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BDM to Share $100 Million Maryland Year 2000 Contract
September 25, 1997 10:00 AM EDT
MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- BDM International, Inc. (BDM) (Nasdaq: BDMI), a multinational information technology company, was selected as a preferred Year 2000 contractor for the State of Maryland, according to Helen Seltzer, President of BDM Technologies and the executive leading the Company's Year 2000 practice. The Maryland Department of Budget and Management Office of Information Technology issued the contract, which has a $100-million ceiling, to BDM and other approved vendors to provide Year 2000 compliance services to more than 40 state agencies and departments, including Maryland's community colleges.
"Ensuring enterprise-wide Year 2000 compliance is undoubtedly one of the most ambitious information systems projects ever undertaken by government agencies. The BDM Team has the in-depth experience and solutions to help the State of Maryland efficiently address multiple Agency systems to be operational in the Year 2000 and beyond," said Seltzer.
According to state officials, its agencies and organizations should achieve Year 2000 compliance by July 1999. "What ultimately distinguishes BDM is our proven ability to manage large-scale systems integration and Year 2000 efforts and execute a total solution," said Cynthia Jennings, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at BDM. "Our program management skills are complemented by in-depth technical expertise, particularly in the area of test and validation, to help organizations achieve compliance through a consistent, structured approach."
Jennings noted that Maryland's computer systems represent a unique set of hardware, software, data, interfaces, procedures, documentation, and users. "BDM is ideally suited to address the cross-platform, cross-agency issues faced by the State of Maryland," she said. Jennings added: "Our proven methodology guides large-scale efforts from start to finish, while addressing agency-specific business factors. Plus BDM's four decades of experience in program management, systems integration, and test and evaluation allows customers like the State of Maryland to leverage best practices identified across other government and commercial engagements."
As the prime contractor for the State of Maryland program, BDM leads a team that includes Integrated Software Solutions, Inc. (ISSI); Mindbank Consulting Group; the Software Productivity Consortium (SPC); and Vistronix, Inc.
BDM's Smart/2000+ Methodology provides the foundation to deliver proven solutions to century date challenges. SMART/2000+ spans the life-cycle of Year 2000 projects, establishing a repeatable, consistent Year 2000 compliance process. The seven phases of SMART/2000+ include Awareness, Inventory, Assessment, Migration Planning, Renovation, Testing/Validation, and Implementation/Integration. The flexibility inherent in SMART 2000/+ provides for a range of applications, from the comprehensive seven-phase approach, to selection of a single phase that can be executed independently to address specific problems.
BDM International, Inc., is a Fortune 1000 multinational information technology company that provides systems, services, and solutions to both public sector and commercial customers. Revenue in 1996 totaled more than $1 billion. The Company has approximately 9,000 employees and operates in more than 110 locations worldwide, including offices in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, and the United States. Additional information about the Company is available on the Internet at bdm.com. SOURCE BDM International, Inc.
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