Deals

Hilton Worldwide and IBM Announce Global Technology Infrastructure and Solutions Agreement

IBM bagged a global collaboration agreement to enhance the hospitality company’s technology infrastructure and to facilitate the development and delivery of next-generation technology solutions. IBM will host and manage the technology platforms that support Hilton Worldwide’s ten brands, including data center management and monitoring, global email services, web hosting and the central guest reservation system.

http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/29869.wss

Patni Computer Systems Awarded Contract to Develop Next Generation ATA Aviation Marketplace for Air Transport Association of America

Patni has been contracted to develop, implement and maintain the next generation of the ATA Aviation Marketplace to serve the entire airline industry.

http://www.patni.com/press-release/2010/patni-computer-systems-awarded-ata-aviation-marketplace-.aspx

Cognizant Selected by Harris Corporation to Transform Software Product Engineering, Fuel Innovation for Broadcast Industry Customers

Cognizant will provide software development services for the Harris portfolio of media management software products for advertising agencies, television stations, and broadcast and cable networks.

http://www.cognizant.com/html/news/pressreleases/2010/HarrisCorporation.asp

Rolls-Royce Selects Tata Consultancy Services to expand engineering services footprint in India

TCS will support and enable the Rolls-Royce strategy to expand its engineering services footprint in India. TCS will set up an engineering centre to cater to Rolls-Royce design and engineering requirements.

http://www.tcs.com/news_events/press_releases/Pages/Rolls-Royce-selects-tcs-expand-engineering-services-india.aspx

Singapore Ministry of Education Awards Accenture Application Maintenance and Enhancement Contract for Web-Based School Administration System

Accenture delivers a major enhancement to the School Cockpit system that will introduce new flexibility to existing business processes to better support the changing landscape of Singapore education.

http://newsroom.accenture.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=4990

Patni wins large integrated IT and BPO services deal from Universal American

Patni Computer Systems Ltd. signed a multi-million dollar, five-year agreement for providing end-to-end policy administration services for Universal American Corp. a leading senior health insurance company in the U.S.

http://www.patni.com/press-release/2010/patni-wins-large-integrated-it-and-bpo-services-deal.aspx

Mattel to ink $20 mn deal with Wipro to outsource IT work

Mattel has chosen Wipro to outsource its IT infrastructure management work.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/infotech/ites/Mattel-to-ink-20-mn-deal-with-Wipro-to-outsource-IT-work/articleshow/5867995.cms

MindTree outbids biggies to win Rs 30-cr unique ID deal

MindTree has won Rs 30-crore contract from India’s Unique Identification Authority (UIDAI)

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/infotech/ites/MindTree-outbids-biggies-to-win-Rs-30-cr-unique-ID-deal/articleshow/5884742.cms

M&A, Partnerships, JV

MindTree to Acquire the Business of 7Strata

MindTree Ltd., a global IT solutions company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the business (including people, customer contracts and Intellectual Properties) of 7Strata, a Remote Infrastructure Management (RIM) services provider.

http://www.mindtree.com/newsandevents/mindtree-to-acquire-the-business-of-7strata-2/

News & Events

AT&T Divests Stake in Tech Mahindra, Ltd., Will Maintain Business Relationship

AT&T  has divested its holdings in Tech Mahindra Limited.

http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=5097&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=30781

Award

IAOP Announces 2010 Rankings for the World's Best Outsourcing Providers and Advisors

The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) selected following companies as 2010’s best outsourcing service providers and advisors — The 2010 Global Outsourcing 100.

http://www.outsourcingprofessional.org/content/23/152/1793/

IBM Named Marketshare Leader in Middleware Software for Sixth Consecutive Year

Gartner, Inc. has named IBM the worldwide market share leader in the application infrastructure and middleware software segment based on total worldwide revenue for 2009.

http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/29952.wss

Outsourcing Center Announces Winners of 14th Annual Outsourcing Excellence Awards

Outsourcing Center, one of the leading sources of information about outsourcing, announced winners of the 2010 Outsourcing Excellence Awards.

http://www.outsourcing-awards.com/

Analyst/Reports

Global Finance & Accounting Outsourcing Market Report by Global Industry Analysts

http://www.strategyr.com/Finance_and_Accounting_Outsourcing_FAO_Market_Report.asp