Dell Offers Hewlett Packard Printers and Scanners to Federal Customers Through The GSA Schedule.ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 1999--Dell Computer Corporation (Nasdaq:DELL), the world's leading direct computer systems company, said today it will offer Hewlett Packard's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HWP HWP Height (and) Weight Proportionate HWP Half-Wave Plate HWP Highway Patrol HWP Height Weight Proportional HWP Hewlett-Packard Corporation (stock symbol) HWP Hydrolyzed Whey Peptides ) line of printers and scanners to federal government customers through the Government Services Administration's (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. The leading supplier of computer systems on the GSA schedule, Dell(R) will now offer a wide variety of Hewlett Packard(R) products, including the DeskJet(tm), OfficeJet(tm), LaserJet(tm) and Color LaserJet printer families, ScanJet(tm) scanners, and accompanying accessories and supplies including HP toner An electrically charged ink used in copy machines and laser printers. It adheres to an invisible image that has been charged with the opposite polarity onto a plate or drum or onto the paper itself. cartridges
Federal market customers will benefit from the convenience of purchasing Dell's full portfolio of desktop, portable, server, storage and workstation products and HP printer and scanner products from the GSA Schedule, the preferred purchasing vehicle of the federal government. "Dell is meeting Federal customer requirements for leading-edge products at value prices by combining the efficiencies of both Dell's direct-to-the-customer business model and the GSA schedule," said Ro Parra, senior vice president and general manager, Dell Americas, Public and International. "By offering a full range of Hewlett Packard printers and scanners through the GSA Schedule, Dell is helping improve the experience of federal purchasers, offering an expanded line of products while creating greater efficiency in the procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. process." Today's announcement builds on a 1998 agreement in which Hewlett Packard authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: Dell to sell its entire line of printers and scanners to corporate customers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . This agreement, formed as a part of both companies' continuing attention to customer purchasing preferences, now enables Dell to offer Hewlett Packard printers and scanners to large and small business, consumer and public-sector customers. "Dell's leadership in providing computer systems to the federal government, combined with Hewlett Packard's position as the leading supplier of hardcopy products worldwide, offers GSA purchasers a superior value proposition from a single source," said Skip Trahern, Hardcopy District Manager for the Federal Sales Organization at Hewlett Packard. "Our ongoing relationship with Dell has been a solid benefit to both companies and our mutual customers." Ranked No. 125 among the Fortune 500 companies and No. 363 in the Fortune Global 500, Dell Computer Corporation (company) Dell Computer Corporation - One of the biggest US manufacturers of IBM PC compatibles. "From notebooks to networks", their slogan says. http://us.dell.com. is the world's leading direct computer systems company, based on revenues of $18.2 billion for the past four quarters. Dell designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be obtained through its toll-free number 800/388-8542 or by accessing the Dell World Wide Web site at www.dell.com. Dell is a registered trademark of the Dell Computer Corporation. Fortune 500 is a registered trademark of Time Inc. Hewlett Packard is a registered trademark of Hewlett Packard Inc. DeskJet, LaserJet, ScanJet and OfficeJet are registered trademarks of Hewlett Packard Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. |
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