BTG's Concept Automation Unit Selected for $176 Million Navy NTOPS Contract.VIENNA Vienna, city and province, Austria Vienna (vēĕn`ə), Ger. Wien, city and province (1991 pop. 1,539,848), 160 sq mi (414 sq km), capital and largest city of Austria and administrative seat of Lower Austria, NE Austria, on , Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 1996--BTG, Inc. (Nasdaq: BTGI) announced that its Concept Automation unit has been awarded the U.S. Navy's contract for New Technologies for Office and Portable Systems (NTOPS NTOPS New Technologies for Office and Portable Systems ). Concept Automation, which was acquired by BTG BTG BIT (Built-In Test) Target Generator BTG Bridging the Gap BTG British Technology Group BtG Betreuungsgesetz (Germany) BTG Biomass Technology Group BV BTG Begbies Traynor Group last October October: see month. , is one of two selected for the NTOPS program. The two-year award has total contract capacity of $176 million over two years. The NTOPS program, managed by the Naval Information Systems Management Center in Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. , D.C., is for the purchase and installation of desktop and portable PCs, office automation software, computer peripherals, and technical support and warranty maintenance. Navy units and other Department of Defense agencies can buy from the NTOPS contract. In addition, 20% of the contract capacity will be open for purchases by users in civilian agencies throughout the Federal Government. Leland Phipps, senior vice president of BTG Integration and Network Systems, said the program will place the most advanced computers on Navy desktops without long delays and expensive development. "The Navy chose to supply its people with computer technology that has already been tested and proven in the private sector. The result is office systems that are more productive and less expensive," Phipps said. BTG is a leading provider of information technology services and products to government and commercial clients. The company specializes in systems engineering, integration and network systems, Internet/Intranet access and services, custom computer manufacturing, and the value-added reselling of hardware, software and services. The company has more than 900 employees and offices in ten states and in Europe. Additional information on BTG is available on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the at http://www.btg.com/, by e-mail at info@btg.com/, or by calling 703-556-6518. Investors contact: John Graham John Graham, Johnny Graham or Jack Graham may be: In politics and history:
CONTACT: BTG, Inc., Vienna John Graham, 703/761-6675 (Investors) or Theda Parrish, 703/761-6581 (Editors) |
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