Jules,
Me thinks the olympics may have helped here. Massive solutions provider and cost saver. Thats what E- Business is all about. IBM is a tremendous value. Europe is coming on board so is China.
333 MHz for $2199: Click Here IBM (NYSE:IBM) wins contracts with 2 energy cos
Reuters, Tuesday, February 24, 1998 at 22:37
SOMERS, N.Y., Feb 24 (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp said it will announce on Wednesday major services contracts with two companies, including one to build a private network that will rank among the world's largest. Under the network contract, IBM, the world's largest computer company, said it will construct a global network for Texas-based oil services company Halliburton Co (NYSE:HAL) that will stretch across more than 50 countries and provide access to corporate research, data and e-mail to more than 26,000 employees. Other services IBM said it would provide under the contract include network management, e-mail administration, service desk support and Internet services, including hosting a Web site for Halliburton. IBM said it also won a multi-year contract to provide data center management, voice and data communications management and other services to Massachusetts-based utility Commonwealth Energy System (NYSE:CES). IBM did not disclose terms of either contract.
Copyright 1998, Reuters News Service
Companies or Securities discussed in this article: Symbol Name NYSE:IBM Intl Business Machines Corp NYSE:HAL Halliburton Co (Hldg Co) NYSE:CES Commonwealth Energy Sys
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