BTG Awarded NIH ImageWorld Contract; BTG Team Selected for $100 Million Imaging Systems Program.VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 1996--BTG, Inc. (Nasdaq: BTGI) has been selected by the National Institutes of Health (NIH "Not invented here." See digispeak. NIH - The United States National Institutes of Health. ) as a prime contractor on ImageWorld, a $100 million program for imaging systems, services and products. BTG's team members are IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Corporation, I-NET, IMC (Internet Mail Consortium, Santa Cruz, CA, www.imc.org) An industry trade association founded in 1996 by Paul Hoffman and Dave Crocker that promotes Internet e-mail standards and features. , Sensor Systems and Xerox Corporation (company) XEROX Corporation - http://xerox.com/. See also XEROX PARC, XEROX Network Services. . NIH's ImageWorld contract was awarded to 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 and six other large contractor teams, as well as thirteen small and 8(a) businesses. They will compete for task orders in four areas of imaging technology: document conversion and electronic storage; electronic document management; administrative correspondence workflow; and clinical, biological, and radiological radiological pertaining to radiology. radiological diagnosis see radiological diagnosis. mobile radiological apparatus x-ray machines that can be moved but are not portable because of their weight. research. The goal is to convert traditional databases on paper into electronic files that can be retrieved and shared among government workers. The five-year ImageWorld contract is open to all agencies of the federal government. Scott Weaver, vice president for marketing of BTG's Integration and Network Systems, said the BTG team brings together a group of companies with the specialized skills and experience needed to meet NIH's requirements. "Imaging systems are becoming essential in medical research, which is central to NIH's mission. With electronic storage and retrieval, researchers will have easy access to historical files as well as the most current medical data. Our team members are industry leaders in providing complete imaging solutions to commercial and government customers, and we look forward to helping NIH carry out its mission." Weaver said the BTG team covers every aspect of imaging-related technologies, including imaging systems to convert paper documents for electronic storage, document management systems for indexing, accessing and retrieving documents, and systems that manage the workflow of administrative correspondence. The BTG team will offer commercial off-the-shelf Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) is a term for software or hardware, generally technology or computer products, that are ready-made and available for sale, lease, or license to the general public. (COTS) hardware and software, imaging systems, and engineering services on its ImageWorld home page on the World Wide Web. BTG is experienced in working with NIH on contracts similar to ImageWorld, including NIH's Electronic Computer Store, an online shop for computer-related products. Open to buyers throughout the federal government, the multiple-award, two-year Electronic Computer Store contract has an aggregate ceiling of $96.8 million. Weaver said ImageWorld provides an additional channel through which BTG can provide its imaging services and products. "Along with our subcontractors," Weaver said, "we anticipate that ImageWorld will be extremely successful in increasing our market share of the government's imaging-related technologies." BTG provides 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, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , and in Europe. Additional information on BTG is available on the Internet 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:
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