Deal to lead to job cuts
Reynolds signs an IT contract
(Winston-Salem Journal) - R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. said yesterday that a decision to contract with an outside company for information-technology services will lead to significant job cuts in the division.
Reynolds has signed a contract with EDS, based in Plano, Texas, to manage its information-technology infrastructure services, beginning in August. The companies declined to discuss the terms of the contract.
EDS said it would manage Reynolds’ in-house mainframes, mid-range servers, databases and data centers. It also will provide field-level and help-desk support for Reynolds’ network and computing services, and enhance information-technology security.
(Winston-Salem Journal) - R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. said yesterday that a decision to contract with an outside company for information-technology services will lead to significant job cuts in the division.
Reynolds has signed a contract with EDS, based in Plano, Texas, to manage its information-technology infrastructure services, beginning in August. The companies declined to discuss the terms of the contract.
EDS said it would manage Reynolds’ in-house mainframes, mid-range servers, databases and data centers. It also will provide field-level and help-desk support for Reynolds’ network and computing services, and enhance information-technology security.
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1 Comments:
EDS is the IT sweatshop started by Ross Perot. I don't think he is involved with it any more.
In the case of RJR, I can't say this is a bad move. They are in the tobacco business, not in the IT or technology business. The days when IT services were an operating expense are drawing to a close. There is no good reason for a manufacturing concern to support its own IT infrastructure any more so than there is for it to support its own housekeeping or lunchroom catering. They are commodity services.
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