IBM Polska's zł.100 million Fiat Polska outsourcing coup

IBM's services to Fiat will include the management of 2,200 PCs (both desktops and notebooks) and 50 servers, as well as the maintenance and development of 50 applications. IBM has recently finalized several large outsourcing contracts, and so far 13 companies have handed over their entire IT management to the company, making it a sector leader. "Outsourcing carries a huge growth potential," says Dariusz Fabiszewski, IBM managing director, who plans to increase this year's revenues from these activities by 50%, which, should this happen, will amount to over zł.100 million. It is believed that Fiat will save around 10% through the IT outsourcing deal. (Parkiet, p.6) K.J.