(COMTEX) B: IRS Commits $15 Million to Full Renewal of Contract with
B: IRS Commits $15 Million to Full Renewal of Contract with Beyond.com and ITC;
Renewal Ensures Delivery of Microsoft Products for Fifteen Months
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Mar 7, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- E-commerce
services provider Beyond.com(TM) (Nasdaq:BYND) and Intellisys
Technology Corporation (ITC) of Fairfax, Va., have received the full
15-month, $15 million renewal of their contract with the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) for the electronic delivery and maintenance of
Microsoft software to approximately 130,000 desktop computers within
the IRS. The renewal is for the second agreement year of the 65-month,
$120-million contract awarded to Beyond.com and ITC in June of 1999.
The full renewal of the IRS contract continues to strengthen the
relationship Beyond.com and ITC have established with the Department of
Treasury.
"Beyond.com's Enterprise Download technology helps us reduce our total
cost of ownership when deploying the latest software such as Windows
2000," said IRS Departmental Systems Branch Chief Dan McLaughlin. "We
are extremely pleased with the resulting efficiencies of the
relationship so far, and we are committed to saving taxpayer dollars
while we meet our objectives to improve processes and service."
"The renewal of the IRS contract is confirmation of Beyond.com's proven
digital download value and software management capabilities in the
enterprise marketplace," said Steven Cooker, vice president of
government sales for Beyond.com. "We are pleased to continue to
facilitate the government's progress toward standardized, digital
delivery of all software, and hence help reduce the total cost of
software ownership for the government."
"The renewal reinforces the Department of Treasury's focus on receiving
software products electronically, using Beyond.com's industry leading
electronic download technology," explained ITC President and Chief
Executive Officer Steve Baldwin. "It is ITC's goal to partner with
industry leaders in the software enterprise arena, and the contract
renewal confirms that our commitment and customer dedication is truly
making a difference in how the government procures software."
The contract allows the IRS to utilize Beyond.com's Electronic Download
Manager (EDM) technology to distribute, manage and support software
products across the Internet to their various sites. EDM is a
proprietary technology developed by Beyond.com to ease the deployment,
management and maintenance of software throughout government agencies
and large enterprises.
The agreement covers licenses for Microsoft's Windows 2000, Windows NT
Server, Windows NT Workstation, Office Professional, Project Exchange
Server 5.5 and other BackOffice software. Under the contract, the IRS
also uses Beyond.com as its Web-based store for the electronic purchase
of additional Microsoft products.
Beyond.com and ITC also have a $4.5 million contract with the Office of
the Comptroller of the Currency, and a five-year, $1.7 million contract
with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). Additionally,
Beyond.com provides software electronically to the Defense Logistics
Agency (DLA), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) and the Patent
and Trademark Office (PTO), a division of the Department of Commerce.
About Beyond.com
Beyond.com is an e-commerce services provider that builds and manages
Web stores for businesses and sells software and computer related
products to the government, corporate and consumer markets. The
company's eStore division allows software publishers, hardware
manufacturers and systems OEMs to launch a full-featured e-commerce
store in a few weeks. Businesses can choose from an array of offerings,
including website design and construction, transaction processing,
physical and electronic order fulfillment, customer support, marketing,
and merchandising support and reporting. Customers include CADopia.com,
Compaq Computer, Executive Software Inc., HP Shopping Village (a
subsidiary of Hewlett Packard), Intelligolf, McAfee.com Inc., Palm
Computing, Symantec Corp., Systran Software Inc., Telex and Trend
Micro. Beyond.com's government division provides digitally downloadable
software and related services to a growing list of government agencies,
including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller
of the Currency (OCC), Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Defense
Logistics Agency (DLA), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) and
Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), a division of the Department of
Commerce. Beyond.com also operates its own online store
beyond.com, where customers can find an expansive selection
of software and computer related products. Beyond.com Corporation
trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ("BYND"). More
information on the company can be found in the company's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
About ITC
Founded in 1983, ITC is at the forefront of government e-commerce
applications and provides Enterprise Technology services and products
to organizations throughout the government. ITC was recently selected
as one of two contractors to prime the three-year, $300-million U.S.
Army Personal Computer - 3 (PC-3) contract. ITC has experienced
exceptional growth since President and CEO Steve Baldwin and his
management team joined the company last year.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
This includes statements relating to expectations about government
trends in using electronic software download and Beyond.com's agreement
with the Internal Revenue Service for electronic delivery, maintenance
and technical support of Microsoft software products. The Government is
obligated only to the extent of authorized purchases actually made
under the contract. Such statements are subject to substantial risks
and uncertainties, including the risk that the contract is terminated
prematurely and that the government ceases to procure software through
electronic delivery. Beyond.com's business is subject to risks
including reductions in or cancellations of customer orders, changes in
relationships with software suppliers, changes in relationships with
strategic partners, changes in the product mix sold by the company,
competition from other online software resellers or publishers,
inability to raise sufficient capital on satisfactory terms, or at all,
and other factors described in the company's filings with the SEC.
Copyright (C) 2000 Business Wire. All rights reserved.
Distributed via COMTEX.
-0-
CONTACT: Beyond.com
Zenobia Austin, 408/855-2768 (PR)
zenobia@beyond.com
Laura Fulda, 408/855-2728 (IR)
WEB PAGE: businesswire.com
GEOGRAPHY: CALIFORNIA VIRGINIA
INDUSTRY CODE: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS
E-COMMERCE
GOVERNMENT
INTERNET
Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet
with Hyperlinks to your home page.
*** end of story *** |
