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The world’s service providers and enterprises are adapting to new consumer
and business requirements, new competitors and changing business models. As
telecom and IT converge, many businesses are beginning to modernize or
outsource their infrastructures.
Through the alignment of their offerings and common solutions HP and
Alcatel-Lucent plan to create a “one-stop shop,” relieving service providers of
the burden and complexity of coordinating the transformation of IT and telecom
infrastructures. Similarly, the companies plan to empower enterprises to
effectively create and manage truly integrated communication environments.
The alliance will create new end-to-end customer solutions that take
advantage of both companies’ product portfolios for the enterprise and telecom
markets.
For its next generation platform architecture, Alcatel-Lucent would take
advantage of HP IT and telecom technologies as well as HP supply chain
efficiencies. Alcatel-Lucent will be able to offer service providers
sophisticated solutions that are based on common technologies for carrier-grade
and IT applications. This approach will help service providers exploit the
advantages of standards-based server, processor and operating system
technologies.
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"Today’s global alliance represents a major transformational deal that will
deliver great benefits to our customers. IT and telecom are coming together in
an unprecedented way and I am delighted to see how we can speed up innovation
in our industry. I am also confident that HP will deliver Alcatel-Lucent
best-in-class solutions in terms of performance and cost for our IT needs."
Ben Verwaayen, CEO, Alcatel-Lucent
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"Our customers want simple and effective interaction with vendors — one that
can deliver reduced costs, increased innovation capabilities and lower
implementation risks. Together with HP we can seamlessly deliver the best of
both worlds: an integrated solution and combined expertise from two world
leading companies. I’m confident that our customers will react very positively
to this new alliance."
Sean Dolan, President, Asia Pacific and China Region,
Alcatel-Lucent
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"We’re seeing more of our customers merging their IT and networking
organizations, so they already recognize there is a convergence happening. With
our alliance with HP, we’re going to be able to present these customers with
compelling, comprehensive solutions that are integrated from the very start to
ensure more seamless and reliable services."
Adolfo Hernandez, President, Europe, Middle East and Africa Region,
Alcatel-Lucent
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"Our service provider and enterprise customers are telling us they want a
more integrated approach in managing the total cost of ownership
for their information and communications technology
needs. Through our partnership with HP we will
be uniquely positioned vis-a-vis our competitors to both deliver
-- and manage -- communications and IT infrastructure for carriers and
enterprises alike."
Robert Vrij, President, Americas Region, Alcatel-Lucent
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The companies also plan for HP to transform and manage a large part of the
Alcatel-Lucent’s IT infrastructure, taking advantage of HP technologies and
experience in IT transformation. Alcatel-Lucent will be able to accelerate the
evolution of its operations toward the highest standard of performance,
quality, efficiency and costs. HP has been selected for its advanced data
center technologies and its managed services leadership.
“We expect customers will be able to create new business opportunities and
greater efficiencies from this alliance,” said Mark Hurd, HP chairman and chief
executive officer. “By combining our deep expertise in IT and communications,
HP and Alcatel-Lucent will help customers transform their technology needs into
a competitive edge.”
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