RE: [ISN] DHS selects Dell for software

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Date: Thu Jul 17 2003 - 00:48:33 PDT

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    Forwarded from: jskleinat_private
    
    We remove information from the Internet about potential
    vulnerabilities because of security risks. Now I see posted in the
    news release below, information which could be used to launch a cyber
    attack against the US government department, responsible for security.
    
    Does anyone else see the problem with this announcement?
    
    Joe Klein 
    
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    Subject: [ISN] DHS selects Dell for software 
    
    
    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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