CS&T Announces Year 2000 Desktop Assessment Offer; Easy Advantage Services Offer Helps Customers Plan Optimal Desktop Y2K Strategy.NORWOOD Norwood. 1 Town (1990 pop. 28,700), Norfolk co., E Mass.; settled 1678, set off from Dedham and Walpole and inc. 1872. Chiefly residential, its industries include printing and publishing and the manufacture of plastics, apparel, computer software, and , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 1998--Corporate Software & Technology, Inc., (CS&T) today launched its Year 2000 Desktop Assessment Services for companies throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The offer, part of CS&T's innovative Easy Advantage Services family of technology services offerings, includes a systematic and comprehensive engagement to help companies assess the Year 2000 compliance status of their desktop computing computing - computer environments as well as perform remediation efforts. Each Year 2000 Assessment engagement applies the unique expertise of CS&T's Technology Services organization, a group with a successful track record of delivering results-driven, time-sensitive enterprise solutions. CS&T's experts focus on the specific issues of customers' Year 2000 strategies and allow customers to specify the customized combination of products and services that best meet their needs. The new Year 2000 Assessment service can include a complete desktop hardware and software inventory, Year 2000 desktop software compatibility analysis, system hardware compatibility analysis and testing and remediation services. Inventory collection and analysis is provided using state-of-the-art tools from CS&T's business partner, Tally Systems Corp. of Hanover Hanover, city, Germany Hanover, Ger. Hannover, city (1994 pop. 524,820), capital of Lower Saxony, N Germany, on the Leine River and the Midland Canal. , NH. The combination of technology tools from Tally Systems and expert consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" from CS&T will allow customers to properly assess the Year 2000 compatibility of their desktop computing environment and plan and prepare for proper levels of remediation to be ready for the new millennium. The Year 2000 Desktop Software Assessment analyzes a customer's installed software base against a master knowlegebase containing information on more than 3,500 commercially available software products. The assessment identifies, by individual desktop computer, any potentially incompatible incompatible adj. 1) inconsistent. 2) unmatching. 3) unable to live together as husband and wife due to irreconcilable differences. In no-fault divorce states, if one of the spouses desires to end the marriage, that fact proves incompatibility, and a divorce software as well as provides information from each publisher regarding Year 2000 status (for instance, checking which versions are compliant). Products found during the inventory but not contained in the existing knowledgebase are researched on an individual basis. Customers also have the option to inventory and evaluate custom-developed application software products. Services from CS&T are also available to help customers negotiate license purchases to upgrade incompatible products as well as desktop deployment services to support remediation. The Year 2000 Hardware Assessment option includes a physical Year 2000 date roll-over check for the real time clock, a BIOS BIOS in full Basic Input/Output System Computer program that is typically stored in EPROM and used by the CPU to perform start-up procedures when the computer is turned on. check and leap year leap year: see calendar. test for each desktop computer and server. Each machine is tested a total of three times for accuracy. The results for each desktop are recorded for both positives and negatives and are reported to the customer. Where possible, the customer also has the option to apply software-level corrective action A corrective action is a change implemented to address a weakness identified in a management system. Normally corrective actions are instigated in response to a customer complaint, abnormal levels if internal nonconformity, nonconformities identified during an internal audit or to incompatible machines. In addition to the Year 2000 specific benefits of the service, CS&T customers also benefit from a complete desktop hardware and software inventory which can support their broader asset management initiatives such as more cost effective software licensing, license compliance assessments and migration/deployment planning. Companies that use CS&T's Year 2000 Desktop Assessment service receive a variety of reports to help clarify their preparedness pre·par·ed·ness n. The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat. Noun 1. preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them : -- Hardware and Software Inventory Summary Report -- Year 2000 Software Readiness Report -- Year 2000 Hardware Readiness Report "Companies that realize the scope of the potential Year 2000 impact on the desktop computers and servers have been waiting for an easy, practical solution to address those concerns," said William William, crown prince of Germany William or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the German attack Kerrigan, Senior Vice President of Sales at CS&T. "CS&T can get the job done quickly and cost-effectively using proven methods and best-of-breed tools." The cost for the newly announced services ranges from $45 to $80 per desktop inventoried and assessed, depending on the options selected by the customer.
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