HP today announced it has been awarded a seven-year infrastructure services contract from Sara Lee Corporation to manage its global technology environment.

EDS, an HP company, and global medical device company ConvaTec today announced they have signed a $95 million information technology (IT) services agreement.

ista, the world's biggest consumption-dependent billing provider of energy, water and ancillary, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have signed an agreement for the operation and further development of ista's information technology (IT) infrastructure. The agreement was signed in August of 2008.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Godiva Chocolatier, Inc. today announced that the companies have signed a services agreement for IBM to manage Godiva's information technology (IT) infrastructure. The five-year agreement was signed on June 24, 2008.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Russian retail chain, LENTA, have signed a three-year information technology (IT) services contract estimated at approximately US$1 million. The contract signed in May 2008, will provide IBM support and recovery services for LENTA's entire IT infrastructure.

Virgin Mobile USA, Inc. (NYSE: VM), a leading national provider of prepaid and hybrid wireless plans, signed a services agreement for Information Technology (IT) operations and new applications development with IBM (NYSE: IBM).

Storebaelt Ltd., the company managing the toll bridge connecting central parts of Denmark, has signed a three year agreement with IBM for IBM to manage Storebaelt's information technology (IT) infrastructure and services.

IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced an expansion and extension of its current service agreement to manage Manulife Financial's (TSX:MFC)(NYSE:MFC)(PSE:MFC)(SEHK:0945) information technology operations.

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.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced a new three-year network service contract with West Suburban Bank. Based in Lombard, West Suburban Bank is a community banking company with 34 locations throughout Illinois.

The Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ) has expanded its relationship with IBM (NYSE: IBM), signing a five-year contract for global information technology to support Hertz's overall reengineering and efficiency improvement efforts.

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.