IBM (NYSE:IBM) announced that Bank of Chengdu has chosen the IBM POWER 595 platform to upgrade its core banking system. The bank seeks to build a high performing, reliable and scalable IT infrastructure, which will be used as a foundation for exploration of cross-region markets. The agreement was signed in September 2008.

The Hungarian Electricity Transmission System Operator Inc. (MAVIR ZRt) has selected IBM (NYSE: IBM) to provide the information technology (IT) infrastructure to upgrade its operations and improve its asset management system.

HP and Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), in collaboration with Intel Corp., today announced that their Application Modernization Initiative is gaining momentum as customers increasingly migrate away from legacy systems to drive business growth with more reliable and efficient IT infrastructures.

IBM to Provide IT Infrastructure Management Capability for the Deployment of 2.8 Million Lines of DSLAM in Approximately 900 Cities Throughout India

Siemens IT Solutions and Services has received a major order from the Turkish Ministry of Finance Revenue Administration. Siemens will upgrade the existing IT infrastructure of more than 1,000 tax offices and property directorates and connect them via a countrywide IT system.

In a new white paper made available this week and at an industry address at KVM Forum 2007, AMD today disclosed details about “AMD-V™ Extended Migration”, a feature dating back to the First-Generation AMD Opteron™ processor that enables virtual machines to migrate between different versions of AMD processors.

IBM today announced that Ortiva Wireless has redesigned its entire IT infrastructure by replacing its Dell rack servers with IBM BladeCenter servers, enabling a core component of its business to run up to 500 percent faster.

HP today announced new solutions and services aimed at capitalizing on the next phase of the technology industry - Business Technology

HP today announced new solutions and services aimed at capitalizing on the next phase of the technology industry - Business Technology

CA and OPNET Technologies, Inc. today announced a multi-year worldwide distribution agreement whereby CA will distribute OPNET's IT Guru Systems Planner solution, as well as the OPNET Mainframe Model, worldwide. Under the agreement OPNET and CA will also cooperate in offering professional services and support.

IBM today announced a 10-year IT services agreement with Royal & SunAlliance (R&SA) to manage its IT infrastructure, and also provide end-to-end service integration across all of R&SA's third-party technology suppliers. The agreement extends the scope and term of the 2001 agreement between IBM and R&SA.

Symantec Corp. today announced Symantec Protection Network, a software as a service (SaaS) platform designed to deliver easy-to-use security and availability offerings to small and mid-sized businesses at a price they can afford.