IBS Licenses Microsoft Products for Mechel

IBS, the leading provider of IT and consulting services in the Russian market, announces striking an Enterprise Agreement (EA) Program contract on corporate licensing of Microsoft software with Russia's leading mining and metallurgical company.

The supplier of the software for Mechel was chosen through a contest. IBS was favored because of its extensive expertise in rendering services of corporate licensing to companies with a sophisticated legal structure. Besides, IBS holds the ultimate partner status – Microsoft Gold Certified Partner – and is a member of the Microsoft Services Partner Advantage program in the Advantage Plus nomination. Integration of technology and industry specific expertise enabled IBS to offer an optimal licensing solution to Mechel.

This licensing agreement covers server software, operating systems, and office applications. The package to be supplied includes the following Microsoft products: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Upgrade, Microsoft Office Professional, Microsoft Core CAL (a set of client licenses to access Microsoft Windows Server, Exchange Server, SharePoint Portal Server and SMS Server).

By purchasing software through the EA Program, customers may use the latest Microsoft product updates at all desktop PCs (newly acquired inclusive) of the customer's organization throughout the entire term of the Agreement. The main advantage of the offered solution for the customer is flexible management of its entire array of licenses, which considerably reduces risks of breaching licensing agreements with Microsoft, and cuts technological risks, as well. License fees are paid on an annual basis, which optimizes IT infrastructure maintenance costs, and enables the enterprise to plan its expenses on purchasing software products, to avoid large one-off investments as well as to stop spending funds on buying new versions of the products.

The large-scale projects completed by IBS include licensing Microsoft products at MDM Bank, Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent), FGUP RosMorPort (Federal State Unitary Enterprise), Norilsk Nickel Group, Directstar et al.

Mechel is one of Russia's leading companis in mining and metallurgical industries. Mechel comprises producers of coal, iron ore, nickel, steel, rolled products, and high-level processing hardware located in Russia, Romania and Lithuania. Mechel incorporates two commercial ports, a transport company and an energy producing company. Mechel's products are marketed in Russia and abroad.

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