Beyond.com Awarded Government Contract Estimated Up to $30 Million to Provide Corel Software to All DoD Agencies.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 1, 1999-- Corel Software Products to be delivered via Internet Distribution Internet software superstore Beyond.com(TM) (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 :BYND) (www.beyond.com) has been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA BPA British Paediatric Association. )of up to three years by the Department of Navy for electronic delivery, maintenance and technical support of Corel software products to all Department of Defense (DoD) agencies. The agreement was negotiated by the Department of Navy's CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. enterprise licensing team on behalf of the DoD's Enterprise Software Initiative. The Government estimates, but does not guarantee, that the volume of purchases through this agreement will be up to $30 million. The Government is obligated ob·li·gate tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates 1. To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force. 2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige. only to the extent of authorized purchases actually made under the contract. This agreement entitles Beyond.com to provide Corel software to all Department of Defense Components and their employees, including the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Defense Agencies, Reserves and U.S. Coast Guard. Under terms of the agreement, DoD employees will also have the option to purchase Corel products at the BPA prices for home use. "By having the ability to retrieve selected software through digital download  The perspective and/or examples in this article do not represent a world-wide view. Please [ edit] this page to improve its geographical balance. , the DoD will provide its employees with state-of-the art products by Corel at special prices," said Kendall Fargo, vice-president of government sales for Beyond.com. "This agreement is another example of the government's commitment to electronic software distribution." "Corel is committed to the various DoD agencies and their procurement practices," said Georges Sabongui, vice president of corporate and government sales at Corel Corporation (company) Corel Corporation - A software publisher best known for the CorelDraw application. Founded in June 1985 by Dr. Michael Cowpland, Corel Corporation was originally a systems integration company. . "This Blanket Purchase Agreement provides DoD with several alternatives for procuring our software product, from electronic software distribution to traditional methods for deploying software." Beyond.com will deliver Corel software products through physical and electronic order fulfillment Order fulfillment (in BE also: order fulfilment) is in the most general sense the complete process from point of sales inquiry to delivery of a product to the customer. Sometimes Order fulfillment to the DoD's individual customers. For large deployments of Corel products, Beyond.com will employ its Electronic Download Manager (1) A function within a larger program that manages file transfers from a remote device to the user. (2) A utility that replaces the native download function in a Web browser. (EDM (Engineering Data Management) An information system that maintains the details of all engineering data while the product is in the design and concept phase. This includes geometry and changes to geometry. See PLM. EDM - Electronic Data Management ) technology to distribute, manage and support products across the Internet to the customer site. EDM is a propriety service developed by Beyond.com to ease the deployment, management and maintenance of software throughout government agencies and large enterprises. "The EDM technology empowers systems administrators to retain control of distribution and deployment throughout large enterprises while staying current with the most recent software versions," said Fargo. Through digital distribution and EDM, the DoD agencies have the ability to take advantage of the lower cost of ownership provided by Internet software delivery, management and maintenance of Corel products. Under the terms of the agreement, Beyond.com will be integrated into the Department of Navy's (DON) ITEC ITEC Instituto de Tecnologia em Informática e Informação do Estado de Alagoas ITEC International Therapy Examination Council (UK) ITEC Internet Technology ITEC Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation ITEC Instructional Technologies Direct, Internet accessible shopping and order processing tool, as part of the DON Information Technology Electronic Commerce (ITEC) Direct Project. ITEC can be viewed at www.itec-direct.navy.mil and Beyond.com will also be accessible via the DoD EMALL at www.emall.dla.mil. "Corel is excited to be working with Beyond.com to provide DoD agencies with our software products," said R. Mark Hopkins, manager, U.S. Federal sales and programs for Corel. "Beyond.com's expertise in electronic distribution is the perfect outlet for Corel software to be distributed to DoD customers." This is the sixth agreement signed by Beyond.com with government agencies to distribute software electronically and follows contracts with the Internal Revenue Services, Patent and Trade Office, General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. , National Imaging and Mapping Agency and the Defense Logistics Agency Noun 1. Defense Logistics Agency - a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense, Defense - the federal department . About Beyond.com Beyond.com sells commercial, off-the-shelf software to the government, enterprise, corporate and consumer markets, offering its customers a better place to buy software. Visitors to the company's online store (http://www.beyond.com/) enjoy a comprehensive selection of software backed by customer service and competitive pricing. Beyond.com offers more than 1.6 million software and other digital products, including software stock-keeping units (SKUs) for online purchase from such major publishers as Adobe Systems Inc., 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) Corp., Lotus Development Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc. and Symantec Corp; hardware; computing devices; and digital images in different file formats, including jpeg, gif and mpf through a strategic marketing alliance with IMSI IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity IMSI International Microcomputer Software, Inc. IMSI International Mobile Station Identity (now International Mobile Subscriber Identity) IMSI Idaho Maximum Security Institution . The company has established strategic marketing alliances with America Online Inc., CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. Inc., Compaq Computer Corp., Excite@Home, HP Shopping Village, Microsoft Corp., Road Runner/ServiceCo, Yahoo! Inc. and ZDNet. Additionally, Beyond.com offers software publishers, hardware manufacturers and systems OEMs e-commerce solutions including publishers transaction processing, physical and electronic order fulfillment, customer support, site design consultation, marketing support and reporting. The company has applied for federal registration of the marks BEYOND.COM and BEYOND DOT COM. Beyond.com Corporation trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "BYND". More information on the company can be found in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This includes statements relating to expectations about Beyond.com's agreement with the Department of Navy's CIO enterprise licensing team for electronic delivery, maintenance and technical support of Corel software products to all DoD agenices. The Government estimates, but does not guarantee, that the volume of purchases through this agreement will be up to $30 million. The Government is obligated only to the extent of authorized purchases actually made under the contract. Such statements are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, including the risk that the contract is terminated prematurely and that the government ceases to procure software through electronic delivery. Beyond.com's business is subject to risks including reductions in or cancellations of customer orders, changes in relationships with software suppliers, changes in relationships with strategic partners, changes in the product mix sold by the company, competition from other online software resellers or publishers, inability to raise sufficient capital on satisfactory terms, or at all, and other factors described in the company's filings with the SEC. |
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