Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) SA has won a R3 million deal to project manage the re-engineering of the local area network (LAN) in the Johannesburg office of international resources giant BHP Billiton.
CSC is a major provider of IT services to BHP Billiton internationally, although this is the first project it will undertake for the group in SA.
The four-year LAN deal, consisting of new networking infrastructure and professionally managed services, will see a new broadband network to which more than 500 users will be connected.
Johan de Wit, BHP Billiton SA`s IT manager, says the LAN is being re-engineered because current technology restricts business performance and growth.
"It is neither robust nor flexible. Our new LAN will accommodate future voice and video applications, but the immediate impact will be the speed with which information will be delivered to our desktops."
CSC SA project manager Mark Austin says the entire network is being redesigned. "It is not just an upgrade. We`re designing and implementing an infrastructure that will enable BHP Billiton SA to make full and efficient use of the applications now and into the future. The network management services installed will enable us to monitor network performance from CSC`s data centre in Randburg."
CSC, the California-headquartered consulting and IT services firm, is an $11.5 billion revenue company with more than 66 000 employees worldwide.
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