CSC Plans China Data Centers

[OhioChick]

Source: Information Week

October 30, 2008 02:43 PM


Outsourcer Computer Sciences (NYSE: CSC) Corp. said it plans to open new data centers in China with an eye to increasing its footprint in Asia.

"Strengthening our global delivery framework and expanding our presence in Asia are key elements to our multi-year growth strategy," said CSC president and CEO Michael Laphen, in a statement Wednesday. One center will be located in the city of Tianjin, about 75 miles southeast of Beijing.

The data center, slated to open in spring 2009, will initially house about 200 employees. CSC said it expects that number to increase to about 500 within three years. The company plans to begin service delivery from a nearby temporary location starting in November.
CSC said it plans to offer a range of services from the center, including infrastructure and applications management and business process outsourcing.

The company is also planning a second data center in the same area, from which it will provide hosted and managed IT services. "China is an important location for us, and we're committed to expanding our capabilities here," said Laphen.





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Snip~ "Separately, CSC said Thursday that it has won a $192 million contract from the U.S. Army's Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command to provide support services for command, control and communications. The contract also includes IT, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support services."


Hmmm....

[DemFromMem]

1. Probably couldn't find enough H-1B workers

Just razzin' you, OhioChick ;-)

[OhioChick]

6. Nice

:rofl:

[DiverDave]

2. I worked for them for awhile

And I truly hope they outsourced some of those assholes jobs.
There were some nice folks there, but the backstabbing cube drones ruled.

I was glad when I left.

[Azlady]

3. Well that is just great...

They announce opening a new center in China and JUST got a contract with U.S.Army.... does that send off any alarms to anyone, beyond more outsourcing...???

[w4rma]

4. Data Centers in China for the US military? How stupid can anyone be?

That's like rolling out a red carpet for spies. Hey, come here and look at all this tactical information!!!! And if we ever have a conflict with China (of any type, economic or military) the Chinese government can shut that data center down quick and confiscate the computers.

[OhioChick]

7. Bingo! n/t

[ihavenobias]

8. Scary n/t

[happygoluckytoyou]

5. US Offers voting machines to CHINA... news Jeb Bush elected holy leader of CHINA by 57% of voters!!

[Omnibus]

9. No other country is dumb enough to vote with our machines.

They got us 8 years of Bush; NO ONE wants a piece of that.