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70 Cross-Group Business
Siemens IT Solutions and Services (SIS)
SIS is an international leader in IT services, offering consulting, systems inte-
gration and IT infrastructure management as well as software development
and comprehensive sector-specifi c IT solutions from a single source.
Reliable identifi cation procedures are the key to security in a globalized world. Our biometric solutions
are making error-free personal authentication a reality. In Switzerland and the Czech Republic, we’re
equipping passports with biometric functions. In Croatia, we’re introducing the world’s fi rst biometric
border controls. In Ireland, we’re supplying an electronic visa application and tracking system. In addi-
tion, we install and operate IT systems for face, iris and fi ngerprint recognition. Our offerings also include
an innovative solution based on palm vein scanning.
But security solutions are just one part of the overall IT picture. Information technology has advanced
from a specialized fi eld to become the backbone of virtually every business process. The focus today is in-
creasingly on ways to optimally interlink the multi-faceted IT components of modern enterprises – every-
thing from hardware and production planning to overarching control systems. To meet customer demand
for seamless IT solutions, Siemens established SIS in January 2007. Combining IT know-how, expertise in
a wide range of technology fi elds and a comprehensive knowledge of our industry, we cooperate with oth-
er Siemens Groups to deliver fully integrated, sector-specifi c IT solutions.
As one of the world’s top ten providers of outsourcing services, we generate some 60 percent of our total
revenue by operating customer IT systems. Examples of our broad sector-specifi c and process expertise in
the area of IT solutions include SAP integration and the development of applications based on radio fre-
quency identifi cation (RFID) technology, another fi eld in which we’re a leading player. Siemens itself is one
of our major customers. We develop software for the other Siemens Groups and ensure the operation of
IT systems Company-wide. Leveraging our global network of service facilities and centers of competence,
we’ll continue to provide our customers with outstanding services at competitive prices far into the future.
Siemens’ new bio-
metric IT system identi-
fi es individuals on the
basis of their unique
palm vein patterns,
ensuring error-free
authentication.
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it-solutions