Beyond.com Government VP To Speak At Air Force IT Show; Beery Will Highlight the Importance of E-Commerce in Government Procurement.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2000 Don Beery beer·y adj. beer·i·er, beer·i·est 1. Smelling or tasting of beer: beery breath. 2. Affected or produced by beer: beery humor. , vice president of the government systems group for e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. services provider Beyond.com(tm) (Nasdaq:BYND), will be speaking at the Air Force IT show in Montgomery, Ala ALA aminolevulinic acid. Ala alanine. ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process. . tomorrow Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000. Beyond.com will also be exhibiting their automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. delivery, deployment and license management system for network administrators, named Atlas Atlas, in Greek mythology Atlas (ăt`ləs), in Greek mythology, a Titan; son of Iapetus and Clymene and the brother of Prometheus. . The show draws over 4,000 attendees from all commands within the Air Force and throughout the Department of Defense. Beery will be speaking at 9:15 AM at the Civic Center in Montgomery. He will present a case study on "Lowering the Total Cost of Ownership of Software for the Government, using E-Commerce and Technology." "Air Force IT managers and systems administrators are constantly looking to streamline efficiencies and reduce the costs associated with the procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. , distribution and management of software assets along with ways to improve service," said Beery. "Our Atlas technology and e-commerce capabilities enable our government customers to realize the benefits of large software acquisitions while recognizing cost reductions now and in their future maintenance budgets. We are pleased to increase the knowledge regarding this technology to new government users." Beery brings over 18 years of IT industry experience to his current role as vice president of the government systems group for Beyond.com. Prior to joining Beyond.com, Beery was director of business development and sales at Electronic Data Systems (EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. ) and Eastman Kodak Company. Prior to that, he served as financial coordinator for EDS's ASIMs contract for the Department of the Army. About Beyond.com Beyond.com(tm) is an e-commerce services provider that builds, manages and markets online stores for businesses. The company also sells software and computer-related products to consumers and U.S. Government agencies. The company's BuyDirect Group provides eStores by Beyond.com, a suite of services that enables software developers, systems OEMs and hardware manufacturers to market and sell over the Internet. Beyond.com's Government Systems Group provides digital distribution of software and related services to a growing list of U.S. Government agencies. 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 ("SEC"). |
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