HP strengthens partnership with The National Commercial Bank in KSA to implement IT Infrastructure for a new data centre

As part of the deal, HP will supply NCB with a new IT Data Centre to complete mission critical hardware infrastructure along with a new 64W Superdome, 8CPU upgrade to current Superdome and a 16W 7420 for the Data warehouse system. In addition, two new NonStop systems S7800 model with 16 CPUs, 2 ESL and MSL series tape library along with data protector software and 65 ISS servers will also be installed. The contract also includes the signing of a three year mission critical support agreement with the bank.

"HP has established itself as the leading IT solution provider for the banking industry in the Middle East and this is a positive extension to our rewarding partnership with NCB in the Kingdom. We are delighted that they have chosen HP to implement their new IT data centre as they seek to grow their business with a secure, efficient and agile IT environment using HP's Adaptive Enterprise strategy,"

said Abdullah Al Mohaisen, General Manager, HP Saudi Arabia.

The solution that HP will implement for The National Commercial Bank includes new business mission critical servers and an upgrade to the current infrastructure. In addition, it includes two new non-stop systems and an upgrade to the current infrastructure. HP will also upgrade and deliver new state of the art backup and recovery solution.

Commenting on the new agreement, Khalid Ali Khan, Head of Systems Production Department, from NCB said: "HP has been our strategic business partner for quite some time now, having worked with us in a professional consultative role. As global technology leaders with strong local presence, HP has assisted NCB in reducing IT costs and complexity as well as adapting in real time to our business needs. They have a proven track record in delivering end to end solutions to our specialized banking requirements and we value that experience and local knowledge."

Commenting further on HP's Adaptive Enterprise Strategy, Abdullah Al Mohaisen explained, "The National Commercial Bank will gain significantly from our innovative technologies and services. Adaptive Enterprise strategy is one in which an organization's business and IT are synchronized to capitalize on change. By focusing on simplicity, agility and value, we endeavour to help banks like NCB synchronize their businesses and IT by freeing resources to boost customer satisfaction, revenues and profit."