July 28, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — ITNET (itnet.co.uk) announced today it has been awarded a data center hosting contract by the UK Cabinet Office. The value of the five-year contract is £83m with an option for a two-year extension.
Under the terms of the contract, ITNET will be responsible for providing a single managed service for three government infrastructure building blocks ? an authentication and routing service, an information sharing service, and a pan-government content management system.
The company said the contract win was its first in the central government market, one of its key target sectors.
“Working with the Cabinet Office to deliver this electronic transformation complements the services ITNET has offered since 1987 – achieving high value business benefits through technology, process and people,” said Bridget Blow, CEO of ITNET. “ITNET’s support in improving the quality of government services is key to our public sector strategy. This contract win is evidence of ITNET’s strong reputation and expertise within Central Government IT services.”
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