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The Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University receives a five-year contract extension worth $584 million. – quot;The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University has received a five-year contract extension, with a face value of $584 million, quot; the research center announced... 

Nicola Brittain, Computing, Friday 28 May 2010 at 17:22:00 With only the smallest contract, worth £18m, to be cut completely The £86m in savings to come from axing ID card suppliers “once all exit costs are met” as reported on the BBC is unlikely to appear, given details of the supplier contract renegotiations... 

Three one-time employees of HP were arrested by German officials, investigating alleged kickbacks paid in connection with an HP contract for Russian law enforcement equipment, according to The New York Times. – Hewlett-Packard is cooperating with German and Russian authorities after news that three people who worked... 

Verizon Wireless will eventually carry Apple’s iPhone. That’s the word from CEO Ivan Seidenberg, who told news media Tuesday that it’s up to Apple. “Eventually it’s our view we’ll get to carrying Apple,” he said, according to Reuters. He added that he would prefer to have an iPhone... 

Computer Sciences wins a $57 million extension of its work providing supercomputing support services at NASA’s Ames Research Center. – Computer Sciences, aka CSC, has won a one-year contract option quot;to provide supercomputing support services at NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. The... 

The acquisition of Chartered Semiconductor by Advanced Technology Investment Co. (ATIC) and its planned integration with GlobalFoundries will help the contract chip maker win more customers, GlobalFoundries CEO Doug Grose said Wednesday. Original post:  GlobalFoundries woos customers with expansion plans  Read More →

Tom Young, Computing, Thursday 15 October 2009 at 16:15:00 Successful running of operations since 2005 leads to further deal Car manufacturer Renault has awarded a three-year IT services contract to Atos Origin. The contract covers applications relating to vehicle design, manufacturing, sales and corporate functions. The... 

Nicola Brittain, Computing, Tuesday 13 October 2009 at 17:26:00 Retail software deal with sports and fitness clubs group worth up to £2.75m DW Sports Fitness, formerly JJB Sports, has signed a five year contract with BT worth up to £2.75m. The contract will see BT Expedite, BT’s specialist retail division, deploy...