Corporate IT Update articles from April 2009

Corporate IT Update archives from April 2009

Verizon Business receives Alliant contract award.
April 1, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ), announced on 31 March that it has been awarded a contract under the US Government's Alliant programme. The contract...

Alcatel-Lucent to expand China Mobile's Pakistan network.
April 1, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alcatel-lucent (Euronext Paris: ALU) (NYSE:ALU), a network integration company, announced on 31 March that it has been selected by China Mobile Pakistan Limited (CMPak), a subsidiary of...

Alcatel-Lucent solution deployed at London university.
April 1, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris:ALU) (NYSE:ALU), a network technologies company, announced on 31 March that a UK based network integration company, Khipu, has completed the deployment of...

Microsoft PlayReady content access and protection technology selected by AT&T.
April 1, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software company Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq:MSFT) and US communication holding company AT&T (NYSE:T) announced on Tuesday (31 March) a collaborative effort to use Microsoft PlayReady...

Microsoft virtualisation and systems management solutions implemented by Wells' Dairy.
April 1, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The IT department at Wells' Dairy Inc, an ice cream manufacturer in the US, is using virtualisation and systems management solutions from software company Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq:MSFT)...

DeviceAnywhere extends relationship with mBlox.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD DeviceAnywhere, a provider of mobile application testing and development solutions, extended on Tuesday (31 March) its relationship with mBlox, a mobile transaction network, to offer...

MTS Allstream launches MTS HDTV in Winnipeg.
April 1, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD MTS Allstream, a Canadian national communication solutions provider and wholly owned subsidiary of Manitoba Telecom Services Inc, has launched MTS HDTV to residents in Winnipeg, Canada....

Unimax announces partnership agreement with AVST.
April 1, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Unimax Systems Corporation, a provider of telecomms configuration management software and unified voice administration applications, announced on Tuesday (31 March) that it has entered...

SiliconSystems' SiliconDrive Blade chosen by VersaLogic.
April 1, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SiliconSystems Inc, a provider of advanced storage technology, and VersaLogic Corp, a supplier of embedded computers, announced on Tuesday (31 March) that SiliconSystems' SiliconDrive...

Bravura to provide software to Health Super.
April 1, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bravura Solutions (ASX:BVA) (OTCQX:BRVSY), a supplier of wealth management applications and professional services, announced on 1 April that it has signed a contract with Health Super,...

Cox selects Huawei for CDMA solution.
April 1, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Huawei Technologies Co Ltd (Huawei), a provider of telecommunications network solutions, announced on 1 April that it has been selected to provide its end-to-end CDMA solution and...

Service Electric Broadband Cable to deploy Cisco infrastructure.
April 1, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO), a network technologies company, announced on 1 April that Service Electric Broadband Cable, a service provider in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the US will be...

Meru deploys wireless network at San Jose College.
April 1, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Meru Networks, a vendor of network technology, announced on 1 April that an integration partner, AdvanTel Networks has completed the deployment of a wireless network for the San...

SAI Technology chooses Comsys Mobile solution.
April 1, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SAI Technology Inc, a supplier of wireless products, announced on 1 April that it has selected Comsys Mobile ComMAX CM1125 baseband processor for use in its new range of mobile WiMAX...

Inmarsat and SkyWave to collaborate; Inmarsat to invest in SkyWave.
April 1, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Inmarsat plc (LSE:ISAT), a provider of mobile satellite communications services, today (1 April) announced a strategic investment, long term global distribution agreement and new...

Nortel announces plans to extend collaboration with IBM on Sametime integration.
April 1, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Nortel (TSX:NT) (OTC:NRTLQ), a network technologies company, announced its collaboration with IBM to integrate its Agile Communications Environment (ACE) with IBM Lotus Sametime Unified...

Pocket uses Nortel technology to roll out new networks in the US Northeast.
April 1, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Nortel (TSX:NT) (OTC:NRTLQ), a network technologies, announced on 1 April that Pocket Communications, an expanding wireless company based in Texas, US, has launched a new network...

Nortel chosen by Algerian Railways.
April 2, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Nortel (TSX:NT)(OTC:NRTLQ), a communications technology company, has been selected to deploy a GSM-R wireless communications system for a new railway line in Algeria, linking the cities...

EnergyAustralia announces agreement with IBM.
April 2, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD EnergyAustralia, an electricity distribution network in Australia, has announced an agreement with information technology company IBM (NYSE:IBM) for the implementation of an energy...

IBM and The Carphone Warehouse announce IT infrastructure agreement.
April 2, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Information technology company IBM (NYSE:IBM) and mobile communications retailer The Carphone Warehouse (CPW) have announced a multi-year information technology (IT) infrastructure...

Cisco collaborates with PLDT and Tata Communications to launch public Cisco TelePresence service in Philippines.(Brief article)
April 2, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Collaboration between Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO), a network technologies company, the Philippine Long Distance Telecommunications Co (PLDT), a Philippine telecomms provider, and Tata...

SurfKitchen chosen by SMART.(Brief article)
April 2, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SurfKitchen, a provider of Mobile Internet Platform, announced on Wednesday (1 April) it is working with the Philippines' wireless services provider Smart Communications Inc (SMART), a...

Bubble Motion partners with AIS.
April 2, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bubble Motion, a specialist in next-generation voice messaging, announced on Wednesday (1 April) a partnership with Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited (AIS), a mobile operator...

Harris Stratex Networks to become independent company.
April 2, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Harris Stratex Networks Inc (Nasdaq:HSTX), a provider of backhaul solutions for mobility and broadband networks, has announced that the Harris Board of Directors has approved the...

Ceragon chosen by North American wireless carrier.
April 2, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Ceragon Networks Ltd (Nasdaq:CRNT) (TASE:CRNT), a provider of high-capacity wireless backhaul solutions, announced on Wednesday (1 April) that a North American wireless communications...

Sybase 365 announces partnership with 2sms.
April 2, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase Inc (NYSE:SY), a provider of mobile messaging services, announced on Wednesday (1 April) a global partnership with 2sms, a communications solution...

Opera's Mini Browser to be distributed by Virgin Mobile USA.
April 2, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Opera Software ASA (OSX:OPERA), a software company, announced on 1 March that Virgin Mobile USA, a mobile network operator, has reached and agreement which will see Opera's Mini Browser...

Mentum and WiTech collaborate to provide business case tool for 4G deployments.(Brief article)
April 2, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mentum, a developer of RF software planning solutions, and WiTech, a consulting, engineering and solutions company, announced on 1 March a collaboration which will see Mentum integrate...

Amdocs provisioning and fulfilment solution selected by GET.
April 3, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Amdocs (NYSE:DOX), a provider of customer experience systems, announced on Thursday (2 April) that GET, a provider of voice, data and digital TV services in Norway, has deployed the...

AltiGen's Microsoft-based Unified Communications platform deployed by First State Bank.
April 3, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AltiGen Communications Inc (Nasdaq:ATGN), a provider of VoIP business phone systems and Unified Communications solutions, announced on Thursday (2 April) that its Microsoft-based...

Cox Communications selects itaas.
April 3, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD itaas Inc, a provider of iTV solutions, announced on Thursday (2 April) an agreement that provides support for applications developed for US cable provider Cox Communications' tru2way...

Main Street Broadband selects Alvarion for WiMAX deployment.
April 3, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alvarion Ltd (Nasdaq:ALVR), a provider of WiMAX and wireless broadband solutions, announced on Thursday (2 April) it was chosen by Main Street Broadband LLC, a wireless broadband...

Q9 Networks announces contract with EDS Advanced Solutions.(Brief article)
April 3, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Q9 Networks Inc, a Canadian provider of outsourced data centre infrastructure, announced on Thursday (2 April) it has signed a 15-year data centre services agreement with EDS Advanced...

Hitachi Metals and Beceem announce collaboration.
April 3, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Hitachi Metals Ltd (TSE:5486), a manufacturer of RF Front End Modules (FEMs), and Beceem Communications, a provider of mobile WiMAX chips, announced on Thursday (2 April) a portfolio of...

ORBCOMM and Telenor Connexion sign agreement.
April 3, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ORBCOMM Inc (Nasdaq:ORBC), a global satellite data communications company focused on two-way Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications, and Telenor Connexion, a global connectivity...

Midcontinent Communications selects SeaChange solutions for VOD expansion.
April 3, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Midcontinent Communications, a cable television operator serving viewers in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota, USA, is delivering on a strategy to increase the amount of...

Premiun AEOROTEC purchases Vistagy engineering software.
April 3, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Vistagy Inc, a provider of engineering software and services, announced on 2 March that Premium Aerotec, a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS and a Tier One supplier to Airbus, has...

Euroset deploys Cisco Security solution.
April 3, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO), a network technologies company, announced on 3 march that Euroset, a mobile phone retailer in Russia, has upgraded and expanded its centralised data security system...

GE and Intel collaborate to market and develop telehealth technologies.
April 3, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD GE (NYSE:GE) and Intel Corporation (Nasdaq:INTC) announced on 2 March an alliance to develop and market home-based health technologies intended to assist seniors and other patients to...

IBM software deployed by NACCO.
April 3, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IBM (NYSE:IBM), an IT technologies company, announced on 4 April that NACCO Materials Handling Group Inc, a lift truck manufacturer, has implemented IBM software to address compliance...

PacketVideo Corp to include support for Microsoft PlayReady.
April 3, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq:MSFT), a software company, announced on 3 March that PacketVideo Corp will include support for Microsoft's PlayReady technology in its CORE multimedia platform....

Internexion facility chosen by adRom Media.(adRom Media Marketing GmbH in deal to use data centers)(Brief article)
April 3, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internexion, a European operator of data centres, announced today (3 March) that adRom Media Marketing GmbH is locating its mission critical internet facing systems in a private area at...

OnAir selected by Qatar Airways.
April 3, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD OnAir, a provider of in-flight communications systems, announced on 3 March an agreement with Qatar Airways which will see Mobile OnAir installed across the airline's single-aisle...

Verizon increases 3G coverage in Connecticut.
April 3, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Verizon Wireless, a US mobile network operator, announced on 3 March that it has expanded its 3G coverage in the US state of Connecticut with the activation of a new cell site in North...

BancTec announces agreement with Payment Card Technologies.
April 6, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD BancTec, a provider of high volume document and payment processing solutions, announced on Friday (6 April) that it has signed a five-year agreement with Payment Card Technologies...

Springbrook Software chosen by city of Astoria, USA.
April 6, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Springbrook Software Inc, a provider of integrated enterprise software solutions for local government, has announced that it has signed contracts with the city of Astoria, Oregon, USA,...

NASCO awards IT services contract extension to IBM.
April 6, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD National Account Service Company LLC (NASCO), a provider of single-system claims processing solution, has announced it has awarded information technology company IBM (NYSE:IBM) a...

Continental selects IBM Lotus and Domino software.
April 6, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD When automotive manufacturer Continental AG acquired Siemens VDO, the new combined organisation selected information technology company IBM (NYSE:IBM) Lotus Notes and Domino software as...

Nortel chosen by TSTT as communication services supplier for Summit of the Americas.
April 6, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Telecomms company Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) has chosen Nortel (TSX:NT)(OTC:NRTLQ), a communications technology company, as one of the key solutions and...

Cricket Communications implements Bridgewater's WideSpan 5000 system.
April 6, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bridgewater Systems (TSX:BWC), a mobile personalisation company, announced on Friday (3 April) that Cricket Communications Inc, a provider of unlimited wireless services, has deployed...

Moreminutes launches DIGITALK based service.(Brief article)
April 6, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD DIGITALK, an independent provider of communications services, announced on 6 April that Spanish prepaid service provider Moreminutes has launched a new Prepaid Mobile service using the...

DemandTec Inc launches monthly web seminar series for retailers.
April 6, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD DemandTec Inc (Nasdaq: DMAN), a provider of on-demand optimisation solutions, revealed today (6 April) that the company will be launching a series of monthly web-seminars for retailers,...

SynXis provides distribution system to hotel group.
April 6, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SynXis, a provider of hotel distribution and marketing services and part of the Sabre Holdings group, announced on 6 April that a luxury hotel group, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group,...

Plus Telecom using Mobile Commerce's location service.
April 6, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile Commerce, a provider of location based services (LBS), announced on 6 April that Plus Telecom, a telecomms solutions provider, is now using the Mobile Internet Edition of Mobile...

New information and security system installed by telent in Corby's new station.
April 6, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Technology services company telent said today (6 April) that it has completed the installation of the Customer Information and Security System at the new Corby, UK railway station. ...

VerifySmart signs with European infrastructure provider.
April 6, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD VerifySmart Inc (VSMR:OTCBB), a provider of secure and fraud prevention services announced on 6 April that it has entered into a services agreement with European hosting and...

Cordys and Powel to collaborate on Smart Metering and Smart Grid solution.
April 7, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cordys, a provider of software for business process innovation, announced on 6 April that it has signed an agreement with Powel ASA, a Norwegian software company specialising in...

Formscan acquires UK business of Anacomp.(Brief article)
April 7, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Formscan, a document solutions provider, has acquired the UK business of Anacomp, a business process solutions company. Formscan said the acquisition of the UK Anacomp business...

Parma, Italy, works with IBM to create Smart City.
April 7, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The city of Parma, Italy, has entered into a strategic initiative with information technology company IBM (NYSE:IBM) with the aim of creating a Smart City. According to the...

Fujitsu integrates PalmSecure LOGONDIRECTOR with Passlogix v-GO.
April 7, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Fujitsu Computer Products of America Inc, a supplier of computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, announced on Monday (6 April) the...

Harris Stratex Networks selected by Africell.(Brief article)
April 7, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Harris Stratex Networks Inc (Nasdaq:HSTX), a provider of backhaul solutions for mobility and broadband networks, announced on Monday (6 April) it was selected by Africell Holding, a...

LSI signs agreement to acquire AMCC 3ware RAID adapter business.
April 7, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI), a provider of silicon, systems and software technologies, announced on Monday (6 April) it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and...

NAVTEQ awarded contract by New York State CSCIC.
April 7, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD NAVTEQ, a provider of digital map information, announced on Monday (6 April) it has been awarded a contract by the New York State Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure...

Harris Corporation awarded contract by Evolvent Technologies to develop Military Health System network.
April 7, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), a communications and information technology company, has been awarded a one-year, USD14m contract by Evolvent Technologies Inc, an e-business solutions...

Microsoft releases undated version of CHF.
April 7, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq:MSFT), a software company, announced on 6 April the release of an updated version of the Connected Health Framework (CHF) Architecture and Design Blueprint and...

Kontron wins two new contracts.(Brief article)
April 7, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Kontron, a designer and manufacturer of custom embedded electronic solutions, announced on 7 April that it has won two new multi-million dollar contracts. The company said that a...

Lanit DV deploys Cisco wireless network for cargo terminal.
April 7, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO), a network technologies company, announced on 7 April that LANIT DV, a Premier Certified Cisco Partner and specialist implementer of wireless networks, has deployed...

Houston Healthcare selects ZixCorp to provide e-mail encryption services.
April 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Zix Corporation (ZixCorp) (Nasdaq:ZIXI), a provider of e-mail encryption services, announced on Tuesday (7 April) that Houston Healthcare, a health system based in Georgia, USA, has...

FIS Profile advanced core processing solution implemented by Alior Bank.
April 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS), a provider of core processing, card issuer and transaction processing services for financial institutions, announced on Tuesday (7...

China Telecom implements ZTE's EPON solution.
April 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ZTE Corporation, a provider of telecomms equipment and network solutions, announced on Tuesday (7 April) that China Telecom, a telecomms carrier in China, has deployed ZTE's Ethernet...

EMC Avamar backup and recovery solution implemented by Harvard Vanguard.
April 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), a provider of backup and recovery solutions, announced on Tuesday (7 April) that Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, a multi-specialty medical group, has...

Northern Lighthouse Board selects Carillion IT Services to deploy wireless mesh infrastructure.
April 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Carillion IT Services, part of Carillion plc, an outsourcing, managed service and network infrastructure solution provider, announced on Tuesday (7 April) that it has completed...

Tektronix acquires Arantech.(Brief article)
April 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Tektronix Communications, a provider of communications test and network intelligence solutions, announced on Tuesday (7 April) it has acquired Arantech, a provider of Customer...

IBM to build data centre for Victoria University.
April 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IBM (NYSE:IBM), an IT technology company, announced today (8 April) that it has been selected by Victoria University of Melbourne, Australia, to design and build a data centre for the...

CrossLink Media partners with Rackspace.(Rackspace Managed Hosting)(Brief article)
April 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD CrossLink Media, a provider of mobile marketing solutions, announced on Wednesday (8 April) it has become a Select Partner in the Solution Partner Network with Rackspace Hosting...

Open Text announces acquisition of Vizible.
April 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Open Text Corporation (Nasdaq:OTEX) (TSX:OTC), a provider of enterprise content management (ECM), announced on Wednesday (8 April) it has acquired Canada-based Vizible Corporation, a...

IP Tactics retained by Go2Call Software to sell Mobile VoIP patents and patent applications.
April 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IP Knowledge Ventures Inc (aka IP Tactics), an intellectual property monetisation firm, has been retained by Go2Call Software, a Voice-over-IP (VoIP) services company, to sell its...

Synacor technology chosen by D&E Communications.
April 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD D&E Communications Inc (D&E) (Nasdaq:DECC), an integrated communications provider in eastern and central Pennsylvania, USA, and Synacor, a specialist in enabling cross-platform delivery...

PHASE 2 announces agreement to host IBM Lotus Software under PHASE 2 SaaS model.
April 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD PHASE 2 International, a Software-as-a-Service provider, announced on Wednesday (8 April) that it has entered into an agreement with information technology company IBM (NYSE:IBM) to...

ForeScout CounterACT appliances installed in local government network.
April 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ForeScout Technologies, a specialist in network access control, announced on 8 April that Albany County, New York, has standardised on the CounterACT family of network access control...

Japanese insurance company extends outsourcing agreement with IBM.
April 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IBM (NYSE:IBM), an IT company, announced on 8 April that Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, a Japanese insurance company, has extended its strategic outsourcing contract for an additional five...

Sainbury's signs with IBM to manage stock system.
April 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IBM (NYSE:IBM, an IT company, announced on 9 April an agreement with Sainsbury's, a UK supermarket chain, which will see IBM implement a solution, based on the Wesupply network and...

Intel signs agreement with Vietnam's Ministry of Education to increase uptake of e-learning.
April 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Intel Corporation (Nasdaq:INTC), a developer of computer systems and components, announced on 9 April that its Vietnamese subsidiary Intel Semiconductor Ltd Vietnam has signed an...

Alcatel-Lucent signs turnkey agreement for new submarine cable.
April 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris:ALU) (NYSE:ALU), a network technologies company, announced on 9 April the signing of an agreement with the WACS consortium for the deployment of a new...