Infotech, IHS ink deal

NEW DELHI: Technology solutions provider, Infotech Enterprises Limited (IEL), today announced that it has signed a contract with IHS Inc., a provider in IT services.

According to the company statement, this contract marks its first venture into the oil and gas industry. The contract is marked for an initial period of three years. It focuses on solutions for improving currency, accuracy, and completeness of the information pertaining to energy and engineering.

In the energy area, Infotech will be supporting IHS in data accumulation as well as the production of data related to the oil and gas industries. In the engineering area, Infotech will be providing support in the areas of sourcing, acquisition, and content capture, a press release stated.

B.V.R. Mohan Reddy, chairman and managing director, Infotech Enterprises Limited, said, “This contract is key to the growth of our Oil and Gas practice. We have the top-of-the-line skilled senior team with deep domain knowledge available with us. We will commit requisite resources to deliver service that redefines Global Standards.”

John Oechsle, senior vice president and chief information officer, IHS, said: “Partnering with Infotech allowed us to greatly reduce the time and expense it would have taken to implement best practice information programs solely in house and will more quickly improve three key drivers of customer delight: Data Entry, Quality Control and Process Improvement.”

Infotech will implement full production from its “Center of Excellence” at Kakinada.