CSC's Hoover joins Eltron's board.SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1996--William R. Hoover, chairman of the board of directors of Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC), El Segundo El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and , Calif., has been elected as a director of Eltron International Inc. (NASDAQ/NM:ELTN), a leading manufacturer of thermal and thermal transfer See thermal wax transfer printer and direct thermal printer. printers. The announcement was made Monday by Donald K. Skinner, Eltron's chairman and chief executive officer. With annual revenues of more than $4.2 billion, CSC is an independent provider of information technology consulting Information technology consulting (IT consulting or business and technology services) is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives. , systems integration and outsourcing to industry and government. The company services a wide range of clients in commerce, industry and finance, and is the largest independent supplier of computer-based services to the federal government. Commenting on Hoover's election to the Eltron board, Skinner said, "Mr. Hoover has been the principal architect in formulating and implementing CSC's technical diversification and expansion. His strong understanding of our current and future markets, as well as his experience in growing CSC from $4 million to more than $4 billion, will be invaluable assets as we move forward with our plans for growth and development." Hoover joined CSC in 1964 and served in positions of increasing responsibility until in 1972, when he was elected chairman and chief executive officer. Under his direction, CSC has expanded from a $4 million computer manufacturer to include systems engineering and integration, communications engineering, computer facilities management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises. and outsourcing, the development of turnkey operational computer-communication systems, and a broad range of technical disciplines and proprietary business services. He continues his position as chairman since retirement in March 1995. ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 certified, Eltron designs, manufactures and markets high quality, low cost thermal/thermal transfer label and plastic card printers, smart card printing systems, verified printing systems, bar code verifiers, software, label media and related accessories used worldwide. Major users include the health care, retail, manufacturing, automotive, package delivery, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and security industries. CONTACT: Eltron International Inc., Simi Valley Donald K. Skinner, 805/579-1800 |
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