos to transition and transform the GTS and TurboCare IT infrastructure environments into a consolidated managed services landscape, managed by Atos global support services and supported from key Atos data centers in Europe and North America.

"The services provided by Atos and the relationship between our two companies is fundamental to supporting the focus of our core business, which is maximizing the life cycle value we can create on behalf of our customers, while providing a stable platform for our business systems that help drive repeatability and predictability in everything we do," stated Mark Dobler, CEO of EthosEnergy.

"We value the opportunity to support EthosEnergy's IT infrastructure support requirements and to become a strategic technology and business partner, supporting EthosEnergy's evolving business landscape. With our global delivery framework and presence, we will be able to safeguard vital business intelligence for EthosEnergy," stated John Evers, CEO of Atos in North America.

Atos will provide cloud services through Canopy, the Atos Cloud and data center infrastructure support services, service desk support, on-site support services, security services, network and voice support services, collaboration support services, and managed client services, which will support EthosEnergy deliver services to its global customers.

About Atos

Atos is an international information technology services company with 2013 annual revenue of EUR 8.6 billion and 76,300 employees in 52 countries. Serving a global client base, it delivers information technology services through Consulting & Systems Integration, Managed Operations, and transactional services through Worldline, the European leader and a global player in the payments services industry. With its deep technology expertise and industry knowledge, it works with clients across the following business sectors: Manufacturing, Retail & Transportation; Public Sector & Health; Financial Services; Telecoms, Media & Utilities. Atos is focused on business technology that powers progress and helps organizations to create their firm of the future. It is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and is listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris Market. Atos operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting, Worldline and Atos Worldgrid.

About EthosEnergy

EthosEnergy, a joint venture between Wood Group and Siemens, is a leading independent service provider of rotating equipment services and solutions to the power, oil & gas and industrial markets. Globally, these services include power plant engineering, procurement and construction; facility operations & maintenance; design, manufacture and application of engineered components, upgrades and re-rates; repair, overhaul and optimization of gas and steam turbines, generators, pumps, compressors and other high-speed rotating equipment. www.ethosenergygroup.com

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