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Finance/Banking industry. The leading position at the Swiss Latest Mailing Database outsourcers ranking list occupies IBM; its closcompetitors include Swisscom IT Services, T-Systems, EDS, HP, Accenture and CSC. Judging from the statistical Latest Mailing Database data for the beginning of 2007, the total cost of the contracts is decreasing, with the era of mega-deals switching Latest Mailing Database to multitude of middle-size contracts in private sector.
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