IBM and FONAFE Bring Cloud Computing to Critical Government Services in Peru

LIMA, Peru and ARMONK, N.Y., Feb. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Government National Business Funding Agency (Fondo Nacional de Financiamiento de la Actividad Empresarial del Estado / FONAFE) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a five-year information technology (IT) services agreement to develop and manage a private cloud-computing technology infrastructure that will centralize IT operations for 10 government-owned companies that provide power utility, postal, port shipping, transportation, housing and other critical services to Peruvian citizens.

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As part of the five-year project IBM will consolidate 10 data centers, virtualize more than 130 servers and centralize database administration for approximately 40 applications.  Internet, e-mail and social networking systems, such as chat programs, will be centralized and delivered to more than 3,000 users through the use of cloud computing technology. The government-owned civil services companies that will participate in the project include: Electroperu, Hidrandina, Electrocentro, Electronorte, Electro Noroeste, Corpac, Serpost, Enapu, Fondo Mivivienda and Fonafe.  

"This is the first stage of a number of projects that we are designing for government companies to increase their productivity and competitiveness. We are confident that, through an outsourced service model, the FONAFE Corporation will more quickly adopt information technology standards and best practices," said Mario Gonzales, FONAFE Corporation's Executive Director.

These solutions will enable Government companies to increase their competitiveness and cut down operating costs through the creation of a Shared Service Center.  Through the use of cloud computing-technology the FONAFE companies, and eventually other institutions of the public sector, will be able to easily benefit from the advantages offered by the Shared Service Center, thus improving the competitiveness of the Peruvian State in the region.

"IBM's consolidation and virtualization strategy will enable these companies to have a more flexible and safe technological environment that will result not only in cost savings, but also in a more efficient use of power resources," said Jaime Garcia Echecopar, General Manager, IBM Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Uruguay & Paraguay.  "Through the use of cloud-based services, the organizations can get what they need, as they need it - from advanced analytics and business applications to IT infrastructure such as virtual servers and storage or access to tools for testing software code."

The agreement was signed in February 2011.  

About FONAFE

FONAFE Corporation is a holding group of the Peruvian State, made up of 33 government-run companies.  It is one of the main economic groups of the country, with assets in excess of US$ 15.8 billion and a strategic share in various industries such as electricity generation and distribution, ports, water and sanitation, finance, oil & gas.  This magnitude makes us one of the most complex information technology and communications (TIC) operations in the country.

About IBM

For more information about IBM, please visit www.ibm.com/services  

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