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IBM to provide tech services to W. R. Grace & Co.

Jay Loomis — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:57:39 +0000

IBM Corp. has signed a contract to provide technology services to W. R. Grace & Co., a specialty chemical and materials company with about 6,000 employees in more than 40 countries. IBM will provide Grace with a technology system that is designed to help the company support customers, integrate acquisitions and open new offices around the world. The financial details of the contract were not disclosed.

ITT receives $43 million order for enhanced night vision goggles

Jay Loomis — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:47:14 +0000

ITT Corp., a White Plains-based defense contractor, said that it has received a $43 million order for enhanced night vision goggles and spare parts from the U.S. Army’s Research, Development and Engineering Command Acquisition Center. The order is a followup to an existing contract between the Army and ITT. The company’s night-vision goggle business is based in Roanoke, Va.

Orangeburg company awarded mobile hospital contract

Jay Loomis — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:34:08 +0000

DHS Systems LLC, a military contractor based in Orangeburg, and Brazilian medical supply distributor Oscar Iskin have been awarded a $1.2 million contract by the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro to provide two mobile field hospitals.

The hospitals are designed for use during major emergencies such as a flood, hurricane or disease outbreak. DHS Systems and Oscar Iskin began working together in the fall of 2008 following a request by the Brazilian government. The mobile hospitals, offering more than 2,000 square feet of space, can be connected to create a single facility if needed.

MBIA names new board member

Jay Loomis — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:54:50 +0000

MBIA Inc., the Armonk-based bond insurer, said that Theodore “Ted” Shasta has joined the company’s board of directors. Shasta, 58, also was appointed to MBIA’s audit committee. Shasta is a former senior vice president and partner of Wellington Management Company, an investment advisor with more than $400 billion in client assets under management.

Sbarro extends beverage contract with PepsiCo

Jay Loomis — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:48:50 +0000

Sbarro Inc., the Italian fast food chain, said that it has signed a contract to keep Pepsi as its exclusive beverage supplier in over 600 locations nationally. Sbarro will continue to offer carbonated and non-carbonated beverages through fountains in its restaurants, including Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Sierra Mist, Mountain Dew, Lipton and Tropicana. Purchase-based PepsiCo Inc. has been the beverage supplier to Melville-based Sbarro for the past 14 years.

Starwood sells San Francisco hotel for $90 million

Jay Loomis — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:55:10 +0000

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. of White Plains said that it sold its W hotel in San Francisco to Keck Seng Investments Limited in Hong Kong for $90 million. Starwood, whose network includes nearly 1,000 hotels in 100 countries, said that it also agreed to a management contract to continue operating the San Francisco hotel as a W.

IBM signs 5-year contract with Amtrak

Jay Loomis — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:20:38 +0000

IBM Corp. said that it has signed a five-year contract to provide information technology services to Amtrak, the passenger train operator.

Amtrak, which employs 19,000 workers and transports more than 28.7 million passengers annually, will receive help with data center services, including mainframes, servers and security, from Armonk-based IBM.

IBM also will support the infrastructure for Amtrak’s reservation system that handles ticket orders through the Web, telephone, and ticket counters. The contract continues a relationship between IBM and Amtrak that dates back to 1994. Financial details of the contract were not disclosed.

IBM signs technology contract with Dow Chemical

Jay Loomis — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:02:17 +0000

IBM Corp. said that a new five-year contract to provide information technology services to Dow Chemical Co. includes helping the chemical giant with the integration details of a recent buyout. Under the agreement, Armonk-based IBM will help Dow integrate the computer systems of Rohm and Haas Co. into Dow’s technology network. Dow, a chemical giant with sales of $58 billion in 2008 and 46,000 employees, recently completed its acquisition of Rohm and Haas, a specialty materials company.

IBM’s responsibilities under the contract will include operating a global service desk to assist 50,000 computer users, offering audio conferencing services and supporting the technology systems at Dow’s offices in 53 countries. The new agreement, signed in June, continues a decades-long relationship between IBM and Dow and expands an outsourcing services contract signed in 2004.

IBM extends outsourcing contract with Allied

Jay Loomis — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:24:00 +0000

IBM Corp. said that it has signed a contract extension to provide outsourcing services to Allied Systems Holdings Inc. for five additional years. Allied, an automobile-hauling company, originally signed a contract with IBM in 2001. Financial term of the contract were not disclosed.

ITT awarded $22.9 million military contract

Jay Loomis — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:45:43 +0000

ITT Corp., the White Plains-based defense contractor, has been awarded a $22.9 million contract to provide software support for military radios. The contract was issued by the the Joint Tactical Radio System Joint Program Executive Office. ITT said that the value of the contract could reach $62 million if all options are exercised. Thales of Clarksburg, Md., will be a partner with ITT on the contract.