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February 22, 2007

New Business

Computer Sciences Corporation has signed an information technology (IT) services contract with Water Corporation, one of Australia's largest water service providers with more than AUD$10 billion invested in water services infrastructure. The contract, which includes a six-year base period and four one-year options, is valued at $149 million (AUD$190 million) if all options are exercised.

Convergys Corporation will continue to provide outsourced learning services to Circuit City Stores, Inc., one of the nation’s leading specialty retailers of consumer electronics, under the terms of a two-year contract extension. Circuit City has used Convergys’ comprehensive outsourced learning services since 1999. Convergys will continue to provide consulting services for learning content development and sourcing, operations and administration, hosting, and delivery services.

EDS, the largest provider of Medicare fee-for-service data center operations, has been awarded the third task order under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Enterprise Data Center Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract vehicle. The task order contains a one-year base period with five additional one-year options with a potential value of $92 million if all of the options are exercised.

Continental Airlines Cargo is now live on the Unisys-operated Cargo Portal Services (CPS), a leading electronic booking and shipment management service for the air cargo industry. Continental’s participation in CPS will give the airline’s air cargo clients a convenient, Web-based facility to manage bookings and track shipments through a neutral portal.

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. has been awarded a contract by Alstom, a global leader in rail infrastructure, to deliver the ticketing system for Jerusalem's first tramway system. Financial details were not disclosed.


Posted by jbowles at February 22, 2007 03:50 PM