News briefs: RIM settles NTP suit

06.03.2006

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has been awarded a five-year, $200 million IT outsourcing contract from MeadWestvaco Corp., a supplier of packaging products in Stamford, Conn. The contract calls for ACS to centralize and consolidate MeadWestvaco's IT infrastructure. ACS will also provide data network management, help desk, security administration and disaster recovery services.