State of Ohio awards Unisys major PC and services contract valued at more than $50 million.BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 1995--Unisys Corp. Wednesday announced that it has won a contract from the state of Ohio to be a prime supplier of personal computers, peripherals and related desktop services under the Ohio SchoolNet technology program. The contract is for one year with a one-year renewal option and has an estimated value of more than $50 million in revenue for Unisys. Ohio SchoolNet is a state-supported program developed to facilitate the installation of computer and telecommunications technology in Ohio public school classrooms to provide students in kindergarten through 12th grade with advanced learning tools and environments. In its contract with Unisys, the state of Ohio is providing school districts with a primary source from which to purchase the equipment and services required to meet their individual technology needs. "Our ultimate objective with Ohio SchoolNet is to equip classrooms in public schools with the latest computer and telecommunications technology. We want every student, regardless of economic status, to have access to the information highway through the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises World Wide Web and other advanced tools that make knowledge more accessible, learning more meaningful, and school more productive," said Steve Graves Steve Graves (b. April 7, 1964 in Trenton, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey left wing. He spent his junior career with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the OHL before being selected in the second round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, 41st overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. , Director of Information Management Services for the Ohio Department of Education. "This agreement with Unisys helps maximize our schools' collective purchasing power Purchasing Power 1. The value of a currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy. Purchasing power is important because, all else being equal, inflation decreases the amount of goods or services you'd be able to purchase. 2. and ensures the expedient ex·pe·di·ent adj. 1. Appropriate to a purpose. 2. a. Serving to promote one's interest: was merciful only when mercy was expedient. b. delivery of quality products and services from Unisys, a long-time and valued solution supplier to the state of Ohio." "Ohio's strategy with SchoolNet is a model of efficiency and fairness for providing students with the very latest and most- effective learning tools available today," said Larry Vaughan, vice president and general manager, Unisys Network Enable. "Schools shouldn't be in the business of installing PCs or sweating out the technical intricacies of connecting to the Internet. Their job is to teach children. This contract will ensure that Ohio's schools and their students can get the learning technology they need in a timely and cost-effective manner." Under the contract, Ohio school districts will choose from a menu of Unisys computer equipment and services to order custom-configured Unisys PW2 Advantage Series network servers and PCs. Among the options are 90-, 100- and 120MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. Pentium processors from Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking , and an assortment of memory expansion kits, hard disk drives, modems, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). players and other related components. Unisys Network Enable, the company's multivendor network integration unit, will provide a range of services, including system setup and on-site installation. Unisys also will provide warranty and post-warranty maintenance services. Unisys commitment to the development and use of advanced technology for education was further illustrated earlier this year when the company, in partnership with The Franklin Institute Franklin Institute, in Philadelphia; chartered and opened 1824 "for the promotion of the mechanic arts," the first of its kind in the country. It was named for Benjamin Franklin. Since the 19th cent. in Philadelphia and five other science museums nationwide, announced a three-year, $6 million project to link elementary school elementary school: see school. science teachers via the World Wide Web. With this project, called the Science Learning Network, Unisys and its partners are integrating the educational resources offered by these science/technology centers with the power of telecomputing TeleComputing (OSE: TCO) is an international information technology operation and outsourcing company that provides services in Norway, Sweden and Russia, including IT on demand and software as a service services. In addition it owns the system development company Kentor. to provide powerful new support for teacher development and science learning. The Science Learning Network is just one example of the vast educational resources that will become available to Ohio public schools as a result of the state's SchoolNet program. Unisys relationship with the state of Ohio underscores the company's successful legacy in serving government and its continued progress in delivering advanced technology and service solutions for the open distributed computing environment See DCE. Distributed Computing Environment - (DCE) An architecture consisting of standard programming interfaces, conventions and server functionalities (e.g. naming, distributed file system, remote procedure call) for distributing applications transparently across networks . Unisys provides information technology and services to all 50 states and to more than 900 government agencies. The company is a full-line supplier of large-scale enterprise servers, distributed servers and advanced PCs, from subnotebook See subnotebook computer. to rackmount server configurations. Unisys Network Enable unit is among the leading suppliers of open multivendor network services and solutions worldwide. -0- Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corp. All other brands and products reference herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Unisys Corp., Blue Bell Pete Cavanaugh, 215/986-7884 Internet: cavanaug@po7.bb.unisys.com |
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