12 February 2009 Business Times
SYARIKAT Takaful Malaysia Bhd (STMB) has outsourced its information-technology (IT) infrastructure operations management services to Hewlett-Packard (HP) in a RM12 million deal. The move is part of STMB's strategy to be the country's leading takaful operator, said group managing director Datuk Hassan Kamil.
Under the three-year contract, STMB aims to enhance service deliveries and ensure faster product launches.
It will also help the company focus on its core competency of delivering insurance services.
Both companies sealed the agreement in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Also present was STMB's chairman Tan Sri Hadenan Jalil and HP's managing director TF Chong.
HP was among three companies that participated in a tender for the project.
Using HP's expertise, Hassan said, will enable STMB to align its IT cost with actual usage, enhance service levels to its business and improve utilisation of computing resources.
Meanwhile, Hassan said STMB is on track to meet its gross premium target for the year ending June 2009 despite the sluggish economy.
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