Microsoft Donates Software to United Way Community Services
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09/15/98
PR Newswire
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DETROIT, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- United Way Community Services has announced that the Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) has donated in excess of $200,000 worth of business productivity software to United Way Community Services.
United Way Community Services' ability to use information effectively to help the health and human service agencies it supports do the same is fortified by this gift from the Microsoft Corporation.
"We are very grateful for this generous donation from the Microsoft Corporation and for its continued support throughout the years," said Virgil Carr, president and CEO of United Way Community Services. "This donation of business productivity software will enable United Way staff to increase productivity and effectiveness by keeping administrative costs low and by donating more resources to the most pressing community needs."
Currently, United Way Community Services' systems environment at its main Detroit location consists of a 200-node Ethernet network. With these new donations, United Way Community Services will now be able to upgrade the network to Microsoft NT Server.
The Microsoft Corporation will also be providing external e-mail and Internet access software, which will offer staff additional research opportunities, as well as enable them to communicate more expediently with volunteers, company contacts, agencies, vendors, unions and other United Ways.
United Way Community Services is a volunteer-driven organization dedicated to uniting the community to mobilize volunteer, financial and information resources to meet efficiently the human service needs of Detroit and southeastern Michigan. Led by a diverse group of volunteers from business, labor, government, human services, education and the community, United Way Community Services funds some 130 health and human service organizations through the annual Torch Drive. For more information, visit United Way Community Services' website at www.unitedway.uwcs.org.
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