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To: MeDroogies who wrote (1611)	8/6/2002 9:12:37 PM
From: Captain Jack	Respond to of 4345

Aug 06, 2002 (Internet.com via COMTEX) -- Sears, Roebuck and Co. is investing its workforce with 21st century equipment to take advantage of streaming media technology, courtesy of a deal struck Tuesday with computer manufacturer Dell Computer Corp. . The Sears CRT Replacement Project is part of a company-wide effort to modernize its IT infrastructure at 867 department stores nationwide. Officials plan to use the equipment to conduct videoconferencing sessions and other operations tasks. Not included in the upgrade are Sears specialty and independently-owned stores. The retailer already has 15,000 Symbol Technologies, Inc., 802.11b-enabled handhelds scattered throughout its department stores across the nation, used for inventory and price checks. Sears officials wouldn't comment on the Dell contract price tag, but said it was substantial and outside the norm of regular workstation upgrades. "I don't think we've had an (upgrade) like this before," said Jan Drummond, a spokesperson at Sears. "We're using it for e-Recruiting and e-learning, something we have not done at all before." Drummond said the equipment would be delivered early in the fall. They include: 1,800 servers; seven storage systems; 3,700 new desktop PCs; and 14,600 monitors. She said Sears can't afford to bring the Dell equipment in any earlier, since the holiday season "isn't the best time" to start new programs. Retailers throughout the U.S., long considered the most r;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;