UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15D-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2003
TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
CORSO D'ITALIA 41
ROME, ITALY 00198
(Address of principal executive offices)
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PRESS RELEASE
TELECOM ITALIA/HEWLETT- PACKARD STRATEGIC OUTSOURCING AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTED
Rome, 17 April 2003. The management services and outsourcing agreement between Telecom Italia and Hewlett-Packard announced on 21 February has now become operational, following completion of procedures pursuant to current legal requirements.
The agreement concerns the initiation of operational outsourcing contracts: HP is to provide asset management, help desk, maintenance and workstation management services, while IT Telecom will manage Hewlett-Packard Italiana’s SAP environment operations and host its systems at its proprietary Data Center. Contracts have now also been completed for the disposal of the desktop management services company unit at IT Telecom (100% Telecom Italia) to the new Hewlett-Packard entity HP DCS (Hewlett-Packard Distributed Computing Services).
Telecom Italia Communication & Media Relations Information Technology Press Office +39 0636882610 www.telecomitalia.it/press | Hewlett-Packard Italiana Communication and Media Relations HP Services Press Office Anna Rizzo +39 029212 4384 Fax. +39 02 9212 4035 e.mail: anna.rizzo@hp.com Laura Aresi Imageware Tel. +39 02/700251 |
PRESS RELEASE
TELECOM ITALIA – NEWS CORPORATION
AGREEMENT FINALIZED
As was announced on 1 October 2002, Telecom Italia will hold a 19.9% stake in Sky Italia
Rome, 30 April 2003 – Telecom Italia announces that having received approval from the competent authorities, the agreement with News Corporation for the creation of Sky Italia under the terms already announced on 1 October 2002, was today finalized.
Telecom Italia and News Corporation will hold a 19.9% and 80.1% respectively in Sky Italia.
Telecom Italia
Communication & Media Relations
Corporate Press Office
+3906.3688.2610
www.telecomitalia.it/press
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 30th, 2003
TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.
BY: /s/ Carlo De Gennaro
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Carlo De Gennaro
Company Manager