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To: James Strauss who wrote (18178)	6/11/1998 11:29:00 AM
From: IVAN1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31646

ALL: How does this KEA "embedded" contract relate to TAVA? Keane Begins Unique Year 2000 Engagement With Seton Healthcare Network BOSTON, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading IT consulting company Keane, Inc. (Amex: KEA - news) has procured a year 2000 engagement with Austin, Texas-based Seton Healthcare Network, focusing on Seton's non-mainframe computer environments. Keane's Austin team will be establishing a Program Management Office (PMO) to lead and manage the year 2000 project. Unlike most year 2000 engagements where consultants analyze millions of lines of mainframe computer code and then change it to a four-year date code, the Seton year 2000 program will evaluate embedded code of non-mainframe computer environments, including desktop hardware and software,medical devices, control systems and instrumentation. ''We, at Seton, are pleased to have partnered with Keane for our year 2000 readiness project,'' said David Tucker, CIO, Seton Healthcare Network. ''We believe that Keane possesses the necessary healthcare and year 2000 experience and expertise to ensure the success of this very large and complex effort.'' Seton has contracted Keane to provide year 2000 compliance management through all three phases of Keane's Resolve 2000(R) methodology, utilizing the Rapid Operation Compliance Evaluation and Test (ROCET) approach, which allows Seton to achieve year 2000 compliance in a shorter time frame. The phases are made up of several steps comprising inventory assessment, development of a strategic conversion plan, as well as conversion and testing. Keane will establish a Program Management Office, consisting of both Keane and Seton personnel. The on-site PMO, led by a Keane program manager, will be responsible for the overall management of the year 2000 project, maintenance of the project plan, and continual communication with the various departments throughout the hospital network. ''Dealing with embedded chip code allows us to utilize our renowned Resolve 2000 methodology in an alternate forum,'' said D. Cherise Person, branch manager for Keane's Austin office. ''This is a great opportunity to show that the Keane methodologies are so well developed, they can be applied to new situations and still produce Keane's typically outstanding results. ''The interesting part of all this is because we are dealing with computer chips, we have no idea how much work is actually involved until we go through each piece of equipment and instrumentation,'' Person said. More but i didn't quote it. Best, Ivan1