Computer Horizons announces outsourcing contract with Dow Corning.MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 1996--Computer Horizons Corp., a leading provider of information technology solutions, announced today that the company has been awarded a multi-year contract with Dow Corning Dow Corning is a multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, USA. Dow Corning specializes in silicon and silicone-based technology, offering more than 7,000 products and services. Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Inc. to provide maintenance outsourcing for Dow's Midland, Mich. facility. The contract will be delivered through Horizons Consulting Inc. (HCI (Human Computer Interaction) Refers to the design and implementation of computer systems that people interact with. It includes desktop systems as well as embedded systems in all kinds of devices. ), a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Computer Horizons Corp. established in 1992 to provide project management and solutions delivery. The outsourcing project, launched on Feb. 12, calls for a three-year term in which Computer Horizons will provide 24x7 service, through six programmer analysts A person who analyzes and designs information systems and designs and writes the application programs for the system. In theory, a programmer analyst is both systems analyst and applications programmer. In practice, the title is sometimes simply a reward to a programmer for tenure. , five analysts and one project manager. Applications being handled under the contract include financial, order and supply fulfillment, marketing and sales, and inter-American systems. "Our outsourcing contract with Computer Horizons will allow our staff to concentrate on new development for our business processes," says Abbe Mulders, corporate manager of application development and support, Dow Corning. "Computer Horizons' years of experience with legacy systems services and its project management expertise made them a clear choice to handle these functions." Other outsourcing offerings offered both domestically and offshore through Computer Horizons' joint venture in India, Birla Horizons International, include legacy systems maintenance, help desk and data center activities, program design and code generation, and software conversion/migration. Founded in 1969, Computer Horizons Corp. (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 :CHRZ) is a diversified information technology services company offering solutions to its clients through an international network of 35 offices and subsidiary organizations. The company helps its clients with advanced technology solutions to complex problems in the areas of outsourcing, re-engineering, client/server migration and development, network management, Year 2000 millennium conversions and knowledge transfer. CHC CHC Chicago Cubs CHC Community Health Center CHC Chestnut Hill College (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) CHC Congressional Hispanic Caucus CHC Community Health Council (UK National Health Service) employs more than 3,000 people. CONTACT: Computer Horizons Corp., Mountain Lakes David Reingold, 201/402-7400 or Kahn Communications Group, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Donna Ceparano, 212/715-1591 |
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