A consolidation among major aerospace and defense companies that began in the 1990s was substantially complete by 1997. Among the active participants in those consolidation-oriented acquisitions were Lockheed Martin Corp., Raytheon Co., Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp.
A consolidation among major aerospace and defense companies that began in the 1990s was substantially complete by 1997. Among the active participants in those consolidation-oriented acquisitions were Lockheed Martin Corp., Raytheon Co., Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp.
Government agencies can streamline the testing of new technology before it is deployed by using the newest of KPMG Consulting's six Broadband Solutions Centers in McLean, Va., according to company officials.
Information technology giant Electronic Data Systems Corp. surprised investors when it warned that second quarter revenue for 2000 will fall below analystsÕ expectations. That news sent the stock down 35 percent in three days to a new 52-week low, and the company lost almost $10 billion in market value.
Four years after first targeting the U.S. government for added sales, computer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard Co. has formed a public-sector unit to extend its reach into state and local governments and better serve these customers.
When Andrew Levi, founder of 9-year-old value-added reseller Aztec Systems of Dallas, could not find an affordable asset management system for a client a few years ago, he decided to create a company to produce a solution.
The first-quarter earnings season is complete and was as expected for technology stocks. I anticipated that commercial e-business solutions companies would exceed both our estimates and the consensus estimates for growth and profitability, and they did.
Ashburn, Va.-based Bitco Enterprises, formed last summer when Bitco International Inc. joined with technology solutions distributor Decision Support Systems Inc., intends to capitalize on that merger by offering one-stop solutions to government integrators.
BMC Software Inc. is hoping its new money-back guarantee pledging on-time deployment of its software will win the attention and business of government agencies and commercial customers.
The key to success for technology companies is to match up technology and domain expertise with markets. Companies that optimize this match-up have the most convincing value-added selling proposition and the most efficient execution process.
Enterprise graphics software developer Micrografx wants to stake a claim in the state and local government e-business marketplace by creating a reseller program targeting government systems integrators.
The rapid consolidation in the information services industry has made acquisitions and mergers a rather common feature of the landscape. But company executives say much hard work still is required to meld the operations and cultures of two companies.
After a strong 1999 performance, technology stocks have been on a roller coaster ride in 2000. For the first time since the initial public offering wave for Internet start-ups began over a year ago, investors are becoming less optimistic about the rosy projections dot-com companies have been presenting.
Bell Atlantic Federal has become the latest government telecommunications provider to offer its network services in a consolidated package that combines a broad range of information technology solutions.
The government technology and services market is under attack by a merger and acquisition bug that is somewhat virus-like in the scope and speed of its ability to infect large numbers of industry players. Recent deals reflect the compelling rationale for both business building through acquisition and for continued rationalization of the industry to bring the market supply of government technology services companies into better balance with market demand.
The government technology and services market is under attack by a merger and acquisition bug that is somewhat virus-like in the scope and speed of its ability to infect large numbers of industry players. Recent deals reflect the compelling rationale for both business building through acquisition and for continued rationalization of the industry to bring the market supply of government technology services companies into better balance with market demand.
Networking distributor Westcon Inc. is seeking to enhance its sales and services to government, education and other resellers by stepping up its relationship with Lucent Technologies Inc.
The list of publicly traded federal information technology services companies continues to shrink, following the closure of the Advanced Communication Systems Inc. acquisition by Titan Corp., and the announced acquisition of GRC International Inc. by AT&T Corp.
In the puree of bureaucratese found on many government Web sites, the mission of the Office of Information Technology IT Policy On-Ramp is "to promote the strategic management and effective use of federal information technology through the collaborative development and execution of governmentwide programs and functions."
National Information Consortium Inc. of Overland Park, Kan., is using acquisitions and partnerships to strengthen its foothold in the government market.
