Harris Computer Systems Corp. and Logicon Inc. sign Volume Purchase Agreement.FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 1995--Harris Computer Systems 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 :NHWK) Monday announced it has signed a Volume Purchase Agreement with the Tactical and Training Systems Operating Unit operating unit A type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon of Torrance, Calif.-based Logicon Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LGN LGN - Linear Graph Notation ). Under the Agreement, Logicon's Tactical and Training Systems Operating Unit in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Calif., is integrating Harris Computer Systems' Night Hawk family of real-time computers into their Multiple Unit Link Test and Operational Training System (MULTOTS MULTOTS Multiple Unit Link Test & Operational Training System MULTOTS Multiple Units Link 11 Test and Operational Training System ) for government end use. Logicon is migrating from Data General's 5420 Series of computers to Harris Computer Systems' Night Hawk family of real-time multiprocessing computers which are built on open architecture and industry standards. James Harvey, the general manager of the Tactical and Training Systems Operating Unit of Logicon Inc., noted: "We selected the Night Hawk for its powerful real-time capabilities and future upgrade capabilities. The Night Hawk's ability to expand to eight processors, as well as Harris Computer Systems' extensive technical support and plans for a PowerPC upgrade, made it the best choice for our system." Logicon's open-architecture MULTOTS system is a complete testing and training system for multiple tactical data link operations such as air-, surface- and subsurface-surveillance, electronic warfare/ intelligence, air control, weapons control, link performance monitoring, system information management and force training. MULTOTS is comprised of a powerful VME-bus-based Night Hawk workstation networked with a server containing interface boards and a printer for hard copy output. Corky cork·y adj. cork·i·er, cork·i·est 1. Of or resembling cork. 2. Informal Lively; buoyant. cork Siegel, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Harris Computer Systems Corp., said, "We are very pleased to provide Logicon the advanced real-time computing capability and the support they need to keep pace with rapidly changing communications technology." Logicon is a leader in providing advanced technology systems and services to support national security, civil and industrial needs. Harris Computer Systems Corp., a worldwide corporation headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, is a leading supplier of real-time and secure computer solutions. The company manufactures the Night Hawk family of real-time computers for simulation, data acquisition and secure computing applications; and the CyberGuard Series of network security solutions. -0- Note to Editors: Night Hawk is a registered trademark and CyberGuard Series is a trademark of Harris Computer Systems Corp. For additional company or product information via fax, please call 800/344-4297. CONTACT: Harris Computer Systems Corp., Fort Lauderdale Gail Truman, 305/973-5122 or Analyst and Investor Contact: Beth Alonzo, 305/973-5100 or Logicon, Torrance, Calif. Bob Wetherell, 619/597-7173 |
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