BTG's AXP275 added to Navy contract.VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 1995--BTG Inc. (BTGI - 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 National Market) announced that its AXP The brand name Digital gave to its first family of Alpha-based computers. In 1998, Digital was acquired by Compaq. See Alpha. 275 Alpha-based computer workstations are now available for sale under the Navy Facilities Engineering Command's CAD-2 contract. CAD-2, held by Cordant Inc., is an IDIQ IDIQ Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (contracting/procurement) (indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity) contract with a potential capacity of $550 million over eight years. Awarded in 1993, CAD-2 offers hardware, software and professional services to the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal government users worldwide. Services available under the contract are computer-aided design (CAD), engineering, geographic information systems, facilities and communications resource management, and architectural, environmental and construction services. BTG's Delta Research business unit is a sub-contractor to Cordant on CAD-2, providing software integration, systems development and support services. 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 Vice President Tom Nixon said: "We're happy to be part of the Cordant CAD-2 team. This represents another avenue for BTG to provide world-class solutions to its federal government customers." BTG's AXP275 runs Microsoft Windows NT 32-bit operating system and AutoCAD Release 13 drafting and design software from Autodesk Inc. Tim Miller, Digital Semiconductor's strategic marketing manager for Alpha products said: "With AutoCAD on BTG's AXP-275, one of the industry's fastest and most powerful Windows NT systems, government engineers can slice hours and days from their design tasks." There are two versions of the AXP275 listed on the contract as BTG Advanced Windows NT 275 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. Workstations: CLIN CLIN Contract Line Item Number CLIN Clinical CLIN Comités de Lutte contre les Infections Nosocomiales CLIN Community Learning and Information Network CLIN Customer Line Item Number CLIN Chronic Lymphocytic Interstitial Nephritis (Swine Leptospirosis) CO4OAK, priced at $12,795, includes a 17" Nokia monitor; CLIN CO4OAL OAL Office of Administrative Law OAL Overall Length (see LOA) OAL Open Audio License (EFF) OAL Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa (Portugese: Lisbon Astronomical Observatory) comes with a 21" Nokia monitor and sells for $13,832. BTG is an information technology company with two primary lines of business. The company's systems business offers engineering and integration services to clients in the defense and intelligence communities, state and local governments, and the commercial sector. The company's product business unit focuses on value-added reselling, offering BTG's own line of high-performance computers as well as 80,000 software and hardware products from 350 manufacturers. CONTACT: BTG Technology Systems Brad Mack, 703/714-7000 |
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