Agreement results in the only warehouse-to-desktop information management solution for the upstream oil and gas market
STAVANGER, Norway - Schlumberger Information Solutions (SIS) and Hays IMS (Hays) today announced an agreement to deliver a new end-to-end digital and physical information management solution for the upstream oil and gas market.
SIS is the industry leader in exploration and production (E&P) information management and Hays is the leader in physical asset management. As a result of this agreement, the organizations will offer the eSearch physical data and information management product with an easy-to-use Web interface, advanced search and automated order capabilities, and a structured data model designed to meet the needs of both E&P and records management professionals.
eSearch is next generation technology that easily integrates existing file and warehouse archives corporation-wide for both physical records and electronic documents. Integrated with the SIS suite of information management products, eSearch is supported by the award-winning SIS global helpdesk.
"This agreement builds on our strategy to establish business relationships that support our objective of delivering the most comprehensive and cost effective information management solutions in the industry," said Olivier Peyret, vice president, Products & Solutions, SIS. "The new solution combines strong integrated services from both companies to deliver the industry's first desktop-to-warehouse information management solution."
The end-to-end information management solution, leveraging eSearch software, comprises comprehensive services encompassing project management, information workflow optimization, data integration and consolidation, Web data access and management, file room management, storage and warehousing.
"We've combined our leading data capture storage and physical data services with the extensive digital information management services offered by SIS to create a solution that meets clients' requirements for records management integrated with their overall information management workflow," said Francois Bejui, managing director, International Operations, Hays IMS. "In addition, now our clients can rely on the support and E&P consulting capability of the global SIS organization."
eSearch is offered exclusively by SIS in the upstream oil and gas market enhancing the InfoStream information lifecycle solution. InfoStream delivers open and integrated information management for E&P companies. The InfoStream family of domain-specific client-configurable lifecycle solutions helps to optimize the flow of information throughout organizations managing log, wellbore, production, sample and interpreted subsurface model data.
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About Schlumberger Information Solutions (SIS)
Schlumberger Information Solutions (SIS), an operating unit of Schlumberger Oilfield Services, is the global industry leader for the supply of integrated business solutions comprising GeoQuest software and information management services. SIS enables petroleum companies to drive their business performance and enter into the iEconomy. SIS is on the Internet at sis.slb.com.
About Schlumberger
Schlumberger is a global oilfield and information services company with major activity in the energy industry. The company employs 78,000 people of more than 140 nationalities working in 100 countries, and consists of three business segments. Schlumberger Oilfield Services is the world's premier oilfield services company supplying a wide range of technology services and solutions to the international oil and gas industry. SchlumbergerSema is a leading supplier of IT consulting, systems integration, and network and infrastructure services to the energy industry, as well as to the public sector, telecommunications and finance markets. WesternGeco, jointly owned with Baker Hughes, is the world's largest and most advanced surface seismic company. In 2002, Schlumberger revenue was $13.5 billion. For more information onine, visit slb.com.
About Hays IMS
Hays IMS is the leader in records management with over 35 years' experience in the industry. Hays manages information in every form from box storage to file management, from physical to digital formats, as well as off-site data protection. Hays' customers include most of the world's oil companies as well as the UK's major high street banks, more than half of the FTSE 100 companies and major central government departments. For more information, log on to hays-ims.com.
For further information, contact:
Susan Ganz
Media Relations Manager
Schlumberger Oilfield Services
Tel: +1 281 285 8245
sganz1@slb.com
David O'Connor
Marketing Director
Hays IMS
Tel: + 44 20 7526 3152
david.oconnor@hays-ims.com
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