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Georgia awards $873 million contract to IBM

November

IBM Corp., the Armonk-based computer services giant, will manage information technology systems for the state of Georgia under a $873 million contract.

Under the eight-year agreement, IBM will consolidate computer systems spread across 11 state agencies into “an integrated and reliable operation,” the company said. The contract, which includes two additional one-year optional extensions, also calls for about 300 state employees to be offered jobs at IBM or subcontractors Dell or Xerox.

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