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- SD-WAN-based network will connect 1,500 sites in 94 countries on 5 continents
- Orange Business Services provides Siemens with SD-WAN infrastructure and security on global scale
Siemens AG, a global electronics and electrical engineering company, has extended its contract with Orange Business Services for a global “Siemens Digitalization Network” (SDN) built on an SD-WAN infrastructure, connecting 1,500 sites in 94 countries. The increased performance of its communications infrastructure will enable Siemens to take full advantage of further digitalization to improve its Industry 4.0 processes.
Under this new six-year contract worth 240 million Euros, Orange Business Services will migrate Siemens’ entire global infrastructure to a dynamic and flexible SD-WAN network which will connect cloud applications as well as IoT devices. Consolidating network design and maintenance with one single provider will further reduce complexity and strengthen application performance and agility.
“As a globally operating company with subsidiaries and divisions all over the world, we need a reliable and flexible communication network that is a critical business enabler and can evolve with our growing business,” said Frederik Janssen, Head of Siemens IT Infrastructure Portfolio and Strategy. “We chose Orange Business Services because we see it as a prime partner with the ability to deliver seamless worldwide SD-WAN coverage with the highest degree of security standards – especially to protect against threats from the Internet, quality of service, local support and an attractive price-performance ratio. We were also impressed by the flexibility and the service level Orange Business Services has been providing as a trusted partner to Siemens over the past several years.”
Demands on the Siemens WAN have increased with virtual teams and teleworkers collaborating on global projects. Orange Business Services can meet Siemens’ needs by combining SD-WAN technology with cloud- and web-based services and solutions. With a single-point-of-contact service desk and local presence in 166 countries, Orange Business Services provides Siemens with managed network services in the 94 countries in which it operates. This builds on the long-standing cooperation and governance established throughout Siemens’ worldwide divisions and the headquarters in Munich.
“We are pleased to have been chosen by Siemens to provide its future SDN network and manage its critical global communications infrastructure across all continents,” said Helmut Reisinger, Executive Vice President, International, Orange Business Services. “As a company with its pioneering role in innovation and technologies, Siemens set the highest benchmarks for this project. Combining an innovative solution approach with specialization in providing robust seamless global network services, Orange Business Services has the end-to-end integration expertise to efficiently implement and manage projects of this scale, including all areas in fast-growing emerging markets and critical cyberdefense components.
“Orange Business Services has once again been positioned as a Leader in the Gartner 2018 Magic Quadrant for Network Services, Global[i] for the 18th consecutive year. We believe that our Leaders position validates our ability to steer the future of global network services and deploy our strategy towards the promise of intent-based networking,” added Reisinger.
About Siemens AG
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2017, which ended on September 30, 2017, Siemens generated revenue of €83.0 billion and net income of €6.2 billion. At the end of September 2017, the company had around 377,000 employees worldwide.
About Orange Business Services
Orange Business Services, the B2B branch of the Orange Group, and its 22,000 employees, is focused on supporting the digital transformation of multinational enterprises and French SMEs across five continents. Orange Business Services is not only an infrastructure operator, but also a technology integrator and a value-added service provider. It offers companies digital solutions that help foster collaboration within their teams (collaborative workspaces and mobile workspaces), better serve their customers (enriched customer relations and business innovation), and support their projects (enriched connectivity, flexible IT and cyberdefense). The integrated technologies that Orange Business Services offer range from Software Defined Networks (SDN/NFV), Big Data and IoT, to cloud computing, unified communications and collaboration, as well as cybersecurity. Orange Business Services customers include over 3,000 renowned multinational corporations at an international level and over two million professionals, companies and local communities in France.
Learn more at www.orange-business.com
[i] Magic Quadrant for Network Services, Global, Danellie Young, Katja Ruud, Bjarne Munch, Takeshi Ikeda, Neil Rickard, 27 February 2018
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Comprehensive security services and products from a single source
National, October 12, 2016:
Within the framework of their strategic digital alliance since 2011, Siemens and Atos cooperate in the field of cyber security for industrial companies. Together, they provide customers in the manufacturing and processing industries with comprehensive security services and products for production and office IT. The offer ranges from security assessments and the installation of protective mechanisms, such as firewalls, through to the continuous monitoring of plants and offices. These services help industrial companies to keep up with continuously changing threats to their security and to safeguard the productivity of their enterprises. The increased networking of industrial infrastructures (“Industrial Internet of Things” or “Industrie 4.0” as it is known in Germany) and production and office IT make adequate protective measures essential.
Peter Weckesser, COO of the Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Business Unit, explained, “Siemens offers a comprehensive range of solutions, products and services for industrial security. Our cooperation with Atos now enables us to support our customers from the automation to the office level, and to reduce security risks. This gives us an important foundation for the digitization of industry.”
Pierre Barnabé, COO Big Data & Security, from Atos, said, “The digital transformation requires holistic security concepts. Siemens and Atos invest and complement each other optimally because of their respective competence in production IT and office IT.”
The cooperation provides industrial companies with integrated solutions for production and office IT in four phases: assess security, implement security, manage security and certify security. In the “assess security” phase, both Siemens and Atos conduct assessments to determine the actual situation in a company. The results form the basis for protective measures, jointly proposed by Siemens and Atos as an integral implementation plan, including such elements as the installation of firewalls and virus protection programs, with which the security level can be raised even further. To manage security, Siemens and Atos will also support customers with a range of proactive services to successfully counteract ever-changing cyber threats. These include, for example, the continuous monitoring of plants and offices. Finally, both partners will support industrial companies with their certification in the certify security phase.
it-sa 2016
At the it-sa IT Security Expo and Congress 2016 being held October 18 through 20 in Nuremberg, Atos will present the joint offer for the first time at the common BITKOM booth 446 in Hall 12.
Siemens AG
(Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. The company is active in more than 200 countries, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is No. 1 in offshore wind turbine construction, a leading supplier of gas and steam turbines for power generation, a major provider of power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2015, which ended on September 30, 2015, Siemens generated revenue of €75.6 billion and net income of €7.4 billion. At the end of September 2015, the company had around 348,000 employees worldwide.
Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
About Atos
Atos SE (Societas Europaea) is a leader in digital services with pro form a annual revenue of circa € 12 billion and circa 100,000 employees in 72 countries. Serving a global client base, the Group provides Consulting & Systems Integration services, Managed Services & BPO, Cloud operations, Big Data & Cyber-security solutions, as well as transactional services through Worldline, the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry. With its deep technology expertise and industry knowledge, the Group works with clients across different business sectors: Defense, Financial Services, Health, Manufacturing, Media, Utilities, Public sector, Retail, Telecommunications, and Transportation.
Atos is focused on business technology that powers progress and helps organizations to create their firm of the future. The Group is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic & Paralympic Games and is listed on the Euronext Paris market. Atos operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting, Atos Worldgrid, Bull, Canopy, Unify and Worldline.
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Susan Hockfield, Klaus Kleinfeld, Jack Ma and Jim Hagemann Snabe join the World Economic Forum Foundation Board- The Foundation Board serves as the guardian of the World Economic Forum’s mission and values
Geneva, Switzerland, 21 August 2014 – The Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum met on 20-21 August 2014. On this occasion and in accordance with the Forum’s mandate to be a representative group of key global stakeholders, the Foundation Board elected the following four members:
Susan Hockfield, President Emerita and Professor of Neuroscience, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
Klaus Kleinfeld, Chairman and Chief Executive, Alcoa Inc., USA
Jack Ma, Executive Chairman, Alibaba Group, People’s Republic of China
Jim Hagemann Snabe, Member of the Board, SAP AG, Siemens AG, Allianz SE, Germany
Susan Hockfield served as an active member of the Forum’s Board during her tenure as President of MIT (2004-2012) and stepped down when she left the presidency. Since then, she has continued in her capacity as Professor of Neuroscience at MIT and also serves as a member of the Board of two Forum Strategic Partner companies, General Electric and Qualcomm Inc.
Klaus Kleinfeld, who also serves as an active member on the Forum USA Board, brings a deep understanding of global business and industry to the Forum’s work, and his vast experience will bring sound expertise to the Foundation Board. As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alcoa Inc., he has overseen an extensive expansion of the company’s value-add businesses and strengthened its innovation leadership, helping to secure and create jobs in advanced manufacturing activities in the United States and around the world.
Jack Ma is one of the most admired Chinese business leaders. His achievements in building Alibaba into one of the largest global internet brands and his commitment to championing small business around the world will bring value to the Forum in its continuous efforts to foster entrepreneurship globally.
Jim Hagemann Snabe, in addition to serving on the Board of three Forum Partner companies – SAP AG, Siemens AG, Allianz SE – becomes a delegate of the Foundation Board to serve as the Chair of the Forum’s Centre for Global Industries. The Centre integrates 500 Industry Partner companies across 20 industry sectors to shape respective industry agendas. Some 200 Forum collaborators work in the Centre for Global Industries in Geneva, New York, Beijing and Tokyo.
“I am honoured that the Forum is governed by a highly engaged Foundation Board, which ensures that our activities respond to our mission statement of improving the state of the world. Currently, we manage over 50 global projects. This would not be possible without the advice and direction of my colleagues on the Foundation Board who bring unique leadership experience from business, politics and academia, demonstrating the Forum’s multistakeholder responsibility,” said Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum.
As of 21 August, the Members of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum are:
Klaus SCHWAB* Chairman of the Foundation Board
Patrick AEBISCHER President, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne, Switzerland
H.M. Queen Rania AL ABDULLAH of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Mukesh AMBANI Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries, India
Peter BRABECK-LETMATHE* Chairman of the Board, Nestlé, Switzerland
Mark CARNEY Chairman, Financial Stability Board; Governor of the Bank of England
Victor CHU* Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Eastern Investment Group, Hong Kong SAR
Orit GADIESH** Chairman, Bain & Company, USA
Carlos GHOSN** Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Renault-Nissan Alliance (France and Japan), France
Herman GREF Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Sberbank, Russia
Angel GURRÍA Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris
Susan HOCKFIELD President Emerita and Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
Donald KABERUKA President, African Development Bank, Tunis
Klaus KLEINFELD* Chairman and Chief Executive, Alcoa Inc., USA
Christine LAGARDE Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC
Jack MA Executive Chairman, Alibaba Group, People’s Republic of China
Luis MORENO President, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington DC
Indra NOOYI* Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo, USA
Peter SANDS** Group Chief Executive, Standard Chartered, United Kingdom
Joseph SCHOENDORF* Venture Partner, Accel Partners, USA
Jim Hagemann SNABE Member of the Board, SAP AG, Siemens AG, Allianz SE, Germany
Heizo TAKENAKA** Director, Global Security Research Institute, Keio University, Japan; Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy of Japan (2002-2006)
George YEO YONG-BOON Visiting Scholar, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Singapore (2004 – 2011)
Min ZHU Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC
*Member of the Executive Committee
**Member of the Audit Committee
The World Economic Forum is an international institution committed to improving the state of the world through public-private cooperation in the spirit of global citizenship. It engages with business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is independent, impartial and not tied to any interests. It cooperates closely with all leading international organizations (www.weforum.org).
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Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference 2014 will be held on 28 & 29 October 2014 at the Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands. 2014 brings the 7th edition of Offshore Energy.
Offshore Energy is the fastest growing gathering of offshore industry professionals. Founded in 2008 with 70 exhibitors and 1,765 visitors, Offshore Energy has been breaking records year after year. The 6th edition of Offshore Energy on 15 & 16 October 2013 brings together some 500 exhibitors and over 8,500 visitors representing 50 nationalities.
The organization expects that the event will continue on its path of steady growth. Offshore Energy 2014 will host between 500 and 600 exhibitors and is expected to attract over 10,000 professionals from all over the world. Both the exhibition and the extensive conference program of Offshore Energy 2014 will address the technical, operational and commercial challenges associated with industry growth.
The 2014 technical program will once again feature an international faculty of speakers covering a broad palette of topics. Meetings range from high caliber panels and technical sessions to annual meetings of industry organizations and masterclasses, catering to professionals from board level to operational level and young talents.
Companies and organizations who want to exhibit at or sponsor thistop quality event in 2014 are encouraged to visit the 2013 edition on 15 &16 October 2013 in halls 9,10 and 11 of the Amsterdam RAI. Visiting the exhibition is free of charge, conference delegates pay a small delegate fee. Registration via http://registration.offshore-energy.biz/
The 2013 Offshore Energy Conference features contributions from Shell, Siemens AG, CB&I, EBN, Oranje Nassau Energie, Van Dyke Energy, Bluewater Energy Services, Fugro, Wood Mackenzie, ABB, Mojo Maritime Ltd. , SCHOTTEL, Rabobank International , Wärtsilä, Green Giraffe Energy Bankers, ABN AMRO, Deloitte, Tulip Oil, McKinsey & Company, GIEK Norway, Indofin, Atradius, Iv-Groep,GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland BV, Damen and many more. Dylan Group is Gold Sponsor of Offshore Energy 2013.
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Fujitsu Brings Simplicity to High Performance Computing
News facts:
– Easiest-to-use HPC clusters ever thanks to integrated web-based environmentand Fujitsu HPC Cluster Suite software
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Scalable file system unlocks the bottleneck of massive transactions and dramatically improves innovation cycles
Mumbai, July 3, 2013– Fujitsu today introducesa new initiative making it easier than ever for companies to harness the power of High Performance Computing (HPC), with solutions that enable faster product development and accelerated time to market – plus an intuitive new user interface and complete system pricing now that is more affordable than ever.
The speed hike in computing performance presents organizations of all sizes with new opportunities, for example in quickly validating and exploiting research theories, in speeding up product development through computer-based modeling, and in finding competitive advantages in the market by getting a better picture of customers’ buying behavior, through rapidly analyzing multiple sources of big data.
The use of HPC is increasingly gaining widespread acceptance in the principal fields of research – where its enhanced computer processing power is ideally suited to modeling and long-range forecasting, in analysis, and in production applications from passenger safety through to molecular dynamics.
Making HPC more widely accessible and easier to use than ever, the Fujitsu HPC Simplicity concept combines the Fujitsu Software HPC Cluster Suite (HCS), an immediately optimized x86 HPC cluster solution based on Fujitsu PRIMERGY servers, with a new graphical user interface-based front end.
Fujitsu HPC Simplicity introduces significant new software stack enhancements and a simplified, web-based user experience, while a scalable file systemdramatically improves innovation cycles, by enabling high-speed parallel distributed processing of very large amounts of read/write transactions.
For organizations developing new products and solutions, reducing time to market is often critical to profitability, and HPC is a vital competitive tool for achieving this, both at the research and development and at the production stages. Fujitsu HPC Simplicity enables enterprises to capture the knowledge and expertise that matters to their business, making the use of HPC easier for experts and more broadly accessible to beginners.
Fujitsu HCS is a comprehensive, purpose-built software stack that includes a set of fully-validated HPC software components includingthe HPC Gateway, combining the best-of-breed open source with proprietary software products such as Altair’s market-leading workload management software product, PBS Professional, and tools that ensure optimal operation of the Fujitsu PRIMERGY x86 hardware platforms.
Fujitsu’s innovativescalable file system, FEFS enables high-speed parallel processing of very large amounts of read/write I/O from the compute nodes. Very large-scale file systems with up to 8 Exabytes (8000PB)– enough capacity to store the entire contents of global internet traffic over a whole week – and supports throughput of 1TB/s. FEFS also boasts features such as built-in high availability of all components, fair share I/O management and directory level quotas.
Fujitsu’s portfolio of PRIMERGY servers offers reliability, quality and performance for HPC users. Incorporating more than 30 years of HPC experience and intellectual property, PRIMERGY provides a complete ecosystem that helps enterprises operate more efficiently and drive down costs. PRIMERGY servers also excel in energy efficiency, virtualization features and sophisticated system management functions.
Dr. Christoph Tietz, Senior Key Expert Engineer, Siemens AG, Corporate Technology
“Thanks to Fujitsu, we have a stable, predictable and scalable HPC solution that is helping us make more accurate simulations of the copper and energy markets. This allows us to make the best decisions in a rapidly changing market. The new cluster is stable and because it is homogeneous – running on the same kernels – we can predict exactly how long each simulation will take. And we don’t have to share the computing resource so we can use it to run our simulations 24×7. That means we are getting a lot more done.”
Dr. Bill Nitzberg, Chief Technology Officer, Altair’s PBS Works
“We are proud Fujitsu chose PBS Professional for the HPC Cluster Suite Advanced Edition, providing the best available workload management for HPC users. With this solution, Fujitsu and Altair are continuing our leadership in market-leading computing solutions that are easy to adopt and use. This integrated offering provides a first-rate cluster solution for application users who need to get up and running quickly with a high performance system that just works,”
Pallab Talukdar, CEO of Fujitsu India
“Fujitsu HPC Simplicity brings faster, high-end computing within the reach of mid-size and growing companies for the first time. Affordable HPC systems help companies realize their strategic objectives, and the huge computing power means that no data processing or calculation job is too big, or will take too long. Fujitsu offerings enable our customers to increase efficiency and effectiveness of their datacenter infrastructure considerably. We are pleased to be able to offer our world renowned HPC solutions now to customers in India.”
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Approximately 170,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.4 trillion yen (US$47 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013. For more information, please see http://www.fujitsu.com.
About Fujitsu Technology Solutions
Fujitsu Technology Solutions is the leading European IT infrastructure provider with a presence in all key markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, plus India, serving large, medium-sized and small businesses. The company offers a full portfolio of IT products, business solutions and services, ranging from workplace systems to datacenter solutions, managed services, and cloud-based software and solutions. Fujitsu Technology Solutions employs approximately 13,000 people and is part of the global Fujitsu Group. For more information, please see: ts.fujitsu.com/aboutus.
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