[ISN] DHS selects Dell for software

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Date: Wed Jul 16 2003 - 00:45:20 PDT

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    http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2003/0714/web-dhs-07-14-03.asp
    
    By Judi Hasson 
    July 14, 2003
    
    The Homeland Security Department has awarded a contract to Dell 
    Computer Corp. worth at least $110 million over six years for a 
    departmentwide license for Microsoft Corp. products, officials said 
    Monday.
    
    Lee Holcomb, chief technology officer at DHS, described the deal as a 
    "substantial savings to DHS in terms of outlays."
    
    Holcomb said the Microsoft products would be phased in over the next 
    few years as the department retires existing licenses from the 22 
    federal agencies that are now part of DHS.
    
    He said the contract includes a core suite of office products and an 
    expanded set of products that includes Microsoft's visualization 
    package and its project management tool.
    
    Dell spokeswoman Michelle Mosmeyer said the contract is valued from 
    $110 million to $120 million over six years and was competitively bid 
    for the department's "software needs. It does not include hardware," 
    she said.
     
    
    
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