ABM Industries Awarded Multi-Service Contracts With 3dfx Interactive.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2000 Three wholly-owned subsidiaries of ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ABM ABM: see guided missile. ABM - Asynchronous Balanced Mode ) -- American Building Maintenance, ABM Engineering, and American Commercial Security (ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. ) -- have received multi-year, multi-million dollar contracts to provide janitorial, engineering and security services for 3dfx Interactive, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :TDFX TDFX Testis-Determining Factor, X-Chromosomal ) in the heart of Silicon Valley. Based in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , 3dfx is an industry leader in state-of-the-art, award-winning graphics technology that delivers high performance three-dimensional graphics hardware solutions. "We are pleased to be working with 3dfx, one of the premiere high technology graphics companies in the world," said Jess E. `Jay' Benton III, executive vice president of ABM Industries. "We welcome and appreciate this opportunity to provide three essential services -- janitorial, engineering and security -- to 3dfx around-the-clock," he added. "At 3dfx, we are excited about our new relationship with ABM," said Cathy Davis, director of facilities at 3dfx. "We have been very impressed with the professionalism and dedication that the entire ABM service team offers 3dfx in our various locations," Davis added. 3dfx Interactive is a global leader in enabling the emerging age of visual communications and the 3D multimedia revolution in personal computers and consumer products. With its patented and award-winning graphics accelerator chips, boards and software, 3dfx provides the technology to create high-impact visual experiences. The company is recognized worldwide for its ability to bring the world's finest games, educational content, interactive entertainment and media-rich business applications to life. Engineering and manufacturing facilities are located in Richardson and Austin, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico. ABM Industries Incorporated is the largest provider of outsourced facility services listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. . With annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. revenues in excess of $1.7 billion and more than 57,000 employees, ABM performs air conditioning, elevator, engineering, janitorial, lighting, parking, security and other outsourced services for thousands of commercial, industrial and institutional facilities in hundreds of cities across North America. The ABM Family of Services includes American Building Maintenance, Ampco System Parking, American Commercial Security (ACS), Amtech Elevator, Amtech Lighting, ABM Engineering, ABM Janitorial, CommAir Mechanical, Easterday Janitorial Supply, and ABM Facility Services. |
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