Alaska, USA, 24 May 2007: On May 24 Intergraph announced that Consulting System Integration Outsourcing (CSC) has joined the Intergraph SmartPlant Alliance Programme.
Intergraph and CSC envision joint service offerings complementing the SmartPlant Enterprise solution suite which include the following:
SmartPlant Enterprise Deployment Planning: A combined team of Intergraph and CSC consultants would apply the CSC CatalystSM methodology to develop a deployment “roadmap.” The team will assist the client in assessing best industry business practices and defining their vision for change. It will then assess the client’s organizational, cultural, process and technology gaps to provide a phased, risk-managed transformation / implementation strategy and cost / benefit analysis.
SmartPlant Enterprise Integration with SAP: Intergraph’s new SmartPlant Enterprise for Owner Operator solution suite will offer business packages containing SAP-certified integrations between the SmartPlant suite and SAP applications including SAP Plant Maintenance and SAP Document Management.
Hosted Solution Development LabsTM (SDL): Intergraph will be provided with new SmartPlant technologies, prototype new business processes, and assess those processes in hypothetical business scenarios.
SmartPlant Application Hosting and IT Outsourcing: In circumstances such as joint ventures, Intergraph clients desire long term IT support in deploying and maintaining the SmartPlant Enterprise automation infrastructure. By combining CSC’s global network of data centres and IT professionals with Intergraph domain expertise and SmartPlant product knowledge, the Intergraph-CSC team can address these needs with tailored service offerings including SmartPlant application hosting, customized on-site support, and client-focused 24×7 help desks.
The primary goal of the SmartPlant Alliance Program is to increase the value of SmartPlant Enterprise for Intergraphs clients by enabling open integration of SmartPlant Enterprise with other systems that add value for its clients. In otherwords SmartPlant Alliance Program is encouraging complementary solution providers to offer extended solutions for SmartPlant Enterprise clients.
