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To: MeDroogies who wrote (88794)	1/11/2001 3:27:58 PM
From: Night Writer	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 97611

Yes CPQ made an announcement about voting machines. CPQ partnered with the company already doing internet voting systems, and CSCO.

To: MeDroogies who wrote (88794)	1/11/2001 7:09:25 PM
From: hlpinout	Respond to of 97611

Hiya MeD, -- Unisys Joins With Dell, Microsoft to Offer Voting Services 1/11/01 2:13:00 PM Source: Bloomberg News Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Unisys Corp., a seller of computers and technology services, said it will work with Microsoft Corp. and Dell Computer Corp. to offer voting- system services to U.S. counties. Terms weren't disclosed. Unisys doesn't yet offer a product from the alliance. It is offering ''systems-integration'' services that may lead to hardware and software sales by Microsoft and Dell, said Steve Hagan, the Unisys executive heading the project. The services would link voting functions like voter registration and balloting, he said. Until now, voting systems have been sold by a handful of companies, many of them closely held, that focused on machines ranging from punch-card systems to scanners that read paper ballots. The perceived weaknesses of the punch-card system after Florida's presidential balloting is prodding a new set of companies to sell new machines. ''We're looking probably at a multibillion-dollar market,'' said Hagan. Unisys will emphasize systems-integration to handle everything from voter registration, to balloting, counting and reporting results, Hagan said. Unisys, based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, is not backing a single voting device but will tailor advice to a county's needs, Hagan said. Dell will focus on hardware, which could include a voting device or servers, data storage and networking equipment, depending on ''what the counties are interested in,'' said Dell spokesman Dean Kline. It isn't yet certain that a new voting device will be built, he said. Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft is the world's No. 1 software maker, and Round Rock, Texas-based Dell is the No. 1 direct seller of personal computers. Microsoft officials couldn't immediately be reached to comment. Unisys shares rose $2.19 to $17.38. They are up 90 percent since touching their 52-week low of $9.13 on July 27. Microsoft rose $2.13 to $55. It is up 27 percent since Jan. 1. Dell rose $1.50 to $22.81. It is down 62 percent from its 52-week high of $59.69 on March 22. Various Systems Unisys said it has worked on voting systems for governments in Brazil and Costa Rica, the city of Rome, and Minnesota. Established, closely held makers of voting systems are marketing stand-alone, touch-screen devices similar to automated teller machines. Others, including Compaq Computer Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc., back a system that uses encryption software and touch screens linked by a private network or the Internet. Compaq and Cisco recently put venture capital funds into closely held VoteHere.net of Bellevue, Washington, which sells a network voting system that was tested in California and Arizona. The system uses software to encrypt ballots, and it has used Compaq's iPAQ Web ''appliance'' devices in pilot tests. The Federal Election Commission and some states are reviewing standards for voting systems in an effort to modernize. Some counties are waiting for new rules from state officials and legislatures.