Infosys to Provide IT Services to BP

New five-year, group-wide strategic supplier agreement expands decade-long partnership

BANGALORE, India, Sept. 4, 2014 /CNW/ - Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing solutions, today announced that it has been selected by BP to provide IT services, in particular Application Support and Development to BP. Infosys was chosen to support BP in running, enhancing and developing business applications and improving business IT processes across all key BP IT operations.

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The agreement, which is effective September 1, 2014, will provide IT services (in particular Application Support and Development) across BP's operations, including corporate functions, upstream and downstream segments, energy trading and marketing. The agreement's geographical scope includes BP's main facilities in Houston, Texas, and in the UK, as well as support in locations as diverse as Azerbaijan, Angola, Brazil and Singapore.

Central to these services, Infosys will also continue to invest in the Infosys Information Systems and Technology University. This academy provides training to Infosys engineers in industry knowledge, technology systems, BP processes and key applications.

Rajesh K. Murthy, Executive Vice President and Global Head, Energy, Communications and Services, Infosys, said: 

"Winning this contract demonstrates how we have evolved as a supplier and continue to work collaboratively with BP across their range of activities." 

About Infosys 

Infosys is a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing solutions. We enable clients, in more than 30 countries, to stay a step ahead of emerging business trends and outperform the competition. We help them transform and thrive in a changing world by co-creating breakthrough solutions that combine strategic insights and execution excellence.

Visit http://www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY), with US$8.25 billion in annual revenues and 160,000+ employees, is Building Tomorrow's Enterprise® today.

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SOURCE: Infosys

Asia Pacific, Sadaf Khan, Infosys, India, [phone], [email protected]; EMEA, Paul de Lara, Infosys, UK, [phone], [email protected]; Americas, Tara Kozak-Lindsay GolinHarris for Infosys, USA, [phone], [email protected]