Teradyne Joins General Services Administration -- GSA -- Program To Streamline Procurement by Department of Defense Customers.Business Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 2003 Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TER Third version. See bis. ) announced that the U.S. Government's General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. (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. ) awarded its Assembly Test Division a five-year contract on June 19. Teradyne's GSA contract is with the Information Technology Group, GSA Group 70. The contract number is GS-35F-0712N. "An increasing number of our customers in the Department of Defense require GSA schedules in order to procure Automatic Test Systems," said Carl Rosenblatt, military-aerospace business unit manager, Teradyne, Assembly Test Division. "Teradyne obtained the GSA contract in order to reduce the time, complexity, and costs associated with procuring Teradyne test products by our customers in the DoD." Rosenblatt continued, "Advantages for our customers include reduced acquisition costs, reduced paper work to get orders placed, and reduced cycle time on order placement. In addition, customers are assured of getting most favored customer pricing." The GSA contract currently covers the following Teradyne Assembly Test Division products and services: Spectrum(TM) 9000-Series functional test systems, Ai7-Series(TM) analog test instrument (ATI (ATI Technologies Inc., Markham Ontario, http://ati.amd.com) A leading manufacturer of graphics chips and display adapters. Founded in 1985 by K. Y. Ho, Benny Lau and Lee Lau, ATI chips and boards are widely used by OEMs. ), M9-Series(TM) digital test instrument (DTI Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) A refinement of magnetic resonance imaging that allows the doctor to measure the flow of water and track the pathways of white matter in the brain. ), LASAR LASAR Light Assault/Attack Reconfigurable LASAR Logic Automated Stimulus and Response (digital test unit) LASAR LOGMARS Assisted Software Advanced Reporting (TM) V6 test simulation software, VICTORY(TM) boundary-scan test software, maintenance, training, and engineering services. Teradyne will add additional products to the contract in the future. The Teradyne GSA contract includes pre-negotiated discounts, Terms & Conditions, Small and Disadvantaged Subcontracting Plan, Certifications, Shipping, and Warranty. About the GSA The U.S. GSA is the federal government's central procurement agency. GSA helps other federal agencies acquire the space, products, services, and consulting they need from federal and commercial sources. For more information, visit www.gsa.gov. About Teradyne Teradyne (NYSE:TER) is the world's largest supplier of Automatic Test Equipment, and a leading supplier of interconnection systems. The company's products deliver competitive advantage to the world's leading semiconductor, electronics, automotive and network systems companies. In 2002, Teradyne had sales of $1.22 billion and currently employs about 6700 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.teradyne.com. |
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