UMass Signs $100 Million IS Contract

June 24, 2011
UMass Memorial Health Care Inc., a Worcester, Mass.-based hospital system, has signed a five-year contract totaling $100 million, with Affiliated
UMass Memorial Health Care Inc., a Worcester, Mass.-based hospital system, has signed a five-year contract totaling $100 million, with Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) to provide information systems services to its facilities.

Under the terms of the agreement, ACS says it will expand UMass Memorial’s IT systems through the deployment of servers and data storage based on the hospital system’s specific infrastructure needs. In addition, ACS will provide networking, data systems, data center hosting, desktop, help desk, telecommunications, disaster recovery, and resource planning services, says the company.

According to ACS (Glattbrugg, Switzerland), the contract will extend an existing six-year business relationship.

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