Tuesday January 19, 7:31 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Data Dimensions, Inc.
Unisys to Resell Data Dimension's Year 2000 Compliance Research Service
Data Dimensions Inc.'s Online Interactive Vendor Review(TM) Provides Year 2000 Readiness Information on 40,000 Hardware, Software and Embedded Systems Products
SEATTLE, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS - news) has entered into an agreement with Data Dimensions, Inc. (Nasdaq: DDIM - news) to resell Interactive Vendor Review™ (IVR), a regularly updated, online data base that reports the millennium compliance status of hardware, software, and embedded systems.
IVR users can check existing product information in the database, as well as submit products for further research by Data Dimensions, Inc. (DDI), an industry expert offering enterprise-wide IT solutions from mainframe to the PC. IVR provides information on the millennium readiness of over 40,000 products. Authorized users can access the millennium compliance information via the web, 24-hours-a-day at y2kstatus.com.
''While addressing the Year 2000 with their internally developed applications, many of our clients also need to review the compliance of all their third-party products as well,'' said Susan Thomas, worldwide director of Unisys TEAM2000. ''IVR allows Unisys to provide its 50,000 customers worldwide with another useful product to help ease the path to Y2K compliance.''
''By providing access to our IVR product, Unisys will help its customers assess the Y2K readiness of thousands of products currently within their organizations, as well as providing information so companies can make wise vendor choices in future buying decisions,'' notes Tom Clark, president of DDI's Knowledge Transfer Products Division.
About Data Dimensions, Inc.
Data Dimensions, Inc. provides expertise in process management through value-added consulting services and related products for the design, implementation, testing, and maintenance of enterprise-wide information technology systems. Based in Bellevue, Washington, Data Dimensions, Inc. is an international company assisting business and government to plan and execute information technology solutions from the mainframe to the desktop.
For more information about Data Dimensions, Inc., visit the company's Web site at data-dimensions.com.
About Unisys
Unisys is more than 33,000 employees helping customers in 100 countries apply information technology to solve their business problems. Unisys solutions are based on a broad portfolio of global information services including systems integration, outsourcing, ''repeatable'' application solutions, consulting, network integration, remote network management, and multivendor maintenance and support, coupled with enterprise-class servers and associated middleware, software and storage. Repeatable solutions are focused on key vertical markets including financial services, transportation, telecommunications, government, publishing and other commercial markets. Headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, in the Greater Philadelphia area, Unisys had 1998 annual revenue of $7.2 billion. Access the Unisys home page on the World Wide Web -- unisys.com -- for further information.
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning DDI's current expectations including, future growth, service offerings, and operations. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and the company's actual results may vary materially depending on various factors such as the overall demand for Information Technology consulting services, the attraction and retention of employees, and the successful management and completion of client projects. For additional information concerning risks associated with DDI's business and operating results, see the company's Form 10K-SB for the most recently ended fiscal year, under the heading, ''Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Forward Looking Statements and Associated Risks.''
NOTE: Unisys® is a registered trademark of Unisys Corporation. Interactive Vendor Review® is a trademark of Data Dimensions, Inc.
SOURCE: Data Dimensions, Inc. |
