Astute Networks and RadiSys, a provider of application-ready software and hardware platforms, have entered into an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement to supply advanced telecommunications computing architecture (ATCA) solutions to communications and mil/aero customers worldwide.

MSI, a computer hardware products maker, has chosen Roxio's CinePlayer for its 3D all-in-one PCs. The new version of Roxio CinePlayer is claimed to be the first application to support the playback of true-3D content in a wide range of video file formats, as well as 3D DVDs and, as titles become available, 3D movies delivered digitally from Roxio CinemaNow-powered services.

Capgemini Group, together with its subsidiary Sogeti, has launched a new suite of services that will help clients realize the business benefits of cloud computing and services. Infostructure Transformation Services enables organizations to re-engineer their IT infrastructure and deliver immediate, sustainable cost reductions, and enable the shift to creating an Infostructure.

One of the world’s leading transport companies has selected ReadSoft, a provider of software solutions for document automation, as their supplier of choice for invoice automation. The solution involves the processing of over half a million invoices annually.

Despite the economic doldrums which required downward adjustments to radio-frequency identification (RFID) forecasts for 2009 and 2010, the outlook is good for steady growth through the next five years, according to new market data released by ABI Research.

The worldwide market for touchscreen mobile devices will surpass 362.7 million units in 2010, a 96.8 percent increase from 2009 sales of 184.3 million units, according to Gartner. By 2013, touchscreen mobile devices will account for 58 percent of all mobile device sales worldwide and more than 80 percent in developed markets such as North America and Western Europe.

IBM has unveiled its Energy & Utilities (E&U) Solutions Lab in Beijing, where IBM will bring together advanced analytics skills, industry-specific offerings and practices to make energy and utility networks safer and efficient.

The total number of mobile VoIP users will be reach 288 million by the end of 2013, according to market research firm In-Stat. Of these, well over half will be associated with online mobile VoIP providers, under one-third will utilize mobile VoIP with 3G MVNOs or mobile operators, and 11 percent with WiMAX/LTE operators.

IT services provider Accenture has bagged a five-year contract from NBN Co, a company engaged in delivering the national broadband network in Australia, to provide all core HR administration services to the organization.