NCR Corporation and KDM Associates Form Strategic Partnership for Global IT Deployment Services

NCR Corporation, a leader in providing Relationship Technology solutions, and KDM Associates, Inc., a systems integration firm specializing in global deployment of large hardware and software systems, have announced a cooperative subcontracting partnership to provide a suite of deployment services to customers in the financial, retail, and telecommunications markets. This partnership combines NCR's strength in technology services with KDM's expertise in network systems integration and deployment of large IT systems. The collaboration aims to lower the overall cost of IT deployments while maximizing their success.

Key Takeaways:

• The partnership between NCR and KDM will provide a suite of deployment services to customers in the financial, retail, and telecommunications markets.
• NCR brings to the table consulting services such as deployment project management, process services, staging, implementation, and systems redeployment, while KDM complements these strengths with its depot service model.
• The collaboration aims to lower the overall cost of IT deployments while maximizing their success.
• The partnership expands NCR's client base traditionally covered by its Solutions Groups and allows it to globally offer a range of services within its core competencies.
• KDM's suite of deployment consulting services includes staging, systems repair and refurbishment, product storage, and disposal.
• NCR's deployment capabilities include asset optimization, analysis, and planning, site audits, asset removal and pick-up, equipment refurbishment, and equipment repair and stocking.
• By outsourcing IT deployment, solutions integrators and end-user customers can leverage their assets more cost-effectively while increasing the overall quality of IT systems deployment.
• KDM has built its reputation by doing the detail work of IT deployment in the financial services industry, and this partnership enables it to offer a more complete set of solutions to its existing customers, while extending its reach into new markets.

Statistics:

• In 1999, KDM was awarded the SI Impact Award in the category of Best Migration Solution for its work in deploying a 25,000 workstation, 1,200 server network using its proprietary deployIT.com methodology.
• KDM operates as an out-sourced manufacturer for software publishers providing duplication, packaging, and distribution services worldwide.
• NCR provides Relationship Technology solutions for the retail, financial, telecommunications, airline, and insurance markets.
• NCR's Relationship Technology solutions include data warehousing, ATMs, and point-of-sale systems.

Sources:

• NCR Corporation - As a recognized world leader in providing Relationship Technology solutions for the retail, financial, telecommunications, airline, and insurance markets.
• KDM Associates, Inc. - As an ISO 9002 Systems Integration firm specializing in services that aid in the global deployment of large hardware and software systems.
• NCR Corporation - www.ncr.com
• KDM Associates, Inc. - www.kdmassoc.com