NCR Corp.
(
NCR
) will soon be offering a range of independent data center design
consultancy services in the Middle East and Africa (
MEA
). To make its cloud-based services operational, NCR will join
hands with Foresight Technologies Pvt. Ltd. UAE-based Foresight has
more than 50 years of experience in providing information
technology and telecom solutions.
Gartner expects the data center market to grow at a 5-year
(2010-2015) CAGR of 18.9% to $176.8 billion. Therefore, NCR's
program is likely to help it position it for a share of this
growth.
The company's relation with the MEA region started in 1955 when
the company opened its subsidiary in Cyprus. A favorable business
climate, excellent telecommunications infrastructure, well educated
and skilled human resources, favorable tax rates and proximity to
the Middle East and Africa markets prompted the company to operate
from the island country.
The MEA happens to be one of the fastest growing markets in the
world. And this has encouraged NCR to expand operations there, time
and again.
The new services will include independent data center review,
environmental assessment, design and design validation, compliance
audit, certification and training services. The services will
eventually help telecom carriers, financial service providers,
retailers and airlines to improve the reliability and efficiency of
their data centers, meet future capacity requirements and reduce
operating costs.
Apart from this, NCR launched a comprehensive bill pay solution
for local telecom companies. The new Self-Serv Bill Pay kiosk was
customized for telecom operators seeking greater market share and
higher return on investments.
NCR's focus on emerging markets is palpable. A few months back,
the company entered into a strategic alliance with Scopus
Tecnologia for manufacturing and developing ATMs in Brazil.
Per this deal, Scopus was to acquire a 49.0% equity stake in NCR
Manaus, NCR's Brazilian manufacturing and engineering operations.
Concurrently,
Banco
Bradesco
S.A.
(
BBD
) made NCR its preferred ATM provider through an agreement. The
bank placed an initial order of 6,000 machines and announced plans
to buy up to 30,000 machines over the next five years.
As evident by the last quarterly performance, revenue
contribution from the emerging regions was significant and up from
the year-ago level. We believe that NCR's relentless efforts in the
emerging region could result in more stable revenues.
NCR has a Zacks #2 Rank, implying a short-term Buy
recommendation.
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