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CSC strikes deal with Raytheon

Computer Sciences (CSC) signs a computer services contract with Raytheon, under which CSC will get $65 million a year for an undisclosed term.

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Computer Sciences (CSC) said it has inked a computer services contract with Raytheon, under which CSC will get $65 million a year for an undisclosed term.

The agreement, announced yesterday, calls for CSC to manage a chunk of Raytheon's information technology infrastructure, including mainframes and data centers in Texas, Pennsylvania, Kansas and Massachusetts.

CSC will also handle help-desk support for 90,000 users, as well as network operations, including voicemail and telephone systems.

CSC will begin work on the contract during the first quarter of next year.

As part of the deal, up to 300 Raytheon employees will be offered jobs by CSC, the companies said.