CSX World Terminals Contracts Atos Origin for IT Services

Business Wire, Sept 12, 2001

Business Editors

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2001

Atos Origin, a global leader in providing enterprise application implementation, integration and support services is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic agreement with CSX World Terminals, a subsidiary of CSX Corporation that operates containerized cargo terminals in eleven port locations throughout the world.

As part of this transaction, Atos Origin will become CSX World Terminals' primary IT service provider. The four-year contract initially involves mid-range server hosting and DBA support services provided by Atos Origin's data center in Arlington, Texas.

After considering as many as twenty vendors, CSX World Terminals selected Atos Origin to deliver server hosting and DBA support services. CSX World Terminals was extremely impressed with Atos Origin's process approach to IT service provision and found their ability to assist with data communications support to less-developed countries around the world a big advantage.

"We selected Atos Origin because of their operational maturity and variety of service offerings. They exhibited a high standard of service for support and change control at a very reasonable price. As a global company that provides worldwide support, we found Atos Origin's service model suitable with our global requirements. We look forward to building a relationship with Atos Origin and expanding with them as we grow," said Anne Pollard, CSX World Terminals' Director of Information Technology. According to Yankee Group analyst, Carrie Lewis, "the delivery of solutions anywhere in the world backed by guaranteed interconnectivity across the scope of an organization is becoming an important service requirement. Increasingly, end-users are selecting outsourcing service providers on the basis of geographic scale and scope, as well as service quality."

According to Ken Cameron, Atos Origin V.P. of Managed Services for North America, "We are very pleased to begin this relationship with CSX World Terminals. We believe our ability to assist CSX World Terminals as a partner in multiple geographies and across the entire lifecycle of information technology applications will be of great value in helping CSX World Terminals to achieve its business objectives in a timely and cost-effective manner."

About CSX World Terminals

CSX World Terminals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of CSX Corporation, is based in Charlotte, N.C., and is a leading provider of terminal solutions, operating 16 global businesses in Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States. Its array of products and services includes terminal development, operations and management, terminal consulting, warehouse and depot management, equipment consulting, maintenance and repair, and terminal technology systems. CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX), based in Richmond, VA., operates the largest rail network in the eastern half of the United States. It also provides intermodal, domestic container shipping and global container terminal operations. For additional information about CSX World Terminals, visit their Web site at www.csxwt.com.

About Atos Origin

Atos Origin, Inc. is a leading, global business and technology integrator focused on the creation, implementation, integration and support of enterprise business solutions that enable customers to better manage their extended enterprises and e-communities. The company's 27,000 employees deliver innovative solutions and strong industry experience to help clients turn their business objectives into value-driven results. Atos Origin currently operates in more than 30 countries worldwide, with sales of $2.5 billion ($US) in 2000.

In North America, Atos Origin operates out of locations in South Plainfield (NJ), Dallas (TX), Cincinnati (OH), Columbus (OH), Toronto and Mexico City. Customers include Lucent Technologies, NCR, Nortel, Philip Morris, Philips, Shell, Unilever and others primarily in the high tech & electronics, chemical/pharmaceutical, discrete manufacturing and consumer packaged goods industries.