HP has announced Wärtsilä Corporation of Finland, a leading power solutions provider to the global marine and energy markets, has signed a three-year outsourcing services agreement with two one-year extension options. HP will deliver information technology services to help Wärtsilä become even more productive servicing their customers in the 70 countries where it operates.

“Our customers depend on us to power the ships that sail the world’s seas and power plants that light up our world, a feat requiring tremendous operational innovation and efficiency,” said Esa Kivineva, chief information officer, Wärtsilä. “HP helps us remain on top of technology developments with an infrastructure that gives our team the flexibility they need to serve customers and sustain cost-effective growth.”

HP will continue providing a full scope of technology infrastructure outsourcing services enabled by the HP Best Shore global delivery model. Best Shore combines HP’s technology portfolio with global delivery expertise to give clients greater flexibility and cost efficiencies while minimizing risk.

Wärtsilä will continue to benefit from Data Center Services, which HP will deliver from HP data centers and customer’s global sites. HP will provide Server Management Services and monitoring from HP Best Shore delivery centers in Bangalore, India as well as Storage and Backup and Restore Services to ensure high availability of IT services and continuous reliable operations. HP will also provide Network Management Services to remotely manage and monitor the company’s LAN/WAN environment from the HP Best Shore delivery center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In addition, HP will continue delivering Workplace Services for all of the company’s computing devices such as desktop and notebook PCs, handheld devices and printers. Wärtsilä will use HP Service Desk Services, Onsite Support Services and remote Desktop Management Services from HP Best Shore delivery centers in Bangalore, India.