Landis+Gyr, a provider of integrated energy management solutions, has awarded Unisys Switzerland a five-year multi-million dollar extension to its IT outsourcing contract.

Building on the existing relationship, Unisys will continue to provide end-user support and data centre services, SAP solution management and a range of additional IT services to more than 5,000 Landis+Gyr employees. Unisys will deliver the services from its global services centres, as well as on-site.

“The difficult global economic situation has reinforced how important it is to have long-term partners who add value to the business,” said Dieter Hecht, Executive Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer at Landis+Gyr. ”Our decision to renew our contract with Unisys is based on the quality of the company’s services and the return on our investment they provide. With Unisys driving forward the implementation of our global IT strategy, Landis+Gyr can respond effectively to the business challenges we face now and in the future.”

The services provided by Unisys under the contract extension include, round-the-clock system management and SAP operations, virtualisation and consolidation of IT technologies and international service desk outsourcing.