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- General Dynamics Wins $57m US Navy Contract
General Dynamics' unit C4 Systems has won a seven-year $57m contract from the US Navy to provide operations and maintenance services. - Satyam Opens Development Center in India
India-based IT services provider Satyam Computer Services has opened another development center in the Special Economic Zone at the Rajiv Gandhi InfoTech Park, Pune, India. - Verizon Partners Cisco on Productivity-Enhancing Services
US telecom operator Verizon Communications has partnered with networking company Cisco for the delivery of collaborative applications for businesses of all sizes. - Fujitsu Wins Daimler Contract
Fujitsu Siemens Computers has won a three-year contract from Daimler AG to operate its European Data Centre, which provides server operation and the integration of new hardware, databases and applications to the group companies across the globe. Datamonitor expects the contract to be worth $36m. - Canon Acquires Equipment Distributor Newcal
Canon USA has acquired San Francisco-based equipment distributor Newcal Industries for an undisclosed sum to expand its market presence and coverage. - Oracle and HP Partner on Database Hardware
Oracle and HP have collaborated on a new line of database servers for extreme performance data warehouses. - Software AG Unveils SOA Suite
Integration and application development company Software AG has introduced a new SOA suite to simplify the implementation and operation of SOA infrastructure. - Alcatel-Lucent Wins $67m EPB Contract
Alcatel-Lucent has won a five-year 45.5m euros ($67m) contract from US-based electric power providers EPB to provide fiber to the home (FTTH) services in Chattanooga, Tennessee. - Social Site Digg Gets $28.7m Funding
Social news sharing site Digg has raised $28.7m in a new round of funding that will allow the company to expand globally, increase workforce and move its headquarters to San Francisco. - IBM Opens Four Cloud Computing Centers
IBM has expanded its cloud computing capabilities with the opening of four new cloud computing centers in emerging markets of Brazil, South Korea, India, and Vietnam. - SAP and Egenera Strengthen Partnership With Japan Center
SAP Japan and Egenera’s subsidiary Egenera K.K. have strengthened their partnership by opening a SAP Competence Center in Shinjuku, Japan to promote and support SAP enterprise technology on Egenera applications. - Red Hat Posts Strong Q2
Open source software company Red Hat has reported a 16% increase in net income to $21.13m for the second quarter 2009, compared to $18.15m in the year-ago quarter, on revenue up 29% to $164.38m. The growth was attributed to strong subscription business and demand for its products and services. - Cordys and CSC Form BPM Alliance
Netherlands-based business process management applications firm Cordys has partnered with IT services vendor CSC to develop enhanced business process management (BPM) applications. - PAI Partners Increases Stake in Atos Origin
Private equity firm PAI Partners has increased its stake in France-based IT services company Atos Origin from 17.9% to 22.6% for an undisclosed sum. - TietoEnator Names Services Head
Nordic IT services vendor TietoEnator has appointed Kavilesh Gupta as executive vice president of its service lines, head of the IT service line and a member of the leadership team.