CSS in services pact with IBM

Cybernet-SlashSupport (CSS) has announced that it has been chosen as a preferred partner to deploy IBM's new 'Open Client' solutions in the Indian and US markets.

CSS will promote and offer services around IBM solutions out of its strong offshore base in Chennai.

To help customers deploy the solution, CSS will offer services such as jumpstart, end-user segmentation, value assessment, application migration, pilot management and deployment, and ongoing support.

CSS will provide a dedicated team to support the collaborative solutions and middleware on Linux, a CSS release said, without details on the duration or size of the deal.

CSS has had a working relationship with IBM, especially in providing interoperability and other services on the latter's open source platforms, for over a decade and executed projects for several of the top global companies.

Shiva Ramani, co-founder and chief executive officer of CSS said in a statement that becoming IBM's preferred partner was well aligned with the company's mission of helping enterprise clients drive down the cost of IT operations, while improving service levels.

CSS employs close to 5,000 people, with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia, besides Chennai. In April this year, Goldman Sachs had led a $25-million investment round into the company.