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Hyderabad, March 9th 2006: Satyam Computer Services Ltd. (NYSE: SAY), a global consulting and IT service provider, today announced that it’s internal IT Service Management division has obtained ISO20000 certification. The ISO20000 is the latest standard for implementation of IT Service Management.
Originally certified for BS15000 for its Infrastructure Management Services and internal IT Service Management operations in Chennai, this is an extension of scope to Satyam’s all India locations as well as an upgrade from erstwhile BS15000 standard. BS15000 is the original British standard for IT Service Management which has now become ISO20000, with some changes.
Talking about the implementation of IT Service Management, auditors from BVQI said, “Satyam has established an effective IT Service Management System with excellent commitment from top management. It’s clear that Satyam is ready to continue improving its services to its customers and provide benefit to all stakeholders”
Mr. CR Nagaraj, Sr. Vice President, SSU Quality Satyam said, “We embarked on this journey to ensure that excellent infrastructure results in excellent customer satisfaction. The certification is a proof that we are on the right path”
The IT Service Management at Satyam was implemented 2 years ago across India, for Network and Systems operations provided for internal customers. As per IT Service Management best practices, local service desks which serve as a single point of contact for all customer requirements and robust incident and problem management are implemented. Apart from this, other processes like change control, availability, capacity, continuity and service level management processes guarantees that the complete set of best practices are in place to ensure optimal results and customer satisfaction.
IT Service Management certification which was as per BS15000 given by British Standards Institute is now become an ISO standard called ISO20000. BS15000 draws a large part of its guidelines from best practices in IT Infrastructure Library which is public domain knowledge owned by Office of Government Commerce (OGC), UK.
Satyam Contacts
For further information, contact: rfi@satyam.com
India
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Rajesh, rajesh@perfectrelations.com, +91 40 55316861, +91 98490 42184
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US
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Ivette Almeida, ialmeida@hfgcg.com 1- 646-284-9455 | +1-201-232-0128
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Europe
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Priti Thakker, priti_thakker@satyam.com, +1 973 753 1858, +1 973 997 1149
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Asia- Pacific
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Reshma Wad Jain, reshma@wer1.net, +65 6737 4844, +65 98140507 or Amber Dale, a.dale@polaris-me.com, Jiang Ying, rfi@satyam.com, +86 21 5080 7600 extn 4015, +86 13816686084
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