CDW-G to Provide Emergency Management Software to Federal Agencies.HERNDON, Va. -- Wireless Software Allows for Secure Communications and Retrieval of Emergency Management Plans CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G CDW-G CDW - Government (formerly Computer Discount Warehouse - Government) ), the government and education subsidiary of CDW Corporation (Nasdaq:CDWC CDWC Computer Discount Warehouse (stock symbol) ), today announced that it has secured a GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. contract for the purchase of wireless emergency management software created by Wallace Wireless, the leading provider of wireless software applications for crisis communications and incident management. Through the GSA, CDW-G will provide federal agencies with secure, wireless emergency management/continuity of operations (COOP) software that transforms paper-based emergency response plans such as building blueprints, COOP manuals, emergency personnel contacts, and other related information into data that can be accessed securely using wireless devices. The software also allows for logged PIN-to-PIN communications in the event the normal operating environment is inaccessible. All data transmitted through the wireless devices is logged and can be viewed at a later date. "A challenge the federal government faces is how to implement secure wireless communications across multiple agencies," said Max Peterson, vice president, federal sales for CDW-G. "Our partnership with Wallace Wireless enables us to exclusively provide powerful wireless COOP software to help the government meet that challenge. We're giving crisis management teams cutting-edge technology with this solution." "We are very happy with our CDW-G relationship," said Rob Moffat, president of Wallace Wireless. "They provide a great channel to federal government clients who require a practical solution for Continuity of Operations The degree or state of being continuous in the conduct of functions, tasks, or duties necessary to accomplish a military action or mission in carrying out the national military strategy. and Emergency Management." The software is currently designed to operate on the Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Wireless Handheld(TM) devices, the only wireless devices compliant with the FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) A series of publications issed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that specifies information security guidelines for federal government departments and agencies. 140-2 security mandate. About CDW-G A wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC) ranked No. 376 on the FORTUNE 500 list, CDW-G addresses the unique needs of the government and education markets with brand-name technology products and services. CDW-G is a leading source of technology products and services from top name brands such as APC (1) (American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI, www.apcc.com) The leading manufacturer of UPS systems and surge suppressors, founded in 1981 by Rodger Dowdell, Neil Rasmussen and Emanual Landsman, three electronic power engineers who had worked at MIT. , Apple, Cisco, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Sony, Symantec, Toshiba and ViewSonic. For more information about CDW-G's product offerings, procurement options, service and solutions, call 1.800.863.4239 or visit the CDW-G Web site at CDWG CDWG Computer Discount Warehouse Government CDWG Collection Development Working Group CDWG Controls and Displays Working Group .com. About Wallace Wireless With offices in Amherst NY, Toronto Canada, and Sydney Australia, Wallace Wireless is the leading developer of wireless crisis communications software. Wallace Incident Communicator (WIC) puts Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans onto enterprise wireless handheld devices. |
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