National foodservice organisation Compass Group has signed a multi-million-dollar, three-year contract with managed internet services provider Hostworks (ASX:HWG) for an extended relationship between the companies.

Melbourne-based software start-up, Benchmark Holdings, established by former Infosys Australia boss Ananda Rao, has secured $40 million worth of prime real estate in Bangalore from an Indian property developer for equity in the new company.

Secure electronic transaction solutions provider Keycorp Limited (ASX:KYC) has won a deal with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to supply 10,000 new generation EFTPOS terminals.

Email security provider MessageLabs has been selected by Bank of Queensland to secure its email infrastructure.

Bartercard transactions will now be avialable electronically, using the EFTPOS and XPOS facilities of four of Australia’s major banks.

IP telephony integrator NSC has won a contract with office equipment distributor, Danka, to upgrade the communications infrastructure of its six offices around Australia.

SingTel Optus ICT services subsidiary Alphawest has been selected by the University of South Australia (UniSA) to implement the University’s major network infrastructure upgrade project.

eHealth technology provider, IBA Health Limited (ASX:IBA), has won a $6.6 million licence and services agreement to implement IBA’s patient management and clinical solutions system at Siriraj Hospital located in Bangkok, Thailand.

Investment management software vendor, DST International (DSTi) has signed a contract to integrate its investment management risk solution with the front office of IAG Asset Management, the asset management arm of insurance group IAG.

Mobile workforce software provider, ViryaNet, has won a deal worth more than $3 million with Gold Coast Water (GCW) to implement a field service management system at the Queensland utility.