More Towers for the US Navy
More Towers for the US Navy
An extra 150,000 more user seats will be added to the US Navy's massive intranet implementation that includes an Australian records management application. The deal is good news for EDS, whose past customers include WorldCom and United Airlines.
The US company has been hit by some bad US customers, including collapsed communications company WorldCom and bankrupt airline United Airlines.
The Department of Defence (DOD) gave the Navy clearance to order an additional 150,000 seats of the intranet package, which includes the Context document management solution from Tower Software. EDS, the integrator with the contract to build the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI), confirmed the extension of the deal today.
As well as extending the contract, the US Navy also authorised the 160,000 seats that have been implemented by EDS. The Navy conducted a series of operational assessments and tests by both Navy staff and independent agencies. EDS had to prove that it could achieve service level agreements on 20,000 seats.
"The results from four months of testing clearly demonstrated that the NMCI is ready to move to the next level," said Rear Admiral Charles L Munns who is the director of the intranet project.
Users of the NMCI network now have new desktop computers with the new operating system and applications at their desks.
EDS selected Tower Software's application on behalf of the US Navy and has since become a global reseller for Tower Software.
The Navel intranet will be able to carry voice, video and data communications at navel bases and provide pier-side connections to vessels when they are in port. Over 300,000 desktop computers will be connected to the system when it is to be completed in 2004.
EDS announced earlier in the week that it may not meet its earnings targets for 2003. The US company has been hit by some bad US customers, including collapsed communications company WorldCom and bankrupt airline United Airlines.
EDS hopes that the US Navy deal will cheer investors and push the company's stock value up from the current low.
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