Samsung SDS
Samsung SDS, established in 1985, as a subsidiary of Samsung group has been providing information technology services. These include consulting services (Business Strategy and Discrete IT and Network Consulting); technical services (Packaged and Customized Application Integration, Hardware and Software Implementation and Support, and IT Education); and outsourcing services (Business Process Outsourcing, Application and IT Infrastructure Outsourcing and Network Infrastructure Management)[1]. SDS is expanding its business area by investing on R&D and emerging IT technologies such as U-city, RFID and Engineering Outsourcing. SDS provides its IT services by operating 11 offices and data centers in 11 countries.
History
- 2012: Established SDS branch in Russia and Vietnam
- 2008: Launched open source based SW Framework "Anyframe"
- 2007: Established SDS Asia Pacific in Malaysia, Awarded the prize of "Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises"
- 2006: Established SDS Asia Pacific, a corporation in Singapore
- 2005: Awarded "The project of the Year", Awarded the prize of "Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises", Obtained 10 P-CMM Level3
- 2004: BS 15000 Certification, an international standard of IT service
- 2003-2000: Opened Tijuana Data Center
- 1989-1990: Established SDS China and SDS America, Opened Samsung Multicampus
- 1985-1989: Opened Technology research institute, Established Samsung Data Systems
The company’s staff of 7,000 IT-related workers— including about 95 engineers, 1,150 masters or doctorate degree holders, and 530 IT developers and business consultants—have experience gained through hundreds of projects.[citation needed]
SDS operates ‘Samsung SDS Multi-Campus’, the largest IT education institute in Korea, and requires that employees allocate 10% of their individual working hours to education.[citation needed]
In 2007, SDS ranked No.1 in domestic IT service market share and it has never lost its leading position for number of years.[citation needed]
Its success overseas has yet to be verified, as the number of offices abroad are not all incorporated.