NXP, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, has awarded a five-year outsourcing contract to international IT services company Atos Origin for the management of its global datacenters.

As part of the new contract, Atos Origin will manage all infrastructure services for NXP’s core business to help consolidate and optimize all global manufacturing and engineering data centres.

Louis Luijten, CIO of NXP Semiconductors, said:: “Our strategy focuses on increased efficiency by returning to our core activities, and Atos Origin will be our long-term partner to strengthen our competitive presence and increase our output”.

The new contract follows an existing business ITO agreement signed last month between the two companies. The combined contracts are worth €155 million. NXP recently signed another outsourcing contract with TCS.