Group Health chooses Dell Desktops--->
John:
and they said Y2K is going to slow down PC sales,huh my ass-et.<g>
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Tuesday March 9, 10:02 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Group Health Cooperative Chooses Dell for Desktop PC Replacement Program
ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BW HealthWire)--March 9, 1999--Dell Computer Corporation (NASDAQ:DELL - news), the world's leading direct computer systems company, will roll out 6,000 OptiPlex® desktop computers for Group Health Cooperative as part of a project to update the healthcare provider's computer systems and as a cost-effective way to help deal with some of its Year 2000 issues.
Group Health estimates it will save more than $1 million on the project by updating its computer systems. The project's estimated value is up to $10 million.
''Dell's service, price/performance ratio and Year 2000 certification made it an easy decision to buy new machines rather than repair and upgrade the old ones,'' said Steve Horsley, manager, distributed systems, Group Health Cooperative.
The delivery schedule associated with the rollout of thousands of PCs was critical for Group Health Cooperative.
''It was important that our systems provider could scale to meet our volume demands and handle the challenges and logistics of our unique delivery schedule,'' continued Horsley. ''Our receiving location required delivery during specified windows of time on certain days.''
The Year 2000 issue generally refers to the ability of computers and software to recognize the rollover from the year 1999 to 2000. All Dell-branded hardware and Dell-developed software shipped after Jan. 1, 1997, are warranted to be Year 2000 certified under the Dell Year 2000 Statement of Compliance. The statement can be accessed through the Dell Year 2000 Web site at www.dell.com/year2000. Dell's limited warranty statement can be accessed at support.dell.com.
Group Health Cooperative is the nation's largest consumer-governed health care organization, serving more than 650,000 people in Washington and northern Idaho. Headquartered in Seattle, Wash., Group Health Cooperative was recently ranked the fifth best health care plan in the nation by Newsweek and the No.1 health care plan in Washington by U.S.News & World Report. The company also received the top rating in the Washington State Insurance Commissioner's ''Navigating Managed Care'' guide and has earned full accreditation from the National Committee on Quality Assurance. More information is available at Group Health's Web site at www.ghc.org.
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