Table Of ContentMarch1993
Vol.IV,No.3
OSP
APublicationfromINPUT’SOutsourcingInformationSystemsProgram
CSC Moves Out in Two International Markets
BetweenNovemberandearlyFebruary,CSC vendorissucceedingintheinternationalmarket
announcedtwomajoroutsourcingcontracts almostassoonasitstartssucceedinginthe
outsidethecontinentalU.S. Justtwoyearsago, domesticmarket.
CSCwasstilltryingtodiversifyfromitsstrong
positioninthefederalmarketintocommercial SuccessintheU.K.
markets. Nowitisdiversifyingevenfurther,
demonstratingthattheinternationaldemandfor CanweexpectmorefromCSCinthe
outsourcingisstrong,atleastintheU.K.and internationalmarket? Indeed,inearly
Australia. February,itannouncedanagreementwithBhS,
aleadingU.K.clothingretailerwith130stores
AustralianInsuranceDeal inthatcountry. TheagreementcallsforCSCto
managethedatacenter,developnew
InearlyNovember1992,CSCannouncedthat applicationsandmaintainandenhanceexisting
ithadamemoofunderstandingwithAustralian software,aclassicapplicationsoperations
MutualProvidentSociety(AMP)inSydney, arrangement. Thoughthecontractvaluewas
Australiatoprovideoutsourcingservicestothe
insuranceconglomerate. Thisisavery
cacoqmupilsiictaitonedofdeCalS,CinAvuosltvrialniganboytoCnSlyCtihnethe Exhibit1
U.S.,nowawhollyownedsubsidiaryofAMP, CSC’sInsuranceDeal
butalsotheabsorptionofAMP’s600ISstaff
bofytChSeCa.greEexhmiebnitt.1illustratesthemajoraspects •100employeesfromCSCAustralia
Thevalueofthecontractovertheten-year •600employeesfromAMP
periodisexpectedtobe$1.5billion,certainly
thelargestcontractyetawardedinAustralia. •Ten-yearcontractterm
Thoughthedealhasbeenpubliclyannounced,
itisstillsubjecttosigningofadefinitive •$1.5billioncontractvalue
agreementbecauseoftheregulatoryissues
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notreported,itdoescontainaclausestating inthepast. Bothretailingand,toalesser
thata30%reductionofBhS’scomputingcosts extent,theinsuranceindustryhavebeenfertile
fromthecurrentlevelisguaranteed. The marketsforsomevendors,butCSCdidnot
contractisfor11yearsandincludesthetransfer standoutasoneoftheseintheU.S.
of115employeestotheCSCpayroll. Exhibit2
summarizestheterms. CSCwassuccessfulintheseinternational
dealsbecauseithadgoodmarketing
organizationsinplaceinthosecountries
andbroughtahighlevelofperceived
Exhibit2 expertiseinoutsourcingtothetable.
CSC’sRetailDeal ApparentlyprospectsintheU.K.and
Australiamaybemoreinterestedin
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•Thirtypercentsavingsguaranteed ibnosduerawneclelofroraEreDtSailaenxdpePretr.otTShyisstmeamsy,
whichareveryactivelypursuing
•Applicationsoperationsoutsourcing internationalopportunitiesalso.
-Platformoperations WhatIs“International”?
-Applicationsmanagement Bothoftheseawardsmaybemislabeled
bycallingtheminternationalsuccesses.
•115employeestransfertoCSC Afterall,theyarereallyonlyoutsourcing
awardsinonecountrygrantedtoan
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domesticandinternationaldivisionsfora
corporation,includingitsnetwork
VanHoneycutt,PresidentofCSC’sIndustry management. Therearevendorsinthemarket
ServicesGroup,said: “Thisisoneofthemost whocandoitnow,atleastonatechnological
significantoutsourcingcontractseverawarded front. Themanagementproblemswillbe
intheU.K. ItwillallowBhStofocus daunting,butwillbemasteredbecausethistype
exclusivelyonitscorebusinesswhilerelying oftrueinternationaloutsourcingisinevitablein
onCSCtoprovidetheinformationtechnology viewoftheincreasedglobalizationofbusiness.
supportsocriticaltosuccessintoday’s
marketplace.”
ReasonforSuccess
Inbothofthesecases,CSCisenteringa
verticalindustrythathasnotbeenitsstrongsuit
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