May 28, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IBM (ibm.com) announced that it has been chosen to provide technology-enabled business transformation services and IT outsourcing for the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The multi-year contract was signed on Thursday.
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IBM said it would build on existing Defra systems to facilitate improvements in its service delivery to Defra staff, the department’s partners and wider stakeholders.
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“IBM is committed to partnering with Defra to achieve its organizational and service delivery objectives,” says Tom Jenkins, partner for IBM business consulting services. “Innovation is central to Defra’s transformation strategy – bringing to bear not only IBM’s renowned technology expertise but also our in-depth industry knowledge, to deliver business change.”
