The IT Industry's Stake in China

When Marco Polo returned to his native Venice from China in 1295, he was ridiculed for constantly talking of Òmillions of this and millions of that.Ó But even today it is difficult to speak of China in any smaller terms, especially when one looks at the information technology industry.

GSA Expands Reach of IT Solutions Shop

The General Services Administration is widening the reach of an online service that allows agencies to e-mail solicitations for task orders and lets contractors respond electronically.

Integrator Insider

EDS Names Change Management Officer: Electronic Data Systems Corp. chief executive Richard Brown has brought on Troy Todd, one of his Cable & Wireless cronies, as executive vice president of leadership and change management.

Comstor.net Hooks Future on Networking

Linking its fortunes to market leader Cisco Systems Inc. and other network vendors by specializing exclusively on networking gear and services should give Comstor.net an edge against competitors like Ingram Micro Inc. and Tech Data Corp., a top company official said.

Channel News

Gates/Arrow Distributing, a division of Arrow Electronics Inc., restructured its government sales division to improve service and get its employees closer to integrators, resellers and manufacturers, according to Tim Collins, Gates/ArrowÕs vice president of strategic sales.

Channel News

Gates/Arrow Distributing, a division of Arrow Electronics Inc., restructured its government sales division to improve service and get its employees closer to integrators, resellers and manufacturers, according to Tim Collins, Gates/ArrowÕs vice president of strategic sales.

Industry Has Big Stake in Monitoring Government

The explosive growth of electronic commerce has caught the attention of U.S. policy-makers, who are grappling with a wide range of issues including enforcement, jurisdiction, taxation, tariffs, national sovereignty, privacy and security.

Tivoli Systems Refines Integrator Strategy

Tivoli Systems Inc. is sweetening the pot for a small group of systems integrators to better drive sales in the federal market, company officials said.

New EDS Chief To Chart New Course

Electronic Data Systems Corp., which recently laid off about 100 employees in the Washington area, will unveil more cost-cutting measures and possibly a new acquisition strategy when its new chief executive takes center stage later this month, analysts said.

SBA Expands Tour To Promote Certification

The Small Business Administration is expanding its efforts to get more small disadvantaged businesses certified so they can participate in government contracting programs.

IT Bills Start Race to September

With the impeachment mess over and the legislative season in full swing, numerous IT-related measures are moving through the congressional pipeline. The questions are: How will they fare, and how many are likely to make it into law come September?

Integrator Insider

Electronic Data Systems Corp. of Plano, Texas, and NCR Corp. of Dayton, Ohio, have formed an alliance to pursue Òbusiness intelligenceÓ work with government and commercial organizations.

Integrator Insider

Electronic Data Systems Corp. of Plano, Texas, and NCR Corp. of Dayton, Ohio, have formed an alliance to pursue Òbusiness intelligenceÓ work with government and commercial organizations.

Inacom Govt. Unit Targets Services

Inacom Corp. plans to shift the focus of its newly acquired government business toward services offerings in areas such as help desk support, repairs and maintenance, and network design and development.

ATS Gears Up for Swift Growth, Acquisitions

A small McLean, Va., systems integrator is building a foundation for fast growth with strong past performance, a tradition of customer service, and the use of task order contracts and the General Services Administration schedule.

Capital Roundup

Rep. Robert Goodlatte, R-Va., has reintroduced his Security and Freedom through Encryption Act. Chief co-sponsors are Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.; House Ma-jority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas,and Minority Whip David Bonior, D-Mich.

Capital Roundup

Rep. Robert Goodlatte, R-Va., has reintroduced his Security and Freedom through Encryption Act. Chief co-sponsors are Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.; House Ma-jority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas,and Minority Whip David Bonior, D-Mich.

Information Technology Lobby Issues Wish List

The information technology industryÕs legislative agenda for the coming year, set forth recently by one IT lobby, has two major items. One is to raise the bar on export restrictions, the other is to speed and facilitate broadband deployment.

Nichols Hitches Wagon to German Software Giant

Nichols Research Corp. plans to seal the first of several deals later this month that will build a software consulting practice around enterprise resource planning software offerings from the German company SAP AG.

Guest Opinion

Virtually all federal IT contractors have been affected by the shift in emphasis from project or program centric procurements to omnibus, all encompassing procurements using a variety of indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract vehicles.