COMPAQ and XEROX PARTNERSHIP
Compaq And Xerox Corporation Solidify Global IT Relationship
Business Wire - February 15, 1999 08:22
World's Document Market Leader Awards Compaq Prestigious
"Certified Supplier Status"
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 1999--Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ) today announced that it has received Xerox's Certified Supplier Status, the highest honor bestowed upon a supplier. This award solidifies the companies' nine year global IT relationship, which represented over $100 million in revenue to Compaq in 1998. Under the current contract, Compaq provides Xerox with its award-winning line of Armada portables, Deskpro desktops, Professional AP workstations, ProLiant servers and monitors. Compaq also provides Xerox with global enterprise service and support, which includes maintenance of numerous high-end systems. Compaq, through its reseller partners EDS and Inacom, delivers products to Xerox in the U.S, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia.
"We are thrilled with the level of service we get from Compaq," said Arthur C. Fornari, Vice President of Global Purchasing at Xerox Corporation. "As an integrated company they offer us comprehensive IT business solutions backed by the muscle of a great global services organization.
"We are delighted that Compaq will continue to fortify systems and solutions that will expedite the attainment of our most critical business objectives," Fornari added. "Compaq's ability to meet the ever-evolving needs of Xerox in the global marketplace serves as a foundation on which to enhance Xerox's growth and productivity for years to come."
"Compaq greatly values its global relationship with Xerox and the Certified Supplier status validates our proven capacity for delivering the highest levels of quality, cost efficiencies, on-time-delivery, and service to Xerox on a global basis," said Graeme Woodley, Vice President, Global Accounts at Compaq Computer Corporation. "Compaq is dedicated to creating and implementing performance-based IT systems on behalf of Xerox, helping the company maintain its global leadership in delivering document solutions."
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