CompuCom Names Sr. VP of Services.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 1995--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 $1.25 billion PC services integration company, today announced the promotion of Alfred Chong to the newly-created position of senior vice president of Services, as part of the Company's continued emphasis on services. Chong was the president and founder of International Micronet Systems, Inc. (IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. ), a microcomputer network services and training firm headquartered in San Francisco, which was acquired by CompuCom in December 1994. "Alfred's superior track record in services growth and innovation was one of the keys that lead CompuCom to acquire IMS," said James W. Dixon, CompuCom's chairman. "He was also actively involved in the start up and development of the Asset Group, an innovative, nationwide association of high-end service VARs." Naming Chong to head up the services business is part of the CompuCom's strategy to answer the growing need for enterprise network integration services. Chong's role will be to apply his business and technical expertise to spearhead CompuCom's integrated end-to-end service offerings nationwide. CompuCom has been expanding its service capabilities and coverage through internal growth and the acquisition of regional service providers. "During the first quarter of 1995, we acquired three regional network integration service providers: Benchmark Network Systems, Trellis/Hayes/Micronet, L.C. (THM) and Allerion, Inc.," said Edward R. Anderson, CompuCom's 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. . "The THM and Benchmark acquisitions add to CompuCom's capabilities in the areas of Banyan, SCO UNIX and enterprise network integration. Allerion adds expertise in UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , Novell Netware and OS/2 supporting HP Openview, 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) Netview 6000 and Sun Netmanager." "CompuCom is well on its way to expanding its technical resources and market presence in enterprise network integration services," said Chong. "Our goal is to expand the `best of class' services we offer in the areas of help desk, remote network management and project management to meet the needs of corporate customers." CompuCom Systems, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, is a leading provider of product procurement, advanced configuration, 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 for corporate customers nationwide. CONTACT: CompuCom Edward R. Anderson or Robert J. Boutin, 214/265-3600 |
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