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KONECRANES TO OUTSOURCE DATA CENTER SERVICES TO HEWLETT PACKARD

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Konecranes to outsource Data Center services to Hewlett Packard 

Konecranes and Hewlett Packard (HP) have signed a seven-year agreement under
which HP will operate Konecranes' Data Center services. Konecranes' Data Center
services includes hosting of all application servers, back-up equipment and
databases. According to the agreement, a total of 7 employees will transfer
from Konecranes to the HP organization during 2010. 

“In an international company like Konecranes, present in 43 countries, Data
Center services need to be available everywhere 24/7,” says Antti Koskelin, CIO
at Konecranes. “Through this agreement we will be able to offer a standardized
solution for IT data services. This new arrangement will also give us the
opportunity to operate world-class business applications.” 

The project will start in early 2010 and implementation will be ready by 2012.

Further information: 
Antti Koskelin, CIO, Konecranes Plc
e-mail: antti.koskelin@konecranes.com or tel. +358 20 427 2900

This press release is available on our website www.konecranes.com

Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad
range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards,
ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity-enhancing lifting
solutions as well as services for lifting equipment and machine tools of all
makes. In 2008, Group sales totaled EUR 2,103 million. The Group has 9,700
employees, at 485 locations in 43 countries. Konecranes is listed on the NASDAQ
OMX Helsinki Ltd (symbol: KCR1V).

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