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Local government buying group the Consortium for Purchasing and Distribution (CPD) has signed a distribution and warehousing deal with online education portal Schoolsnet.com. The Schoolsnet site offers library information, news, sport, homework and revision and help for teachers. The CPD was founded in 1971 and underwent a management buyout in 1995.


Defence and aerospace group BAe Systems has signed a two-year £1.5 billion extension to its 10-year outsourcing contract with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). The original contract was signed in 1984 and will now run to 2006, covering BAe’s UK and US operations. CSC will manage the group’s IT systems including procurement, servers and desktops and Internet services.


The Ministry of Defence has chosen UK engineering firm Marconi as the preferred supplier for the Bowman personal radio. The Bowman, a short-range tactical system for use within small military teams, will be in operation by the end of the year, more than eight years behind schedule. The £18 million contract comes after Archer Communications was sacked last July for project delays.
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