The Vienna Insurance Group doesn't have to worry about their IT services. The leading insurance group affirms its belief in IBM Austria by announcing a new information technology (IT) services agreement with IBM (NYSE: IBM) for the next 6 years.

German Healy Hudson GmbH and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have signed a five-year, five million euro Software as a Service contract. As part of the agreement, IBM will support Healy Hudson's e-placing solution "Deutsche eVergabe," which is an electronic tendering procedure that addresses public service clients. IBM business partner, Fritz & Macziol, will help distribute the solution.

Monitis Inc., a leading provider of IT monitoring solutions for small and midsize companies, is building a global Monitis Solutions Provider Network (MSPN). Within two months of launch more than 100 partners enrolled into the program to enjoy partner advantages such as reselling or providing monitoring services to their clients.

EDS and Kellwood Company announced the two companies have renewed their long-term information technology (IT) services relationship. With the seven-year agreement, EDS will continue to provide a full package of leveraged IT services to support the marketer of apparel and consumer soft goods’ future strategy. The financial terms of the agreement are not being disclosed.

Centrica expected to reduce application maintenance costs by 50%

Fujitsu Services, one of Europe’s leading IT services companies, today announced a £2.1 million outsourcing contract for the next 3 years with Centrica. The new contract is to manage a portfolio of applications supporting British Gas’s residential and business customers. Under the terms of the contract Fujitsu will provide 365x24 application maintenance and support services.

IBM announced new software and unveiled for the first time a broad initiative to combine hardware, software and services to tackle the cost and complexity of IT for small and medium businesses.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Telefónica Argentina, Chile, Colombia y Perú, a leading private company in the global telecommunications market, today announced they have extended their information technology (IT) services contract.

Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stop the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). To help keep it that way, the agency has awarded a one-year, estimated US$6 million IT services contract extension to Nortel Government Solutions.

The Minor Group of companies, including Minor International, Thailand's premier hospitality, leisure and restaurant operator, and Minor Corporation, Thailand's exclusive distributor of lifestyle products and contract manufacturing business, announced a multi-year deal for information technology (IT) outsourcing and application management services with leading global IT service provider, IBM.

EDS (NYSE: EDS), a leading information technology (IT) services company, today announced the official opening of its Wuhan Global Service Centre (GSC). Located in Wuhan Optic-Valley Software Park, the new GSC marks a significant step forward in EDS' Best Shore strategy to deliver high quality, cost competitive IT services.

Cisco® and Wipro Ltd (NYSE:WIT) today announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance to jointly develop and deliver information technology (IT) service solutions to help both companies meet their customers' needs, particularly in fast-growing markets around the world.

IBM India (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has successfully implemented comprehensive infrastructure and technology services for Union Bank of India (UBI), one of India's leading public sector banks. IBM established the server and storage system infrastructure needed to centralize UBI's extensive branch network across India including those in rural areas.