Mar 15, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. M-real and IBM will continue their cooperation in IT services by signing a new 3-year contract for application management services, company said in a statement received by Lesprom Network. With this agreement, IBM delivers application development and maintenance services for selected M-real common and local applications. Service operations will utilize IBM’s strong knowledge of M-real’s core solutions. “We are pleased that the long-term cooperation between M-real and IBM continues in these value-added services,” M-real’s CEO Mikko Helander summarizes. Revised service requirements and new contract result in significant IT cost savings for M-real. M-real is Europe’s leading primary fibre paperboard producer and a major paper supplier.