Data General wins multi-million dollar contract from United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense.WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 1996--Data General announced today that it has been chosen as the winner of a two-year, multi-million dollar contract by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in the United Kingdom. The contract is the first for Data General with the UK agency. Data General will supply its new Intel based See Intel-based system. AViiON servers in two user categories of the MoD Information and Communications Services (ICS (1) (Internet Connection Sharing) A Windows feature that enables two or more computers to share one Internet connection. First introduced in Windows 98 Second Edition, sharing is accomplished with network address translation (NAT), which is the common method. ) Catalogue. The company will provide 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). and Networking Servers to departments throughout the UK government with requirements for 1 to 50 users and 50 to 300 users. Data General was one of a large number of companies that were originally invited to make bids following the publishing of details of the MoD's requirements in the official supplement to the European Journal European Journal is a weekly Deutsche Welle (DW) news program produced in English. It is broadcast from Brussels, Belgium and primarily covers political and economic developments across the European Union and the rest of Europe, as well as issues of particular concern to . The company was selected after a lengthy and very resource intensive selection procedure, which was run by the ICS branch of the MoD. Jeremy Crook, UK managing director at Data General, commenting on the win stated: "Data General is delighted to have been appointed as sole supplier in these two categories. After having undertaken a very rigorous selection procedure, Data General won the order against several other suppliers. Data General was able to demonstrate that it had the technical ability and quality of service to meet the stringent requirements of the MoD. We won on the balance of technical competence technical competence, n the ability of the practitioner, during the treatment phase of dental care and with respect to those procedures combining psychomotor and cognitive skills, consistently to provide services at a professionally acceptable level. and price competitiveness, representing the `best value for money'. We look forward to a successful relationship." The win again confirms Data General's position as a leading supplier to the public sector in the United Kingdom. Major customers include HM Customs and Excise Customs and Excise n (BRIT) → Aduanas fpl y Arbitrios Customs and Excise n (Brit) → administration f des douanes , National Rivers Authority The National Rivers Authority (NRA) was one of the forerunners of the Environment Agency of England and Wales, existing between 1989 and 1996. Prior to 1989 the regulation of the aquatic environment had largely been carried out by the ten Regional Water Authorities (RWAs). and the Scottish and Northern Ireland Northern Ireland: see Ireland, Northern. Northern Ireland Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Area: 5,461 sq mi (14,144 sq km). Population (2001): 1,685,267. Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract . Data General background Data General Corporation specializes in providing servers, storage systems and related services and software to information technology users world-wide. The company, which is headquartered in Westboro, Massachusetts reported revenues of $1.2 billion in fiscal 1995. Additional information on the company, its products and services can be accessed omn the Internet at http://www.dg.com. MoD Information and Communications Catalogue The ICS Catalogue comprises of ten parts - one of which is the UNIX systems part - which lists preferred MoD suppliers of MoD equipment, software and services. It is for the use of the MoD and other Government Departments. Its purpose is to save public money by achieving low prices through competition; by exploiting the MoD's market size; to save the time of users and suppliers by streamlined ordering procedures; and to encourage standards in MoD equipment by offering approved products. -0- AViiON are registered trademarks of Data General Corporation. All other brand and product names appearing in the press release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Jim Dunlap 508/898-6546 |
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