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iSkysoft releases DVD creator for Windows and


News Headlines Mac operating systems
Zilog develops sensing and control solution for iSkysoft Studio has announced the release of DVD
motion detection applications Creator, available for both Windows and Mac OS X.
iSkysoft DVD Creator helps both Windows and Mac
Ixys and Zilog, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ixys users easily design their personal DVD menus and
and supplier of embedded system-on-chip burn DVDs out of various video formats.
solutions, has introduced its new sensing and
control technology ideal for motion detection
applications, including intrusion, customer sensing Pythian teams with Oracle to offer database
and lighting control, as well as other energy software and services
management applications.
The Pythian Group, a provider of remote database
infrastructure services, has announced that it is
Symantec extends agreement with HP teaming with Oracle to provide independent
software vendors, or ISVs, with an all-in-one
Symantec, a provider of security, storage and solution for licensing Oracle products and Pythian
systems management solutions, has signed a multi- services required to plan, deploy and manage the
year extension to its existing contract with HP. ISV's database infrastructure.

NEC establishes Middle East and Africa New York City implements Tririga's
business operations in Turkey environmental sustainability software
NEC, a provider of IT and network technologies, New York City has implemented Tririga's TREES,
has established its new Middle East and Africa environmental sustainability software, across more
business operations in Turkey. The new entity, NEC than 4,000 government buildings throughout New
Telecommunication and Information Technology is York City to reduce its energy consumption and
a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Europe. greenhouse gas emissions.

AMD ATI FirePro solutions support Dell Microsoft announces health plan sales solution
Precision workstations for Microsoft Dynamics CRM
AMD has announced that ATI FirePro V7800, ATI Microsoft has announced a health plan sales
FirePro V5800 and ATI FirePro V4800 professional solution for Microsoft Dynamics customer
graphics cards power Dell Precision workstations, a relationship management or CRM, a sales and
product line for engineers and digital content service-enabled CRM platform that will allow health
creation professionals. plans to move their marketing and sales processes
online to manage and monitor sales, member
service and retention.
Avnet acquires Bell Microproducts
Avnet, a distributor of computing and storage
products, has completed the acquisition of Bell Arrow ECS and IBM Czech Republic sign
Microproducts, a distributor of storage and distribution agreement
computing technology, in an all cash merger for Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions or Arrow
$7.00 per share, which equates to an equity value ECS, a business segment of Arrow Electronics, has
of approximately $252 million and a transaction signed an agreement with IBM Czech Republic to
value of approximately $631 million, assuming a net distribute the complete range of IBM System x
debt position for Bell Micro of $379 million at face servers built on x64 and x86 and high voltage
value as of March 31, 2010. engineering storage systems.

Ford Motor selects Microsoft Hohm energy


management application
Ford Motor Company, a US-based automaker, has
selected Microsoft Hohm energy management
application, to use in its Focus Electric car.

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Cognizant acquires Galileo Performance


Syncsort joins LSI's alliance partner program
Cognizant Technology Solutions, a provider of IT,
Syncsort, a provider of data integration and data consulting, and business process outsourcing
protection software solutions, has joined as a services, has acquired Galileo Performance, a
developer partner in the LSI alliance partner Paris-based provider of IT testing consulting
program. services. The terms of the transaction were not
disclosed.

Teradata releases Intellectual Property Rights


Insight Tibco Software launches Tibco Spotfire Clinical
Teradata, SAP and Capgemini, have released platform
Teradata Intellectual Property Rights Insight, a new Tibco Software has introduced Tibco Spotfire
centralized content licensing rights and Clinical, which is reportedly the only in-memory,
performance analysis solution. analytics platform on the market that empowers
clinical development teams to make smarter, faster
and more accurate decisions.
ATS wins $13.7 million contract from US
government
ATS Corporation, an information technology European Space Agency selects Atos Origin as
company, has won a new contract totaling $13.7 qualified partner
million over a five-year term from the US The European Space Operations Centre, the
Department of Housing and Urban Development. organisation that ensures the operations of the
European Space Agency missions, has selected
Atos Origin, a provider of IT services, as qualified
SGI releases InfiniteStorage 5000 RAID storage partner from 2010 to 2014 for ground system
system software related activities.
SGI, a provider of high-performance computing and
data center solutions, has released SGI
InfiniteStorage 5000, a redundant array of TRENDnet reveals two-port USB 3.0 adapters
independent disks, or RAID, storage system that TRENDnet, a provider of wired and wireless
combines hardware with a choice of host interfaces networking hardware, has announced the
and drive technologies in an external storage availability of a two-port USB 3.0 ExpressCard
platform. adapter, model TU3-H2EC and a two-port USB 3.0
PCI Express adapter, model TU3-H2PIE.

Mediware enters into distribution pact with


Unibased Systems Architecture Laser Technologies wins contract from Sharp
Mediware Information Systems has signed a new Laser Technologies, a provider of document
distribution agreement with Unibased Systems infrastructure management solutions, has received
Architecture to distribute Mediware's BiologiCare a contract from Sharp, a provider of electronic
software as a part of its proprietary product suite, products and solutions.
ForSite 2020.

Tensoft enters into strategic partnership with


HealthPort releases solution to manage audits BroadPoint Technologies
in healthcare
Tensoft, a provider of enterprise resource planning
HealthPort, a provider of health IT solutions, has and supply chain solutions, has announced a
released HealthPort AudaPro, a comprehensive strategic partnership with BroadPoint Technologies,
software and services solution to manage audits in a provider of business consulting services.
healthcare, including RAC, MIC, MAC audit controls
and other government contractors as well as
commercial plan and internal coding and
compliance audits.

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WiSpry collaborates with IBM to develop MEMS


Progress Software partners with Ullink to offer WiSpry, a provider of radio frequency, or RF,
algorithmic trading semiconductor products, is working with IBM to
Progress Software has announced that it is develop micro-electromechanical systems, or
partnering with Ullink, a provider of connectivity and MEMS, process technology and manufacture its
trading solutions. Ullink will incorporate the tunable RF product roadmap.
Progress Apama complex event-processing
platform into a new algorithm engine, UL ALGO, so
that it can offer algorithmic trading and execution NEC launches ePASOLINK compact wireless
capabilities with ultra-low latency to its trading transmission system
clients. NEC, a provider of computer networking and IT
services, has launched ePASOLINK, a new
compact wireless transmission system. It enables
NEC introduces new I/O virtualization mobile network operators to build an internet
technology protocol-based mobile backhaul network.
NEC Corporation has developed a new I/O
virtualization technology that enables simultaneous
sharing of I/O devices among multiple computers. AIP selects eClinicalWorks's EMR and practice
This technology is an extension of the ExpEther management system
that virtualizes PCI Express switches over standard Arizona Integrated Physicians, or AIP, has selected
ethernet. eClinicalWorks's unified electronic medical records,
or EMR, and practice management system for its
physicians.
Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets signs agreement
with Bolero CH2M Hill creates new HR and payroll service
Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets has signed an center
agreement with Bolero, a provider of software CH2M Hill, a provider of engineering, procurement,
applications, which will allow the bank unrestricted construction, management services, has created a
utilization of Bolero's multi-bank collaborative trade new human resources, or HR, and payroll service
finance service. center based on Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise
HelpDesk for Human Resources to help it respond
to employee requests in an efficient and consistent
SAS acquires Memex manner.
SAS, a provider of business analytics software and
services, has acquired Memex, a provider of SEI receives $584 million contract from US
intelligence management solutions that help government
improve intelligence processes, enhance public The Software Engineering Institute, or SEI, at
safety, and prevent and detect crime, terrorism and Carnegie Mellon University has received a five-year
other threats. contract extension, with a face value of $584
million, from the US government through June
2015.
Oracle introduces customer needs management
solution
Oracle has introduced Agile Customer Needs Symantec extends agreement with HP
Management solution, a part of the company's Symantec, a provider of security, storage and
product value chain suite, to manage and automate systems management solutions, has signed a multi-
the front-end innovation process. year extension to its existing contract with HP.

IBM selected by three banks for IBM power HP signs 10-year contract with government of
systems Hong Kong
IBM has said that three financial services HP Enterprise Services has signed a 10-year
customers in growth markets have selected IBM contract with the government of Hong Kong special
power systems to run analytics on the growing administrative region, People's Republic of China,
market data, gain insight into emerging business to help the Hong Kong Public Libraries deliver
trends and manage the expanding needs of their public library services in Hong Kong.
businesses.

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DreamWorks Animation selects HP's


networking solutions Fujitsu launches HOPE/WINCARE-ES support
DreamWorks Animation has selected HP's system
networking solutions to improve data center Fujitsu, a provider of information and
infrastructure performance and reliability. communication technology-based business
solutions, has launched HOPE/WINCARE-ES
support system for long-term care providers which
Capita IT Services secures GBP4.4 million will be available in Japan beginning July 23, 2010.
contract from Newham College
Capita IT Services has secured a GBP4.4 million
contract from Newham College to provide a Avnet acquires Bell Microproducts
complete information and communication Avnet, a distributor of computing and storage
technology, or ICT, transformation service. products, has completed the acquisition of Bell
Microproducts, a distributor of storage and
computing technology, in an all cash merger for
Wipro launches legacy migration services $7.00 per share, which equates to an equity value
based on Oracle Tuxedo of approximately $252 million and a transaction
Wipro Technologies has launched consulting and value of approximately $631 million, assuming a net
re-hosting implementation service offerings for debt position for Bell Micro of $379 million at face
migration of applications running on legacy value as of March 31, 2010.
environments to Oracle's Tuxedo platform.

NCH Software introduces Zulu Virtual DJ


Avantas signs agreement with CVPH for Software for Mac
healthcare scheduling software NCH Software, a provider of audio, video, business
Avantas, a provider of software solutions, has and telephony/VoIP tools and utilities, has
announced a new agreement with Champlain announced that its Zulu Virtual DJ software is now
Valley Physicians Hospital, or CVPH, medical available for the Mac, completing a full Mac version
center in Plattsburgh, New York, to provide the of the NCH Audio Suite.
healthcare scheduling software, Smart Square.

iStrategy to provide web-enabled solutions for


Enthought signs partnership agreement with US universities
Microsoft iStrategy Solutions, a provider of data warehousing
Enthought has announced a strategic partnership and data analytics solutions, has announced that
with Microsoft to extend SciPy and NumPy to the the University of St Thomas and California State
.NET framework. Availability of these libraries within University Stanislaus have selected iStrategy
.NET will enable Windows users to utilize these HigherEd Analytics for web-enabled reporting,
technical computing tools in the Windows software dashboards and self-service business intelligence
environment. sourced from enterprise resource planning data.

US Air Force issues order for DecisionPoint's CompanionLink offers two-way sync of Outlook
BITS kits BCM 2010 with smartphones
The US Air Force has issued a supplemental order CompanionLink Software, a provider of mobile
for $654,608 for additional barcode inventory synchronization solutions for Microsoft Outlook, has
tracking system, or BITS, kits from DecisionPoint announced that it offers two-way synchronization of
Systems, to augment an ongoing program for Outlook Business Contact Manager, or BCM, 2010
tracking 'Go To War' equipment support units. with the new smartphones and tablet devices.

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Hitachi enters into technology collaboration


CMC selects Imagine Software to manage with Wipro
international securities business Hitachi Data Systems has entered into a strategic
Imagine Software, a provider of portfolio and risk technology collaboration with Wipro to offer co-
management solutions, has announced that China branded products and services on Hitachi
Merchants Securities, or CMC, has selected its Technology.
application service provider-based Derivatives.com
service to manage its international securities
business. IBM signs integrated managed services deal
with Quippo-WTTIL
IBM has signed a five-year integrated managed
SAIC team wins $2 billion contract from US services agreement with Quippo-WTTIL, a telecom
Department of Defense infrastructure company.
Science Applications International, or SAIC, has
won a contract from the US Department of Defense,
or DoD, Defense Technical Information Center, to CSC wins $135 million contract from US Navy
provide technical services to help secure mission CSC has received a task order from the US Navy to
critical data and strengthen sharing capabilities at provide services to support program executive
DoD components and other government agencies. officer aircraft carriers. The task order has a one-
The multiple award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite- year base period and four one-year options,
quantity contract has a one-year base period of bringing the estimated total five-year value to $135
performance, four one-year options and a ceiling million.
value of $2 billion for all nine awardees.

IBM opens new software development lab


NTT Data to acquire Intelligroup
IBM has opened the IBM Mass Lab, a new software
NTT Data, a Japan-based IT services company, development lab, which is claimed to be the
and Intelligroup, a US-based IT services company, company's largest software development lab in
have entered into a merger agreement pursuant to North America.
which NTT Data will acquire Intelligroup for
approximately $199 million through an all-cash
tender offer, followed by a second-step merger to Cisco announces collaboration with M&C
acquire all remaining shares at the same price paid
Cisco has announced a collaboration with M&C
in the tender offer.
Corporation, a property developer in Vietnam, to
explore how their combined technologies can help
transform properties in Vietnam into sustainable
CollabNet collaborates with HP to provide ALM
and connected communities.
solution
CollabNet, a provider of Agile application lifecycle
management solutions, has collaborated with HP to Veramark acquires enterprise TEM and
provide customers with an application lifecycle consulting businesses of Source Loop
management, or ALM, solution that supports
Veramark Technologies, a provider of telecom
software application development from
requirements definition, through development and expense management, or TEM, solutions, has
testing. acquired the enterprise TEM and consulting
businesses of Source Loop.

Canal+ Group signs contract with IBM


Canal+ Group, a pay-TV service provider in France,
has signed a contract with IBM to transform the way
it processes and delivers its programming and
services to distribution channels.

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BT wins E3.4 million contract from Asepeyo for


CSC wins two task orders from US Navy BT iVPN
CSC has won two task orders from the US Navy to BT, a provider of communications solutions, has
provide computer simulation, engineering and won a public tender from Asepeyo, a provider of
model test support. The task orders both have five- accident-insurance services. The E3.4 million
year periods of performance, and estimated total contract covers the management of Asepeyo's
values of $24 million and $32 million. The task network traffic through BT iVPN, or intelligent virtual
orders were awarded under the SeaPort Enhanced private network. It also covers the company's
indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, which internet access services.
was originally awarded to CSC in April 2004.

HP collaborates with Avaya on unified


CSC wins $25 million contract from USCIS communications
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services, or HP and Avaya, a provider of enterprise
USCIS, has awarded CSC with a task order to communications systems, have announced the
conduct scanning, indexing and file management delivery of new solutions that enable clients to
operations at a records digitization facility. The task extend advanced business communications into
order has a one-year performance period and a their networks and systems.
contract value of $25 million.

Fujitsu Network Communications selects


Fixnetix signs application specific licensing Coverity Static Analysis
agreement with IBM Fujitsu Network Communications, a provider of
Fixnetix, a provider of raw and ultra low latency communications solutions, has selected Coverity
normalized market data services, has entered into Static Analysis to drive software integrity in its
an application specific licensing agreement with optical networking products.
IBM. Under the agreement, Fixnetix will combine
solutions from the IBM financial markets framework
with its hosting and market access services to offer Fujitsu and T&D Information to upgrade
clients a combination of ultra low latency platform servers at Taiyo Life
technology, infrastructure and managed services Fujitsu, a provider of information and
capabilities that can be provided by either company. communication technology- based business
solutions, Taiyo Life Insurance and T&D Information
System, an information systems subsidiary of T&D
France Telecom-Orange signs agreement with Life Group, have collaborated to upgrade and
Syndicale Mondiale UNI enhance the platform servers installed at Taiyo
France Telecom-Orange has signed an agreement Life's branch offices supporting its core business
with employees representatives Alliance Syndicale across Japan.
Mondiale UNI, delegation from the European Works
Council and French Unions, for creating a global
works council. IBM and University of Missouri announce life
sciences research initiative
IBM and the University of Missouri, or MU, have
SAIC wins blanket purchase agreement from US announced a life sciences research initiative
Department of Defence utilizing IBM high performance computing
Science Applications International, or SAIC, has technologies to advance the school's bioinformatics
won a blanket purchase agreement from the US research projects. The goal of the initiative is to
Department of Defense, or DoD, to continue to develop a cloud computing environment for
provide substance abuse counseling services to genomics research collaboration at a regional level.
adolescent family members of active duty US
military personnel.

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CSC introduces cloud roadmap and go-to-


SAIC wins $19 million task order from US Air market strategy solutions
Force CSC has introduced a new solutions roadmap and
Science Applications International, or SAIC, has go-to-market strategy for its cloud services. The
won a task order from the General Services roadmap includes CloudLab, a virtual development
Administration, or GSA, Greater Southwest Region and testing environment, CloudExchange, a mail
to provide software development and sustainment and collaboration solution and CSC Gateway, an e-
support of the US Air Force. The task order has a commerce web store and portal for online
one-year base period of performance, three one- purchasing and self-managed administration and
year options and a total value of more than $19 reporting for cloud and hosting clients.
million.

Microsoft announces health plan sales solution


CSC wins $220 million contract from US Navy for Microsoft Dynamics CRM
CSC has won a contract from the US Navy to Microsoft has announced a health plan sales
provide IT support services. The contract has a solution for Microsoft Dynamics customer
one-year base period and four one-year options, relationship management or CRM, a sales and
bringing the estimated total contract value to $220 service-enabled CRM platform that will allow health
million. plans to move their marketing and sales processes
online to manage and monitor sales, member
service and retention.
VidSys and Northrop Grumman provide
integrated software solutions
VidSys, a provider of physical security information Gemalto launches new visual security features
management, or PSIM, software solutions, has for official documents
announced that its PSIM software solution is Gemalto, a provider of digital security solutions, has
integrating with Northrop Grumman's launched a series of new laser-personalized
CommandPoint computer-aided dispatch system. solutions designed to improve the security of official
identity documents. These security features are
available as additional options in the Gemalto
HP Enterprise Services signs US Navy deal Sealys line of secure identity products.
HP Enterprise Services has signed a continuity of
services contract with the US Department of the
Navy, valued in excess of $3 billion if all options are Arrow ECS now offers selection of IBM
exercised. products in Germany
Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, or Arrow
ECS, a business segment of Arrow Electronics, is
Harris wins orders for Falcon tactical radios and now offering a selection of products from IBM in
sensors Germany under a new agreement with IBM
Harris, a provider of communications and IT software.
services, has received orders worth $99 million to
supply command and control; communications;
computers; and intelligence systems, including Siemens Enterprise signs managed services
Falcon tactical radios and sensors, to a military contract with Solvay
customer in Asia. Siemens Enterprise Communications, a provider of
enterprise communications solutions, has signed a
five-year managed services contract with Solvay, a
Wipro BPO partners with Microsoft to deliver pharmaceuticals, chemicals and plastics company,
global LPO services for the roll out of an OpenScape Voice solution
Wipro Technologies, a provider of IT services, has supporting 5,000 ports in Belgium with a potential
announced that its business process outsourcing or extension to Solvay's offices in France and Italy.
BPO division has partnered with Microsoft to
provide global legal process outsourcing or LPO for
Microsoft's intellectual property portfolio.

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Toshiba signs strategic agreement with Preo IBM and Esty launch Sustainability Innovators
Software Working Group
Toshiba America Business Solutions and Preo Esty Environmental Partners, a provider of business
Software, a provider of print knowledge consulting services, and IBM, have launched the
management systems, have announced a strategic Sustainability Innovators Working Group to define
agreement under which Toshiba will market Preo's and develop new approaches to environmental
Printelligence MPS solution throughout the US. management and corporate sustainability.

Tieto to provide IT operating services to Finnish ReD and Nexway partner on payment fraud
State Treasury prevention
Tieto, a provider of IT services, has been selected Retail Decisions, or ReD, a provider of payment
to deliver IT operating services to the Finnish State fraud prevention solutions, has partnered with
Treasury and the related government IT shared Nexway, a provider of e-commerce solutions,
service centre until 2016. The delivery also includes through which Nexway will integrate ReD's Shield
an operating service development plan for the fraud prevention service to protect its clients.
whole contract period. The value of the contract is
approximately E20 million.
ClusterSeven releases Enterprise Spreadsheet
Manager 6.0
Goto Metrics announces intoduction of Hadoop- ClusterSeven, a provider of strategic spreadsheet
based database and BI platform and data management software solutions, has
Goto Metrics has announced the introduction of the released Enterprise Spreadsheet Manager 6.0, the
integrated Hadoop-based database and business new version of its solution for managing
intelligence, or BI, platform for the enterprise. Goto spreadsheets.
Metrics data analytics platform ties together
commodity machines to enable data analytics and
aggregation of data from a multitude of sources. RTM Consulting signs agreement with Ventraq
for PSO
RTM Consulting, a provider of resource
Gardner Family Health Network signs management and professional services business
agreement with NextGen Healthcare optimization solutions, has finalized a strategic
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, a wholly agreement with Ventraq, a provider of business
owned subsidiary of Quality Systems and a provider analytics, to address growth and project complexity
of healthcare information systems and connectivity through enhanced professional services operations,
solutions, has announced an agreement with or PSO.
Gardner Family Health Network to deploy NextGen
Ambulatory Electronic Health Record, or EHR, and
NextGen Practice Management, as well as the QSI Emtec acquires information management
Dental System. practice of Xcellor
Emtec, a systems integrator, has acquired the
information management practice capabilities and
Constellation Software acquires BMS Computer other assets of Xcellor, a provider of business
Solutions intelligence and data warehousing solutions and
Constellation Software, a provider of custom consulting services.
application and architecture development services,
has purchased the shares of BMS Computer
Solutions, a provider of IT services and software HP and SFR to offer cloud-based IT
solutions. infrastructure to French companies
HP and SFR, a French telecom operator, have built
a complete cloud services platform designed to
Wipro launches hospitality management enable SFR to offer IT infrastructure as a service, or
solution IaaS, with utility-based pricing to French
Wipro Technologies has launched Wipro Hospitality companies.
Management Solution. The solution is a hosted
integrated operations automation and distribution
application.

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Dell to acquire Scalent Fujitsu introduces ServerView Resource


Dell has signed an agreement to acquire Scalent Orchestrator solution
Systems, a provider of software solutions. Subject Fujitsu, a provider of IT-based business solutions,
to customary closing conditions, Dell expects to has introduced ServerView Resource Orchestrator,
complete the acquisition in its second fiscal quarter. a system management software.

Emsisoft acquires Online Armor from Tall Emu TASC develops new inventory management
Emsisoft, a provider of antivirus software and system for US Navy
solutions, has acquired Online Armor antivirus and TASC, a provider of advanced system engineering,
firewall software solution from Tall Emu, a provider integration and decision-support services, has
of protection solutions on a Microsoft Windows developed a new inventory management system for
operating system. the US Navy which will allow Naval warehousing
facilities to automatically count and locate RFID-
tagged inventory in real time.
Jenzabar forms strategic partnership with
SchoolDude
Jenzabar, a provider of software, services and Fujitsu launches electronic paper-based
strategies, and SchoolDude, a provider of outpatient guidance solution
operations management solutions, have announced Fujitsu and Fujitsu General have launched a new
a strategic partnership that will help institutions electronic paper-based outpatient guidance
achieve operations management efficiency. solution, designed to be utilized during the check-in
process at medical facilities such as hospitals and
clinics.
CSI Q1 net income increases
Computer Services, or CSI, has reported a net
income of $5.33 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, SRA wins contract from US Department of
for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 ended May 31, Defense's DIA
2010, compared to $4.98 million, or $0.33 per SRA International, a provider of technology and
diluted share, for the same quarter of fiscal 2010. strategic consulting services and solutions, has won
an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity multiple-
award contract from the US Department of
Biosign signs distribution agreement with Defense's Defense Intelligence Agency, or DIA.
Alqaem International
Biosign Technologies, a provider of healthcare
intelligent systems, has signed an exclusive master Sage North America releases ACT! Mobile Live
distribution agreement with Alqaem International, a as new connected service
trading and distribution company, to distribute the Sage North America, a provider of business
Biosign products in the UAE, Oman, Qatar, management software and services, has released
Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Jordan ACT! Mobile Live, its new connected service. ACT!
and Iraq. Mobile Live is a cloud-based subscription service
that delivers ACT! by Sage contact and customer
management data to BlackBerry devices.
DHS awards $56 million grant for airport
security technologies
The US Department of Homeland Security, or DHS,
has awarded approximately $56 million in Recovery
Act funding for airport security technology projects
at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Orlando
International Airport and St Louis International
Airport.

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General Dynamics UK acquires Kylmar


Tata Communications and BT sign agreement General Dynamics UK, a business unit of General
for Telepresence Connectivity Dynamics, has acquired Kylmar, a provider of
Tata Communications and BT, a provider of sensor and optical surveillance systems. The value
communications solutions and services, have of the cash transaction, which is expected to be
announced an agreement and associated customer accretive to General Dynamics's earnings
trials for a commercial service to allow customers beginning in 2011, has not been disclosed.
on either of their existing video exchanges to
establish conferences with customers on the other's
video exchange. Accenture Q3 net income increases
Accenture has reported a net income of $490.6
million, or $0.73 per diluted share, for the third
Motorola partners with Imagine Communication quarter of fiscal ended May 31, 2010, compared to
The networks business of Motorola has partnered $443.99 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, for the
with Imagine Communication Group, a supplier of same quarter of fiscal 2009.
WiMAX services in Ireland, to offer its USBw 200
mobile WiMAX universal serial bus adaptor as part
of a new service from Imagine Communication Harris wins $140 million contract from General
targeting home office and small businesses. Dynamics
Harris, a provider of communications and IT
services, has won a five-year, $140 million contract
Capgemini acquires Strategic Systems from General Dynamics to modernize the ground
Solutions segment of the satellite communications network
Capgemini, a provider of consulting, technology and used by the National Aeronautics and Space
outsourcing services, has acquired Strategic Administration.
Systems Solutions, a provider of IT services and
business process outsourcing services.
Cisco and Ingram Micro launch unified
computing center in Singapore
Qualcomm signs collaborative agreement with Cisco Systems and Ingram Micro, a provider of IT
Sematech services, have launched Cisco Center for Unified
Qualcomm, a developer of digital wireless Computing in Singapore. The center will provide
telecommunications products, has entered into a Ingram Micro's customers and channel partners
collaborative agreement with Sematech, a with a data center platform that will accelerate the
consortium of chip manufacturers, to advance delivery of new services with improved security
CMOS scaling and assess new technologies. through provisioning and migration support.

UK Metropolitan Police Service renews ICT SITA announces partnership with Motorola
contract with Capgemini SITA, a provider of air transportation
The Metropolitan Police Service, a UK-based police communications and IT solutions, and Motorola
services, has extended its contract until December have announced a partnership to reduce delays in
2015 with its prime information and communications aircraft turnaround and achieve significant savings
technology, or ICT partner, Capgemini UK, a in ground operations through a complete SITA
subsidiary of Capgemini group, a provider of mobile workforce solution.
consulting, technology and outsourcing services.

Duke Energy and Cisco partner on energy


General Dynamics wins $49 million contract management solution
from US Air Force Duke Energy, a provider of electric and gas
General Dynamics Information Technology has won services, has signed an agreement with Cisco to
a $49 million contract to support the US Air Force's pilot and further develop a smart grid-enabled home
Distributed Common Ground System, or DCGS and energy management solution that will provide Duke
Project Liberty. The contract covers three years if all customers reliable energy information and a tool to
options are exercised. help reduce the amount of energy wasted in their
homes.

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CGI wins $125 million deal from Atlantic Lottery CSC and UBS sign new IT services contract
CGI Group, a provider of IT and business process CSC, a provider of technology-enabled solutions
services, has entered into an agreement with and services, has signed a contract with UBS, a
Atlantic Lottery, a government-owned organization Switzerland-based wealth manager, for the
that operates lottery games, for a seven-year IT provision of voice and data network, security and
managed services contract valued at approximately telecommunication services.
$125 million.

CrowdStar enters into five-year agreement with


Option and Qualcomm to develop global Facebook
connectivity solutions CrowdStar, a provider of social games, has entered
Option, a provider of wireless technology services, into a five-year strategic relationship with Facebook.
has announced that it is working with Qualcomm, a
provider of wireless communication services, to
develop and deliver customized global embedded Comtech wins $22.2 million order from US
connectivity solutions based on Qualcomm's new CECOM
Gobi 3000 platform. Comtech Telecommunications has announced that
its Mobile Datacom subsidiary has received a $22.2
million order from the US Army Communications
Microsoft signs patent cross-licensing Electronics Command, or CECOM, for mobile
agreement with Denso satellite data communications transceivers.
Microsoft has signed a patent cross-licensing
agreement with Denso, a supplier of advanced
automotive technologies, to further the development Kabel Deutschland expands BMC Software
of each company's current and future products. services
Kabel Deutschland, a German cable operator, has
deepened its investment with BMC Software, a
Microsoft launches InstaLoad battery provider of infrastructure management and
installation technology business service management solutions, to
Microsoft has launched a new technology aimed at increase the integration of key business processes
improving the battery installation process called into a single point of view.
InstaLoad battery installation technology, which
allows users to install a battery without regard to
positive and negative polarity. Capgemini and Oracle expand strategic alliance
Capgemini, a provider of consulting, technology and
outsourcing services, has announced that it is
Microsoft and Rotman School of Management expanding its strategic alliance with Oracle, to
to create new CRM center market and implement Oracle Revenue
Microsoft Canada and The University of Toronto's Management for public.
Rotman School of Management have announced
the creation of the Rotman Executive Programs
Centre for CRM Excellence, a joint initiative housed Microsoft and Esri launch Fusion Core Solution
within Rotman Executive Programs with a focus on Microsoft has announced the availability of the
research, building intellectual capital, and Fusion Core Solution, a public safety and homeland
developing interactive customer relationship security solution architecture jointly developed by
management, or CRM, educational programs. Esri, a provider of geographic information system,
and Microsoft.
Renesas Electronics and Nokia form strategic
business alliance
Renesas Electronics, a supplier of advanced Wipro BPO partners with Microsoft to deliver
semiconductor solutions, and Nokia, a mobile global LPO services
communications provider, have announced that Wipro Technologies, a provider of IT services, has
they are deepening their collaboration by forming a announced that its business process outsourcing or
strategic business alliance to develop modem BPO division has partnered with Microsoft to
technologies for evolved high-speed packet access provide global legal process outsourcing or LPO for
/ long-term evolution, or HSPA+/LTE, and its Microsoft's intellectual property portfolio.
evolution.

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Alion wins $6.94 million contract to support FBI


with IT enhancements HP and SFR to offer cloud-based IT
Alion Science and Technology has won a $6.94 infrastructure to French companies
million contract to support the Federal Bureau of HP and SFR, a French telecom operator, have built
Investigation, or FBI, to upgrade its information a complete cloud services platform designed to
technology infrastructure. enable SFR to offer IT infrastructure as a service, or
IaaS, with utility-based pricing to French
companies.
Dynamics Research wins $33 million contract
from Maryland Procurement Office
IBM and MDeC build cloud computing
Dynamics Research, a provider of management
animation center in Malaysia
consulting, engineering, and information technology
services and solutions, has received a single award IBM and Multimedia Development Corporation, or
task order contract from the Maryland Procurement MDeC, have announced the development of a
Office. The contract has a ceiling value of $33 cloud computing animation center in Malaysia.
million and is for one base year and four option MDeC's animation cloud is expected to provide
years. centralized facilities and programs to help
Malaysian animators, visual effects artists and
multimedia students to bring their ideas to fruition in
Constellation Software acquires BMS Computer the digital content space.
Solutions
Constellation Software, a provider of custom
CSC wins $135 million contract from US Navy
application and architecture development services,
has purchased the shares of BMS Computer CSC has received a task order from the US Navy to
Solutions, a provider of IT services and software provide services to support program executive
solutions. officer aircraft carriers. The task order has a one-
year base period and four one-year options,
bringing the estimated total five-year value to $135
Cisco and Living PlanIT form sustainability million.
alliance
Cisco has signed a strategic letter of intent, or LOI, HP signs 10-year contract with government of
with Living PlanIT, a provider of IT services, to Hong Kong
collaborate on complementary skills, capabilities, HP Enterprise Services has signed a 10-year
technologies and solutions to create sustainable contract with the government of Hong Kong special
communities of the future.
administrative region, People's Republic of China,
to help the Hong Kong Public Libraries deliver
public library services in Hong Kong.
Fujitsu signs global delivery agreement with
Norsk Hydro
Fujitsu, a provider of IT service, has entered into a NTT Data to acquire Intelligroup
six-year global delivery agreement with Norsk
NTT Data, a Japan-based IT services company,
Hydro ASA, an integrated aluminium company. The and Intelligroup, a US-based IT services company,
agreement covers full outsourcing and development have entered into a merger agreement pursuant to
of Hydro's IT infrastructure services systems in
which NTT Data will acquire Intelligroup for
Norway and abroad. approximately $199 million through an all-cash
tender offer, followed by a second-step merger to
acquire all remaining shares at the same price paid
CSC launches new cybersecurity presence on in the tender offer.
internet
CSC, a provider of IT services, has launched
enhanced cybersecurity presence on the internet. IBM to acquire BigFix
The new site includes insights to help businesses IBM has entered into an agreement to acquire
and government agencies operate securely in BigFix, a provider of IT management platforms.
cyberspace, based on the collaboration of CSC's
Financial details were not disclosed.
cyber professional community and cyber
stakeholders in the public and commercial sectors.

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Phylogeny and Neoprobe collaborate for cancer Roche and IBM to develop nanopore-based
detection technology DNA sequencing technology
Phylogeny and Neoprobe, a developer of Roche, a healthcare group, and IBM have
biomedical surgical oncology products, have announced an agreement to develop a nanopore-
collaborated to develop head and neck cancer based technology that will directly read and
detection technology. sequence human DNA.

France Telecom-Orange signs agreement with


Syndicale Mondiale UNI IBM delivers hot water-cooled supercomputer to
France Telecom-Orange has signed an agreement ETH Zurich
with employees representatives Alliance Syndicale IBM has delivered Aquasar, a hot water-cooled
Mondiale UNI, delegation from the European Works supercomputer to the Swiss Federal Institute of
Council and French Unions, for creating a global Technology Zurich, or ETH Zurich.
works council.

HP completes acquisition of Palm


HP has completed the acquisition of Palm, a
provider of mobile products, at a price of $5.70 per
share of Palm common stock in cash.

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