-- Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service

-- The Spanish Armed Forces (SAF) have signed a $1 million contract to use Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Savi Technology Inc.'s Consignment Management Solution technology. CMS includes an active-tag radio frequency identification network that can link to networks that Savi has deployed for NATO, the U.S. Department of Defense and the militaries of the U.K. and other countries. The SAF's implementation is due to be operational by midyear.

-- The New Zealand State Services Commission has awarded IBM a contract to be the preferred supplier of network management tools and services for the Government Shared Network, which will link the country's government agencies. The value of the deal wasn't disclosed.

-- Stephen Bell, Computerworld New Zealand Online

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