City of Peterborough, Ontario, awards $350,000 hardware service contract to Wang.BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 1996--Wang (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 :WANG) announced today that the City of Peterborough, Ontario, and the Peterborough Utilities Commission (PUC (Public Utility Commission) A regulatory body in every state in the U.S. that governs public utilities within its jurisdiction such as electricity, gas, oil, sewer, water, transportation and telephone service. Some states call it the Public Service Commission (PSC). ) have jointly awarded a contract valued at nearly $350,000 to Wang Canada Limited to install, maintain and support computer hardware for both organizations. "When we decided to upgrade our proprietary computer mainframe system, we found it too expensive to change our current environment," said Regena Lerke, director of information systems for the City and the Peterborough Utilities Commission. "With Wang's UNIX-based solution, we were able to take advantage of available packaged software. In the future, we'll be able to change our software without changing hardware and vice versa VICE VERSA. On the contrary; on opposite sides. ." The contract includes an Escala M101 minitower min·i·tow·er n. A computer cabinet that is about half the height of a cabinet that houses a tower computer. system with 128 megabytes memory and 19 gigabytes disk storage and an Escala D201 deskside system with 512 megabytes memory and 30 gigabytes disk storage. Both run on the UNIX-based AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. 4.1 operating system from 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) . Wang Canada is also supplying other operating system software, utilities, and an array of services. "We were awarded the contract based on a point-system evaluation of functionality, cost, support and our reputation," adds Wang Canada's president and general manager, Robert C. Lerner. "This installation demonstrates our expertise by providing real solutions to the municipal government sector." Wang Wang is one of the industry's leading independent service organizations. The worldwide Service Business provides network integration and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services , warranty and maintenance services, help-desk support, and other value-added services for more than 4,000 products and 350 equipment and software manufacturers. Headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts, Wang has offices and distributorships in more than 130 countries and more than 5,000 technical support professionals answering more than ten million service and support calls a year. Wang is a recognized worldwide leader in workflow, integrated imaging, document management, network storage management, and related office software for client/server open systems and a major worldwide provider of integration and support services for office software and networks. CONTACT: Ed Pignone Wang (508) 967-4912 or Sheldon Rose The Communications Group Inc. (416) 696-9900 |
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