Navistar awards contract to IBM

WARRENVILLE - IBM announced it has signed a 7-year strategic outsourcing contract with Navistar Inc., a global manufacturer of trucks, buses, recreational vehicles and engines. Through this agreement, IBM has developed a portfolio of services that will enhance the company's information technology infrastructure and enable Navistar to be a more competitive player in the industry on a global scale, the company said. Under the contract, IBM will transform Navistar's IT environment by providing a full range of services, including data center relocation, server and storage management, physical database support, and the utilization of IBM server and storage technology.