CompuCom Named an IBM Networking Integration Remarketer; NETeam Program Membership Gives Top-notch Tech Support and Training for IBM Products.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 1996--CompuCom Systems, Inc. (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 :CMPC CMPC Classified Matter Protection and Control CMPC Compañia Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones S.A. CMPC Cisco Multi-Path Channel CMPC Children's Media Policy Coalition CMPC Central Milk Producers Cooperative CMPC Connecticut Minority Purchasing Council ), a leading provider of distributed desktop products and network integration services, announced today that it has been named an authorized 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) Networking Integration Remarketer (NIR NIR Near Infrared NIR National Inventory Report NIR National Identity Register (UK) NIR Near-Infrared Reflectance NIR Non-Ionizing Radiation NIR Net International Reserves NIR National Internet Registry NIR Northern Ireland Railways ) and NETeam member. As an IBM NIR, CompuCom will now sell and support IBM's entire networking and ATM product lines, and offer a complete plug-and-play, high-speed networking solution from IBM. The relationship expands the company's current IBM offerings to include the manufacturer's high-end campus hubs, routers and LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. and campus ATM switches. As a NETeam program member, CompuCom will receive the highest level of priority pre- and post-technical support from IBM. CompuCom will also participate in IBM's early beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the and education programs, giving its engineers the most advanced knowledge of IBM's networking product lines. "Our customers are looking at ATM technologies as a means of expanding bandwidth and improving network performance," said Ed Anderson, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CompuCom, whose systems engineering services business increased 160 percent last year. "The NIR and NETeam programs are part of our rapid expansion into high-speed networking integration services." CompuCom's nearly 50 nationwide locations will now include IBM's entire ATM and high-speed networking solutions in each sales representative's portfolio, along with other leading vendors' solutions. "CompuCom's procurement and integration expertise are widely recognized and highly regarded," said Richard Geruson, vice president of Networking Technology Sales and Distribution for IBM North America. "IBM is pleased to welcome CompuCom into the NIR and NETeam programs, and we look forward to partnering with its engineering and sales force to provide customers with the highest level of support for IBM's entire line of networking products." CompuCom Systems, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a leading provider of distributed desktop products and network integration services for large corporate customers worldwide. CompuCom's services include LAN/WAN LAN/WAN Local Area Network/Wide Area Network projects and consulting; network management, help desk, field engineering; configuration, distribution and procurement. CompuCom is accessible via the Internet at www.compucom.com. -0- Note To Editors: All brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: CompuCom Systems, Inc. Mary Thiele, 214/265-5365 mthiele@compucom.com or Corporate Ink Bryan Scanlon, 617/969-9192 Bscanlon@corporateink.com |
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