« New Services | Main | Top Stories »

July 20, 2006

New Business

AEGON The Netherlands, an important country unit of one of the world’s largest life insurers, has signed an extension to its existing information technology (IT) services contract with EDS for an additional five years. Under the new extension of the contract, EDS will provide a complete package of information and communications technology (ICT) services. These will range from hosting services of Unix-, mainframe- and web-environments to the provision of desktop, storage and local network services. EDS also provides AEGON with services on security, mobility, helpdesk and software packaging.

HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCL), one of India's top global IT services companies, has entered into a 5-year, $70 million multi-service outsourcing deal with Teradyne. The scope of the engagement includes IT Consulting, Application Development and end-to-end Application and IT Infrastructure Management involving datacenter, network, security and help desk services.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) awarded Unisys Corp. a contract to develop the commission’s information management and access project (InfoMAP). The 18-month services contract, awarded in March and worth approximately $4.2 million, calls for Unisys to implement an electronic content and case management system that will yield efficiencies in docketing, tracking and sharing information throughout the PUC.

Fiserv Inc. says its Information Technology Inc. (ITI) business unit has signed Innovative Bank, ranked among the top Small Business Administration (SBA) lenders in the U.S., to convert to its Premier core solution. Innovative Bank will convert to the system in October 2006, operating through the Fiserv ITI Outsourcing data center in Chatsworth, Calif.

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. has entered into a business processing outsourcing (BPO) contract with the Arizona Higher Education Loan Authority (AHELA), a state-designated non-profit organization that provides low-cost education financing solutions for Arizona students and their families. ACS will provide Stafford and PLUS loan origination and servicing for AHELA.

Posted by jbowles at July 20, 2006 07:29 PM