According to latest reports, Hewlett-Packard (HP) signed a 10 year IT deal with NASA, which is estimated at $2.5 billion.
As per the terms of the agreement, HP will provide, manage, secure and maintain the space agency’s PC hardware, agency-standard software, mobile information technology (IT) services, peripherals, accessories, supporting infrastructure, and other computer technologies over the next couple of years… “basically everything IT.”
In its 10-year contract with NASA, HP will be taking over a number of services, currently being provided by Lockheed Martin (Corp.) – – except, computer networks and data centers.
HP is now ranked #2 in computer-services, next only to IBM, after it acquired Electronic Data Systems Corp. for $13.9 billion in 2008.
Source:-http://wwwery.com/10897-hp-nasa-it-contract.html
