CompuCom Systems Awarded IT Outsourcing Services Agreement from Checkers Restaurants; CompuCom Supporting 300 Checkers Sites Throughout the Nation.Business Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2000 CompuCom Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq: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 ), an infrastructure solutions provider, today announced a strategic services agreement with Checkers checkers, game for two players, known in England as draughts. It is played on a square board, divided into 64 alternately colored—usually red and black or white and black—square spaces, identical with a chessboard. Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., (Nasdaq:CHKR). CompuCom is providing installation and ongoing outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. services, along with desktop and printer equipment to more than 300 Checkers' locations nationwide. In 1999, CompuCom completed a rollout of point-of-sale systems to more than 300 Checkers' sites, which led to this award for ongoing IT outsourcing services and equipment. Earlier last year, consulting engineers from CompuCom and Checkers jointly developed a customized solution that decreases system downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. and improves productivity for Checkers' end users. &uot;In our fast-paced and ever-changing IT environment, it is critically important that we choose companies like CompuCom who are capable of responding to our needs,&uot; said Larry Witt, Checkers' Director of Information Technology. &uot;CompuCom's flexibility, single point-of-contact model and expertise allow us to focus on our core, strategic initiatives and accomplish our business goals.&uot; CompuCom Chief Executive Officer Ed Coleman Ed Coleman is the name of:
About Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. -- www.checkers.com Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. and its franchisees own approximately 469 Checkers operating primarily in the Southeastern United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and approximately 465 Rally's operating primarily in the Midwestern United States. About CompuCom Systems, Inc. -- www.compucom.com CompuCom Systems, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, provides people, process and technology to deliver infrastructure solutions that optimize E-business and enterprise applications. Combining knowledge, strategy and tactical experience, CompuCom offers IT outsourcing, IT consulting and systems integration, and business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in for clients operating in the E-world. |
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