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January 23, 2008

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EDS SIGNS IT INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACT WITH R.J. REYNOLDS...EDS and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company have signed a new services contract under which EDS will manage the company’s information technology (IT) infrastructure environment. The contract was signed in the fourth quarter of 2007 and financial terms of the agreement are not being disclosed. Beginning in August 2008, EDS will manage R.J. Reynolds’ IT infrastructure environment, including mainframes, mid-range servers, databases and data centers all housed at R.J. Reynolds’ facilities in North Carolina. EDS will also provide field-level and help-desk support for the R.J. Reynolds network and computing environment, which includes WAN/LAN, video conferencing, telephones, PCs and laptops for its employees nationwide.

ACCENTURE EXPANDS CANADIAN OUTSOURCING CAPABILITY...Accenture has expanded its operations in Canada with the opening of a new delivery center in Mississauga. Professionals in the Mississauga facility, which is part of Accenture’s Global Delivery Network of more than 40 centers, will provide clients a variety of systems integration, application development and maintenance, technology consulting and infrastructure outsourcing services. The clients to be served from the Mississauga delivery center include companies in the telecommunications, financial services and utilities industries, among others.

UNISYS WINS NASA AWARD...NASA’s Langley Research Center has honored Unisys Corporation with its Large Business Contractor of the Year award, the company announced today. Criteria for Unisys selection included technical performance; administrative management and outreach - including Unisys mentoring activities on behalf of small businesses and/or minority contractors.

Posted by jbowles at January 23, 2008 07:17 PM