Covalent Technologies Awarded on GSA Schedule Contract; Covalent's Web Application Management Products and Services Now Available to Federal, State and Local Government.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LinuxWorld 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 2003 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2003 Today at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo LinuxWorld Conference and Expo is a conference and trade show that focuses on open source and Linux solutions in the information technology sector. The show is owned and managed by IDG World Expo, a business unit of International Data Group (IDG). , Covalent co·va·lent adj. Of or relating to a chemical bond characterized by one or more pairs of shared electrons. Technologies, the leader in Apache solutions for the enterprise, today announced the availability of its products and services on the General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. (GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. ) Federal Supply Schedule contract. The GSA Schedule contract simplifies procurement by allowing Covalent to sell its Web management software to any government agency under pre-negotiated prices, terms and conditions. Covalent has successfully completed the GSA's administrative requirements and has aligned with a government business partner, immixTechnology, to offer this solution. This represents a significant new market for Covalent's Web application management products since government IT spending is projected to top $63 billion in 2007, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent study conducted by Input. This is further proof of the momentum open source technologies, including Apache and Linux, are experiencing within the government sector. Covalent is working through a government business partner, immixTechnology. immixTechnology specializes in helping complex technology companies identify new opportunities, negotiate and structure deals and manage the government process. Effective immediately, Covalent's products and services are available through immixTechnology's GSA Schedule GS-35F-0330J. "The government sector is an important market for our application management products," said Mark Brewer Mark Brewer may refer to:
About GSA The US General Services Administration (GSA) helps federal agencies better serve the public by offering, at best value, superior workplaces, expert solutions, acquisition services and management policies. The GSA affects almost $66 billion in financial transactions throughout the government, employs about 14,000 people and has an annual budget of approximately $16 billion. GSA is one of the three central management agencies in the federal government and was established by the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, which was passed by the 81st Congress and signed into law by President Harry Truman on July 1, 1949. Covalent Products Covalent currently ships a comprehensive Apache management solution, Covalent Enterprise Ready Server. Covalent also ships an enterprise-class FTP Server (networking) FTP server - A network server program or computer which responds to requests for files via FTP. A busy Internet archive site may have one or more computers dedicated to running FTP server software. These will typically have hostnames beginning with "ftp.", e.g. . Covalent products are available today from Covalent's direct sales force at 800/444-1935 or at Covalent's web site at www.covalent.net. About immixTechnology immixTechnology, a subsidiary of the immixGroup, partners with select complex technology companies in selling their products and services in the public sector. immixTechnology represents leading technology companies on its GSA Schedule GS-35F-0330J. immixTechnology manages the complexity of doing business in the government by providing contract management and business development support through its unique partner investment program. For additional information visit http://www.immixTechnology.com. About Covalent Technologies, Inc. Covalent is a leading provider of enterprise management solutions for Web applications. Funded by leading venture capital investors including Sequoia Capital Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded by Don Valentine in 1972. The firm's partners include Don Valentine, Pierre Lamond, Michael Moritz, Doug Leone, Mike Goguen, Mark Stevens, Jim Goetz, Sameer Gandhi, Roelof Botha, and Mark Kvamme. , Menlo Ventures and Granite Ventures Granite Ventures is a private venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco California. It has backed such companies as Tumbleweed Communications, Plumtree Software, Sendmail, and Westbridge Technology. , Covalent is the only company offering a comprehensive suite of products, services and support for Apache. Companies such as Lucent Technologies, Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance and others depend on Covalent for their Web Server infrastructure. More information about the company can be found at www.covalent.net. All Covalent product names are trademarks of Covalent Technologies, Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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