AT&T Buying
Software Outsourcing Firm
USi For $300 Million
AT&T Inc. said it will buy USinternetworking
for $300 million in cash and debt. AT&T, described USi as an
idependent applications service provider.
The deal, expected to close in the fourth
quarter, "is designed to enhance AT&T's enterprise
service offerings," the company said.
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CSC Bags $628 Million U.S. Air Force Outsourcing Contract
CSC has won a task order to provide technical and
business transformation services for the U. S.
Air Force Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS). Read more
SI International wins $138 mln US Patent outsourcing contract
SI International Inc. on Thursday said it won
a pre-grant publication classification services
contract from the Department of Commerce's United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
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Visanet Extends Outsourcing Deal with EDS
EDS’ outsourcing contract with Visanet has been
extended 10 years under a $209 million deal.
Under the agreement, EDS, a Plano-based technology
company, will continue to provide ITO and BPO services
to Visanet, a credit card services provider in Brazil.
Affiliated Computer Services Bags A 3 Year IT Outsourcing Contract
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has been awarded
a three-year information technology outsourcing
contract with the State of Maryland's Department
of Human Resources. The contract is valued at $110 million.
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TCS Bags Bank of China Contract
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is close to
clinching a $200-million core banking solution
contract from Bank of China, simply, just the
second largest banking entity in China. And,
it will be one of the major contracts that an
Indian IT firm has bagged from that country.
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India: First choice for offshore development centers..
General Electric Co. has
selected Indian outsourcing
company HCL Technologies Ltd.
to set up and operate GE's
development centers in India
and China. HCL, of
Noida, near Delhi, will set up
and operate the centers over
three years, HCL said on
Monday. It declined to give
specifics, but such centers
often develop software for use
internally by companies.
Many
multinational companies have
tapped Indian expertise for
setting up development
centers, hiring staff and
managing these centers. Under
the build-operate-transfer (BOT)
model, for example, the Indian
partner sets up the facility,
hires staff, and manages the
development work for the
foreign company until it
decided to make the operation
its own subsidiary.
HP on Sep 11 announced that it
has launched new facility for
its Global Delivery center in
Chennai, India.
This facility will add a new dimension to HP's Global
Delivery of Services. Highly skilled technical professionals, mature software
processes and its A-class project management skills will help to deliver cutting
edge solutions to HP's global customers.It will also play an important role in
contributing to HP India's growth strategy...
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