Gladiator Technology Services, Inc., a national managed security services provider (MSSP) exclusively serving community financial institutions, today announced the official rollout of its new email security solution, eShield(TM), significantly enhancing the Company's robust arsenal of security solutions for financial institutions. eShield assists Gladiator clients in further securing their information technology systems and accountholder information in adherence with FFIEC regulatory standards defined.

Vodafone Netherlands and Ericsson have entered into an exclusive managed services partnership. Under the contract, Ericsson will be responsible for engineering, implementation and operation of the access part of Vodafone Netherlands' GSM, GPRS and UMTS radio networks in the Netherlands. Vodafone Netherlands will retain ownership of the network and IT assets, as well as responsibility for the strategic direction of the network and IT infrastructure.

Kirchman Corporation, a Metavante company and a provider of core automation banking software, has partnered with SecureWorks to resell their managed IT security services.

Voyence, a provider of automated change and configuration management solutions, has signed a partnership agreement with Integrated Networks (iNet) of Saudi Arabia, a managed services provider and value-added ICT solutions provider. The partnership will enable iNet to expand their existing portfolio via adding Voyence's change and configuration management solution - VoyenceControl NG.

Hughes Network Systems, LLC the broadband satellite operator has launched the first of its new offerings for the government market. HughesNet(TM) Managed Network Services are designed to address the diverse needs of the government market. The service provides Continuity of Operations by combining satellite and terrestrial broadband technologies to form a single, integrated, fully managed network with two diverse paths for each network location.

Global Crossing has been awarded a six-year, 18 million pounds contract by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Under the contract, Global Crossing will provide CPS with comprehensive managed telephony services to more than 100 main sites across England and Wales, including its headquarters based in London, York and Birmingham, and numerous smaller offices. The Crown Prosecution Service is the UK government department responsible for prosecuting criminal cases investigated by the police in England and Wales.

Peak 10 has announced the addition of Virtual Resort Manager to its growing and diversified portfolio of customers. VROOM, a web-based, real-time, vacation rental management tools provider, has outsourced its core data center activities to Peak 10. Peak 10 provides the Morehead City, N.C.-based company with colocation, reliable bandwidth and a storage area network (SAN) solution out of its Raleigh, N.C. data center.