Computacenter
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| Type | Public (LSE: CCC) |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Founder | Philip Hulme and Peter Ogden |
| Headquarters | Hatfield, UK |
| Key people | Mike Norris (Chief Executive) Tony Conophy (Finance Director) Cliff Preddy (Interim Chairman) |
| Industry | Information technology IT Services Consulting |
| Products | Supply, implementation, support and management of IT systems |
| Revenue | £2.38 billion (2007) |
| Operating income | £43.1 million (2007) |
| Net income | £28.9 million (2007) |
| Employees | 9,903 (2007) |
| Website | http://www.computacenter.com |
Computacenter plc is the parent company of a group of European companies engaged in the supply, implementation, support and management of information technology systems[1]. Despite the spelling of the word "center", it is a UK company based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Its main competitors are SCC and Morse Group.
Founded in 1981 by Philip Hulme and Peter Ogden, Computacenter grew rapidly during the 1980s and is one of Britain's largest IT companies, with 2007 revenues of 2.38 billion pounds and a position in the FTSE techMARK 100 share index.
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[edit] History
[edit] Prinicipal activities
[edit] Operating Countries
[edit] Service Facilities
Computacenter is heavily involved in the IT outsourcing market, and has actively focused on this market over recent years, with signicant successes within their target sectors.[citation needed]
[edit] Strategy
Computacenter's strategy to "ensure long-term earnings growth"[2] is to focus on five goals:
- Accelerated growth of its contractual services business
- Broadened range and depth of its service activities
- Extended presence in growth markets, and in particular with the medium-sized business segment
- Improved efficiency of its operations by deploying shared services facilities across its customer base
- Improved competitiveness by reducing the cost of sale in its product supply business
[edit] Partnerships
[edit] Sponsorships
Computacenter is:
- Founding sponsor of the Computacenter Cathcart Spring Proms, which is a classical "Variety Performance" of diverse works played by musicians, choristers, soloists and groups in the Royal Albert Hall[3].
- Principal business partner and title sponsor of the Professional Rugby Players' Association's ("PRA") Rugby Players' Awards Dinner[4], held at the Grosvenor House Hotel.
- Sponsor of the "Best Use of Technology" category in the British Legal Awards, 2007[5].
- Sponsor of Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service's fire investigation dog, one of seventeen such dogs used in England to support accelerant detection in arson investigations, which is a black Labrador Retriever named "CC"[6].
In the past, Computacenter has sponsored:
- London's Taxis[7]
- Marcos Engineering's GT Le Mans LM500 & LM600 racecars[8], which won the 1995 BRDC National Sports GT Championship and finished in seventh place in the 1995 Le Mans 24 Hour race[9].
- The Six Nations Championship rugby union competition, for which it provided match statistics and analysis[10] in 2002[11].
- The English Challenge Open golf tournament, an event in the European Challenge Tour, in 2004[12].
- The Halifax Blue Sox rugby Team
[edit] Charitable activities
Computacenter supports and organises charitable fundraising events, such as an employee expedition to Everest base camp[13]. Computacenter donated £50,000 to charity in 2007[14].
[edit] Major clients
[edit] Corporate culture
[edit] Corporate affairs
[edit] Subsidiaries and brands
Computacenter operates subsidiaries and brands that address specific market segments:
Subsidiaries
- RDC
- CCD
- Digica
- Computacenter Express
- Allnet
Brands
- Project
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Computacenter plc Annual Report & Accounts, 2007, p40, Computacenter plc Annual Report & Accounts, March 31, 2008. Retrieved: April 15, 2008
- ^ Computacenter plc Annual Report & Accounts, 2007, p2, Computacenter plc Annual Report & Accounts, March 31, 2008. Retrieved: April 15, 2008
- ^ Spring Proms website. Retrieved: April 22, 2008
- ^ Professional Rubgy Players' Association website. Retrieved: April 23, 2008
- ^ British Legal Awards 2007 website, Incisive Media, organisers of the British Legal Awards, website. Retrieved: April 26, 2008
- ^ Hertfordshire County Council website, Hertfordshire County Council website. Retrieved: April 26, 2008
- ^ London Taxi in Computacenter livery. Retrieved: May 10, 2008
- ^ Image of the Team Marcos-Computacenter LM95-002, which ran in the 1995 Le Mans 24 Hours race. Retrieved May 10, 2008
- ^ History of Marcos Cars. Retrieved May 10, 2008
- ^ Image showing Computacenter's credits for match analysis on UK terrestrial broadcasts. Retrieved May 10, 2008
- ^ [1]. Retrieved May 10, 2008
- ^ European Tour website. Retrieved May 10, 2008
- ^ Multiple Sclerosis Trust's "Make a Difference" newsletter, Spring/Summer 2008, Multiple Sclerosis Trust website. Retrieved: May 5, 2008
- ^ Computacenter plc Annual Report & Accounts, 2007, p42, Computacenter plc Annual Report & Accounts, March 31, 2008. Retrieved: May 5, 2008
