(Associated Press via NewsEdge) Royal Dutch Shell, Europe's largest oil company, said it will pay AT&T, EDS and T-Systems a combined $4 billion over the next five years to manage its computer and communications systems.
Shell said AT&T will manage its telecommunications; T-Systems, an arm of Deutsche Telekom, will provide 'hosting and storage;' and Electronic Data Systems will provide employee computer services and infrastructure starting in July.
Shell is not specifying Monday how much money will go to each company.
Shell says in a statement it hopes to save money and improve the services by outsourcing them, but does not say how much it hopes to save.
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