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January 30, 2008
New Business
Unisys Corporation has received a five-year contract to provide IT outsourcing services to the city of Minneapolis. The contract has a value of $48 million, assuming the contract runs for its full five-year term. Unisys will provide the city with outsourcing services through 2012, continuing a relationship that began in 2003. Unisys will provide a full range of outsourcing services to manage the city’s complete IT infrastructure, from the data center to desktops and mobile devices.
EDS announced a five-year, server management services agreement with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists. The contract was signed in the fourth quarter of 2007, and financial terms of the agreement are not being disclosed. Under this new agreement, EDS will manage Komen for the Cure’s server environment, including planning, configuring, hosting and ongoing server support, allowing the organization to remain focused on being the global leader in the fight against breast cancer.
State Street Corporation has been appointed to provide a range of custody, accounting and fund administration services to Columbia Management’s Excelsior Funds, which have approximately $20 billion in assets. With the new mandate, State Street now services a total of approximately $320 billion in assets for funds sponsored by Columbia Management, Bank of America’s asset management arm.
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. announced a renewed contract with Northampton County, Pa., to provide information technology (IT) services. The contract has a length of up to six years and a total value of $13 million if all options are exercised. ACS has provided IT services to Northampton County since 1979. The company was awarded the renewed contract through a competitive bid process.
Posted by jbowles at January 30, 2008 07:14 PM
