Global outsourcer Computer Sciences Corporation has signed a two year extension deal with Alcoa World Alumina to continue to provide the company’s computer technology infrastructure services.

Business intelligence sogftware vendor, Cognos, has won a deal with PMI Mortgage Insurance Ltd, which has standardised on Cognos Planning software for planning and budgeting.

ERP vendor QAD has signed a manufacturing software systems deal with Atlantic Pacific Foods, a NSW-based maker of vegetable oils and margarine spreads.

IT services provider LogicaCMG has won a contract to supply RedDot Solutions’ web content management solution for the Queensland State Government.

Security vendor Trend Micro has teamed up with pay-as-you-go software provider NewLease to distribute a range of network antivirus and Internet content security software on a monthly subscription basis.

Telstra-owned IT outsourcer, KAZ, has beaten 13 other outsourcers to sign a five-year contract for an estimated $200m to support the desktop infrastructure of the Department of Defence.

IBM has struck a five-year, multi-million dollar IT outsourcing agreement with Melbourne-based automotive airconditioning systems manufacturer,  Air International Thermal Systems' (AITS).

The Australian office of EDS-owned management consulting firm A.T Kearney confirmed that the firm would remain in Australia, after the announcement of an agreement for management to purchase A.T. Kearney from global IT outsourcer EDS.

The Australian office of Swedish mid-market enterprise applications provider, Intentia, has signed a deal worth over $900,000 with Creata, a multinational provider of consumer marketing and manufacturing services, to roll out Intentia’s enterprise application suite globally.

e-Learning provider, EXCOM Education, has entered a partnership with Thomson NETg, to deliver a portfolio of IT vendor and tailored training courses through NETg’s Knowledge Now e-learning suite.