Symantec Signs Procurement Agreement With Canadian Government; Symantec Awarded Government-Wide Standing Offer.Business Editors CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2000 Symantec Corporation (Nasdaq: SYMC SYMC Symantec Corporation (stock symbol) ), a leading provider of Internet Security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. technology, today announced it has signed a procurement agreement, known as a Departmental Individual Standing Offer (DISO DISO Defence Information Services Organization DISO defense intelligence support office (US DoD) DISO Desperately in Search Of (game trading forums) DISO District Information Systems Office ) with Public Works and Government Services Canada Public Works and Government Services Canada, also referred to as Department of Public Works and Government Services, is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for the government's internal servicing and administration. . This agreement will allow government departments, agencies and wholly owned government corporations to access Symantec products at pre-negotiated pricing, terms and conditions. This DISO agreement, number E60ET-9-0030/001/ET, allows the Canadian Federal Government, departments, agencies, departmental and crown corporations to procure Commercial Off the Shelf Software (COTS) products through December 31, 2001. "This procurement agreement represents a major accomplishment for Symantec," said Chris Monnette, Canadian General Manager for Symantec. "We feel this contract further illustrates Symantec's commitment to customers in the public sector and showcases the need for our products in this arena." Consideration for this type of agreement includes providing documentation outlining at least 10 awarded contracts for the purchase of the company's products by the various government entities. The DISO includes Symantec's enterprise focused products, including content security, anti-virus, remote control and disk cloning See cloning software. software. Government employees will be able to purchase these products through seven authorized resellers: GE Capital Information Technology Solutions Inc.; SoftChoice Corporation; Sensible Security Solutions; Software Spectrum; Software House International; Les Enterprises 3-Soft Inc. and EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. Innovations. For more information on DISO, please visit the following Software Acquisition Reference Centre url: http://software.pwgsc.gc.ca/home-e.cfm About Symantec Symantec, a world leader in Internet security technology, provides a broad range of content and network security solutions to individuals and companies. The company is a leading provider of anti-virus protection, vulnerability assessment A Department of Defense, command, or unit-level evaluation (assessment) to determine the vulnerability of a terrorist attack against an installation, unit, exercise, port, ship, residence, facility, or other site. , Internet content and e-mail filtering Email filtering is the processing of e-mail to organize it according to specified criteria. Most often this refers to the automatic processing of incoming messages, but the term also applies to the intervention of human intelligence in addition to artificial intelligence, and to , and mobile code detection technologies to enterprise customers. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has worldwide operations in more than 24 countries. NOTE TO EDITORS: If you would like additional information on Symantec Corporation and its products, please view the Symantec Press Center at http://www.symantec.com/PressCenter/ on Symantec's Web site. Brands and products referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. All prices noted are in US dollars and are valid only in the United States. |
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