Orange
Business Services has won a three-year contract with Haier in China
to implement and manage Flexible
Computing Premium, a cloud computing solution. The initial
deployment will allow Haier’s headquarters in China to connect with its
after-sale service center in India over a cloud-based platform, enabling
users to access business-critical applications anywhere, anytime.
Part of Orange Business Services’ IaaS and IT services portfolio,
Flexible Computing Premium is based on a modular industrialized catalog
of cloud infrastructure and software management services ranging from
the customer’s operating systems to its applications. It frees the IT
team from its day-to-day operational tasks of managing cloud
infrastructure and software to focus on more strategic projects.
The solution is designed to meet stringent security, performance and
availability requirements and includes a secure datacenter
infrastructure. An ideal fit for business-critical applications running
on Haier’s network, this deployment will bring business benefits such as:
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agility – With Flexible Computing Premium, Haier’s
infrastructure is built “a la carte” and can be modified quickly and
easily to meet changing business needs. The infrastructure can be
customized via an easy-to-use administration portal.
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scalability – IaaS enables Haier to expand internationally in
an agile way, easily adding or removing infrastructure as the company
evolves.
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cost-efficiency – Using this cloud-based solution allows Haier
to realize significant cost savings from a pay-per-use cost model
resulting in the transformation of CAPEX into predictable operational
costs.
Patrick Li, General Manager-China, Orange Business Services, said:
“Chinese as well as Asian multinationals are realizing the value of
cloud. We are delighted to support Haier, one of the world’s most
innovative companies, with our industry-leading cloud solution and our
expertise as a global IT services provider. This win is a milestone for
us in China, and a testament to Orange Business Services’ ability to
provide large Chinese enterprises with innovative communications
solutions to support their expansion in India.”
Orange Business Services won the Best Cloud Service award at the World
Communications award two years in a row. The 2013 Best
Cloud Service award recognized Orange for Flexible
Contact Center, a cloud based contact center solution. In 2012,
Orange was awarded Best Cloud Service for Business
Together as a Service, a cloud-based global unified collaboration
solution.
About Haier
Haier was founded in 1984. In the last 30 years, through its
entrepreneurial and innovative spirit, Haier has transformed itself from
an insolvent collectively-owned factory on the brink of bankruptcy into
the number one global home appliance brand. In 2013, Haier’s global
revenue and profit reached RMB180.3 billion (USD 29.5 billion ) and
RMB10.8 billion (USD 1.76 billion ) respectively. Profit growth was 2
times revenue growth. Based on the statistics of Euromonitor
International, a world leader in strategy research for consumer markets,
Haier has been the number one global home appliance brand for five years
in a row. On the 2012 World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies list
published by the Boston Consulting Group, Haier was the only Chinese
company in the top 10, as well as the top-ranked consumer product
retailer. More information, please visit to: http://www.haier.com/cn/
About Orange Business Services
Orange Business Services, the Orange branch dedicated to B2B services,
is a leading global integrator of communications solutions for
multinational corporations. With the world's largest, seamless network
for voice and data, Orange Business Services reaches 220 countries and
territories with local support in more than 160. Offering a
comprehensive package of communication services covering cloud
computing, enterprise mobility, M2M, security, unified communications,
videoconferencing, and broadband, Orange Business Services delivers a
best-in-class customer experience across a global landscape. Thousands
of enterprise customers and 1.4 million mobile data users rely on an
Orange Business Services international platform for communicating and
conducting business. Orange Business Services was awarded four of the
telecom industry’s highest accolades at the annual World Communication
Awards 2013 – Best Global Operator, Best Cloud Service, Best Enterprise
Service and Best Small Business Service. Orange Business Services is the
only seven-time winner of Best Global Operator. Learn more at www.orange-business.com
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