IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has signed a seven-year agreement with Sara Lee Corporation (NYSE: SLE) to manage and maintain pieces of the consumer products company's global back office operations.

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) announced that they have entered into a new agreement covering various standards including GSM, EDGE, CDMA, WCDMA, HSDPA, OFDM, WiMax, LTE and other technologies. The agreement will result in settlement of all litigation between the companies, including the withdrawal by Nokia of its complaint to the European Commission.

LG Electronics (LG), a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics today announced a strategic business partnership with Honeywell, a global manufacturer in automation & control solution.

Microsoft Corp. and Onkyo Corp. have signed a broad patent cross-licensing agreement that will enable significant technological innovation in high-quality home entertainment and enhance the overall user experience.

News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch said he will not battle Microsoft Corp. to act as a white knight for Yahoo Inc.

London and Frankfurt, 5 February, 2008 – Transduco (www.transduco.com), the specialist provider of cross-border business development services for companies operating across the English, French and German speaking financial services technology sectors commented today that more companies are turning to partners and channel sales as a means of combating a potential fall in demand from existing markets.

Sony Ericsson today announced that it would be extending its current relationship with external partner agencies to McCann Erickson London to include its worldwide advertising and communications brief.

Lawson Software (Nasdaq:LWSN) and IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced an expansion of technology and reseller agreements to focus on small and midsize businesses (SMBs) in select industries in Germany.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging technology, has announced a marketing partnership with Upromise, the largest private source of college funding, to provide families the opportunity to earn, save and pay for higher education. Now, when Upromise members purchase an eligible Canon product at the Canon eStore, college savings rewards can be added to their Upromise account.

The LDM Group, a leading electronic discovery and litigation support company serving major corporations and their outside counsel during litigation discovery, and Index Engines, the leader in enterprise discovery solutions, today announced that The LDM Group has become an authorized partner in the Index Engines Litigation Ready™ Partner Program.

Siemens and the Russian businessman Alexey Mordashov have concluded an agreement on long-term strategic partnership for the modernization and further development of Power Machines. Both partners have also agreed on the principles relating to the management of Power Machines.

New partnerships with CNN, IBN, Jamba, Sony Pictures, RooftopComedy, ROK and Versaly Entertainment gives Nseries users access to mobile videos on-the-go