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Australian technology services company UXC Limited (ASX:UXC) and subsidiary Red Rock Consulting has won a $10 million support and maintenance services deal with with the Department of Defence.
The contract is initially valued at $10 million
for the first two years. Under the contract UXC through its specialised
Oracle Services group Red Rock Consulting, together with support from
Oracle, will provide operational support and maintenance services and
System Change Projects for the Department of Defence’s HR environment,
PMKeyS.
“We are delighted that the Department of Defence has chosen to partner
with an Australian-owned technology services provider to deliver this
significant project,” said Cris Nicolli, CEO, Business Solutions Group,
UXC.
“It is important to recognise that this decision by Defence to engage
UXC is further proof of an Australian Company being able to offer
leading solutions – with a global context, and be rewarded for doing
so. We are privileged that Defence has faith in UXC to deliver this
project and this further affirms UXC’s capability, maturity and
credibility in the government market,” he said.
As part of the contract Red Rock will undertake three component engagements:
• Transition project: a seven week project to transfer
responsibility for existing PMKeyS services from the Department to
UXC/Red Rock.
• Production support: initial 24 month on-site support that includes
fail and fix support, incident and problem management and monthly
management reporting.
• System change requests: on-site resources for system changes and
enhancements including development, testing and management into the
production system.
“This engagement provides us with a strong foundation to further grow
our rapidly expanding Canberra based business and positions us as a
significant Oracle services partner to major Federal Government
Agencies” said Jonathan Rubinsztein co-CEO of Red Rock. “It is also
pleasing for us to continue building on our strong Oracle relationship,
with Red Rock and Oracle delivering some components of this engagement
together.”
The contract is the fourth in a series of major government projects
awarded to UXC since March this year. The others include the
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Consular Assistance and
Information System, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Voice
System Upgrade and the Department of Health and Ageing Interactive
Communications Facility for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. The
total value of these projects is estimated at $60 million.
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