Deloitte Consulting Signs Agreement With IBM to Provide Server and Software Technology to Its Clients

Business Wire, Oct 25, 1999

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 1999--

Deloitte Consulting Expands e-Business and other key offerings to

include IBM web-enabling and data management solutions

Deloitte Consulting Product Services LLC, the reselling subsidiary of Deloitte Consulting, today announced an agreement with IBM, the world's largest information technology company, to provide a wide range of IBM servers and software products to Fortune 500 companies across North America.

This agreement, the first of its kind between the two companies, enables Deloitte Consulting to incorporate IBM technology into the business solutions recommended to its clients.

The firm will offer a variety of IBM servers, including Netfinity(R), RS/6000(R), AS/400(R) and S/390(R), as well as virtually all IBM and Tivoli software, including e-Business products such as WebSphere(TM) and IBM Net.Commerce, IBM DB2(R) Universal Database, SecureWay(R), Visual Warehouse(TM) and Tivoli's family of system management products.

Primary market segments include financial services, energy, telecommunications, state and local government, healthcare, consumer business and manufacturing.

"Our clients are large, complex organizations with a vast range of needs that must be met quickly and efficiently, and IBM's technologies enhance our ability to offer flexible solutions to meet their particular business needs," said John Gibbons, global director, Information Technology Services, Deloitte Consulting.

"This agreement complements our emphasis on providing quality solutions to our clients, because we can now deliver a full range of IBM Web-enabling technology and data management software, in addition to the benefits of our consulting and industry expertise."

"IBM's industry-leading products will provide Deloitte Consulting clients the power and flexibility they demand for enabling many technologies, such as e-Business, regardless of their industry or specific requirements," said Buell Duncan, IBM's general manager for Global Business Partners.

"Companies will be able to take full advantage of the combined strength of Deloitte Consulting's expertise and IBM's server offerings, plus the security, scalability and performance of IBM and Tivoli software."

About Deloitte Consulting

Deloitte Consulting is one of the world's top management consulting firms, providing services to transform an entire enterprise -- strategy, processes, information technology and people.

Deloitte Consulting offers its clients a very different approach, because of a highly respectful, flexible, and collaborative working style that allows an unmatched ability to transfer knowledge and skills and generate employee buy-in.

In addition, Deloitte Consulting focuses on the realization that changing business processes is necessary to achieve the promised returns from strategy and technology. This approach enables the delivery of very different results -- results clients can build on because Deloitte Consulting helps make organizations more robust and adaptable to future shifts in the environment.

Deloitte Consulting is an integral part of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, one of the world's leading professional services firms, delivering world-class assurance and advisory, tax, and consulting services.

More than 82,000 people in over 130 countries serve nearly one-fifth of the world's largest companies as well as large national enterprises, public institutions, and successful fast-growing companies. Our internationally experienced professionals deliver seamless, consistent services wherever our clients operate. Our mission is to help our clients and our people excel.

For more information, visit our Web site at www.dc.com.

Deloitte Consulting. A very different approach. For very different results.

Note to Editors: All names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Visit the Deloitte Consulting press room at www.dc.com/whats_new for recent news releases and additional firm information.