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.

Infotech and the Law

The drafting of Uniform Commercial Code Article 2B, which began in 1995, is struggling to an inconclusive end this spring as interest groups with widely divergent points of view try to leave their own marks on the final product.

Infotech and the Law

The drafting of Uniform Commercial Code Article 2B, which began in 1995, is struggling to an inconclusive end this spring as interest groups with widely divergent points of view try to leave their own marks on the final product.

Channel News

Merisel Inc. is stepping up efforts to ship computers faster to resellers.

Channel News

Merisel Inc. is stepping up efforts to ship computers faster to resellers.

Dell Chief Sees 'Evolutionary' Strategy

Powerhouse Dell Computer Corp.Õs federal focus for 1999 is keyed to four areas: the Internet, services, enterprise products and DellWare, or products made by other vendors that Dell sells on its GSA schedule, top executives said.

Let's Make a Deal: Mergers, Acquisitions Abound

Dozens of deals are in the works for the first quarter of 1999 as merger and acquisition activity heats up in the federal information technology market.

States, Agencies Make Y2K Progress

A new national database shows that federal agencies and the states are making progress toward inoculating their critical data exchange systems against year 2000 problems, but itÕs unclear whether they will meet the federal governmentÕs March 31 deadline.

Channel News

InaCom Corp. of Omaha, Neb., reported record earnings of $42.6 million for 1998, or $2.26 a share, a 45 percent increase from the previous year. The IT distribution and services company had record revenues as well, posting sales of $4.3 billion compared with $3.9 billion in 1997.

Channel News

InaCom Corp. of Omaha, Neb., reported record earnings of $42.6 million for 1998, or $2.26 a share, a 45 percent increase from the previous year. The IT distribution and services company had record revenues as well, posting sales of $4.3 billion compared with $3.9 billion in 1997.

Infotech and the Law

The Small Business Administration has proposed regulations that would give it the authority to review and challenge contracting plans in which a federal agency seeks to bundle its requirements.

Infotech and the Law

The Small Business Administration has proposed regulations that would give it the authority to review and challenge contracting plans in which a federal agency seeks to bundle its requirements.

Integrator Insider

Computer Sciences Corp. of El Segundo, Calif., landed another lucrative federal award: a $198 million contract with the U.S. Postal Service to revamp its payroll systems. Under the nine-year contract, CSC will provide business process re-engineering, software selection, applications development, systems integration and specialized applications such as Internet solutions.