States that EDS will assume responsibility as operator for the Tier IV Datacenter of Qatar Foundation.

EDS, a technology services company, yesterday announced that Qatar Foundation, a private, chartered, nonprofit organization has awarded it a 7 year Datacenter and Information Technology Services contract.

Under this agreement, EDS, will assume responsibility as operator for the Tier IV Datacenter being built outside of North America and Qatar Foundation's IT services located throughout the State of Qatar. As operator, EDS will provide the Foundation with technology services and an integrated IT managed service, comprising IT operations, service desk, infrastructure management and service delivery, says the company.

"This agreement is a milestone in our IT strategic plan and will expedite our ability to supply service excellence to the members of Qatar Foundation; it further aids us by creating another channel under the Foundation's umbrella to help transform the State into a knowledge based society. We are very pleased to have signed EDS as our partner. EDS supports our mission of transformation and will aid the Foundation beyond the application of IT services through the leverage of their global resource pool of expertise," said Rashid Al Naimi, Vice President - Administration for Qatar Foundation.

"We are delighted to engage with Qatar Foundation as our Anchor Client in Qatar for the supply of world class IT services to the Foundation & the State of Qatar,' said Charles Cox, Regional Vice President for EDS Middle East & Africa. "By harnessing EDS' worldwide experience of IT best practice, EDS is committed to supporting Qatar Foundation's vision to improve quality of life and provide excellent educational opportunities to the people of Qatar and the Region'. Adding,' our strategy in the region is to invest in local talent providing knowledge transfer of our global methodologies, processes and tools and so creating a strong indigenous IT services capability in each country."