IBM wins 5-yr Finnish IT outsourcing deal

HELSINKI, FINLAND: IT services company International Business Machines (IBM) has won a five-year outsourcing deal from Finnish state-owned alcoholic drinks retailer Alko, the two companies said on Wednesday.

"Under the agreement, IBM will enhance and manage Alko's IT infrastructure including servers, middleware, network services and workstation support," the companies said, without disclosing the value of the deal.

IBM's key rivals for major IT outsourcing deals in the Finnish market include local market leader Tieto, Logica and Hewlett-Packard.