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THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1990

CONSIDERABLY FOR

WE IBM, MOST OF OUR IN REDUCTION

F

INTO "IN ENTERING

THIS PARTICULAR AGREEMENT WITH SHORTENED BE EXPECT THE PROCESS TO MAINFRAME PURCHASES TOGETHER WITH A SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL INPUT FOR TENDER EVALUATION," HE SAID.

DR GREENFIELD SAID IBM WOULD PROVIDE A TEAM OF FULL-TIME STAFF IN WITH EXPERTISE IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE S/370 ARCHITECTURE SYSTEMS

GOVERNMENT'S INFORMATION THE NEXT 30 MONTHS TO TRAIN THE

TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS, AND TO ENHANCE SKILLS.

DR GREENFIELD EMPHASISED THAT THE AGREEMENT WAS VERY FLEXIBLE THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT COULD USE THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS ON SYSTEM BEING PROVIDED BY IBM.

"THIS WILL ALLOW THE GOVERNMENT то STUDY AND EVALUATE I.T.

HE SAID. PRODUCTS FROM OTHER VENDORS AS WELL AS IBM,

"

FROM "FURTHERMORE, THE AGREEMENT DOES NOT PRECLUDE PROCUREMENT

то PURCHASE COMPUTER OTHER COMPUTER VENDORS. THE GOVERNMENT IS FREE

HE ADDED. EQUIPMENT FROM ANY VENDOR, INCLUDING OTHER S/370 SUPPLIERS,"

ONLY DEALT DR GREENFIELD ADDED THAT THE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME PURCHASES FOR WITH MAINFRAME SYSTEMS.

OTHER SYSTEM TYPES. NAMELY MID-RANGE SYSTEMS AND PERSONAL SYSTEMS, WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED.

US$25 MILLION WORTH OF

IBM OVER THE

TO THE REFERRING

THE EQUIPMENT GOVERNMENT INTENDED TO BUY FROM

NEXT 30 MONTHS, DR GREENFIELD SAID THIS AMOUNT WAS REACHED THROUGH CAREFUL, DETAILED

GOVERNMENT ESTIMATION BASED ON KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT

DEPARTMENTS' NEEDS

THE 30-MONTH WOULD BE IN

WITH S/370 FACILITIES,

DUB OTHER 370 CONSIDERATION FOR PURCHASING PLUG COMPATIBLE PRODUCTS FROM ÉQUIPMENT VENDORS.

PERIOD FOR

THERE WAS STILL SIGNIFICANT ROOM FOR PURCHASING S/370 PERIOD THROUGH COMPETITIVE EQUIPMENT FROM OTHER VENDORS WITHIN THIS TENDERING.

ΤΟ TURNING

WAS CURRENTLY

TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION

IN IMMUNE,

THIS RESPECT, SUFFERING FROM A SEVERE

STAFF SHORTAGE IN THE

NOT INDUSTRY, HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS ADDING THAT HIS DEPARTMENT SHORTAGE OF SUCH PROFESSIONALS.

14 "THE STAFF TURNOVER IN 1989-90 IS ABOUT

PER CENT WITH A SENIOR ANALYST AND ANALYST PROGRAMMER

HIGH CONCENTRATION LEVELS, " HE SAID.

AT THE

THE NUMBER OF "THIS, TOGETHER WITH A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN

IN THE GOVERNMENT IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS EMPLOYED

TRAINING RECENT YEARS MEANS THAT WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AND CONTINUING REQUIREMENT, DR GREENFIELD SAID.

OF GOVERNMENT ALSO SPEAKING AT TODAY'S CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR

WERE FAIRLY SUPPLIES, MR ROY KILVERT, SAID DURING 1988 AND 1989, IBM SUCCESSFUL IN COMPETING

SHARE

DATA FOR A

OF THE GOVERNMENT'S

CENT PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS AND SECURED 45.17 PER CENT AND 38.43 PER RESPECTIVELY OF THE TOTAL PURCHASES.

SIX ADDITIONAL

REVIEW,

"THEY ARE ALSO VERY MUCH THE FRONT RUNNERS FOR NEW, REPLACEMENT OR ENHANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS CURRENTLY UNDER HE SAID.

/HE SAID