Might as well have it here (no copyright problems with PRNewswire).
IBM Selects Equinox For Major U.S. Postal Service Project
SUNRISE, Fla., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinox Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: EQNX - news) today announced that the IBM Corporation (NYSE: IBM -
news) will incorporate Equinox SuperSerial communications products into systems that IBM will supply for the U.S. Postal Service's ''Point-of-Service
One'' (POS ONE) project.
POS ONE is possibly the largest point-of-sale project in history. Over several stages, this project will replace more than 80,000 Integrated Retail Units located
in 35,000 post offices throughout the United States.
Earl Ellisor, IBM's Program Manager for POS ONE, said, ''IBM welcomes Equinox to the POS ONE team. We are pleased with Equinox's contribution to
the project and regard their product as a quality component of our solution.''
During 1998, IBM will supply the U.S. Postal Service with approximately 11,000 systems, custom configured with Equinox SuperSerial products installed
in a Microsoft Windows NT environment. The Microsoft-certified NT compatible Equinox hardware and driver software will provide connectivity with
system peripherals such as Portable Data Terminals.
Bill Dambrackas, President and CEO of Equinox commented, ''Being selected by the world's largest computer company to be part of the world's largest
point-of-sale project is certainly an accomplishment to be very proud of. We look forward to working with IBM on this important project as well as other
projects in the future.''
In an unrelated announcement last month, Equinox was selected as a member of IBM's ServerProven Program which assures the compatibility of Equinox
SuperSerial products with IBM's Netfinity and PC Server line under Windows NT, SCO, Novell and OS/2 operating systems.
Equinox, with headquarters in Sunrise, Florida, designs and markets server-based communications products for remote access, commercial point-of- sale,
and industrial automation. These products are available world-wide through leading distributors, systems integrators and VARs. Further information on
Equinox is available at equinox.com. Further information on IBM's POS ONE solution is available at
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