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Archives => 2003 => Topic started by: Diana on July 15, 2003, 06:42:01 PM

Title: There's no hope left
Post by: Diana on July 15, 2003, 06:42:01 PM

From Reuters News Wire

Microsoft Wins Homeland Security Contract

Jul 15, 5:35 pm ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday it has awarded a five-year, $90 million enterprise agreement to Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) to become the department's primary technology provider.

Under the contract, Microsoft will supply desktop and server software to the newly created department, which has merged parts of 22 different agencies into one entity.

The agreement delivers licensing coverage for about 140,000 desktops and will help the department to establish a common computing environment, Homeland Security said in a statement.

Dell Marketing LP. was selected as the reseller, to provide the day-to-day management of the enterprise agreement, it said.

Title: There's no hope left
Post by: pendragon on July 15, 2003, 06:55:59 PM

Title: There's no hope left
Post by: kelly on July 15, 2003, 07:12:38 PM

Was there ever any question?

Title: There's no hope left
Post by: Paddy on July 15, 2003, 07:17:26 PM

What???? The hackers didn't already have enough to do?  

Title: There's no hope left
Post by: Diana on July 15, 2003, 07:19:53 PM

I'm sure you're right Kelly...but I'm always hopeful.
Hope does wane though.

I think it's time to reinstate my old, hope-inspiring avatar.

Title: There's no hope left
Post by: Epaminondas on July 15, 2003, 08:06:53 PM

I am very pleased with the news.

I have been concerned that the Department of Homeland Security would become Big Brother Incarnate - an extra-judicial department of secret imprisonment and secret death squads with no right to bond or trial, no hope for those it targets, as Americans ever so willingly throw away their civil liberties.

Now it looks like they'll be just another Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight.

This is good news for all Americans.

I feel safer already.


Regards,

Epaminondas

Title: There's no hope left
Post by: Bernie on July 15, 2003, 09:12:00 PM

"What???? The hackers didn't already have enough to do? "
  LOL  

Title: There's no hope left
Post by: Bill on July 15, 2003, 11:17:23 PM

"Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight."

Makes sense.
If someone was pointing a sawed off shotgun at ya thirty feet away, I'd rather have it be someone who can't see worth a lick. <gr>

Title: There's no hope left
Post by: krissel on July 16, 2003, 01:02:23 AM

Thanks Epaminondas, I was really bummed out til I got to your post.

 

Title: There's no hope left
Post by: jepinto on July 16, 2003, 04:44:06 AM

E-Thank you for a silver lining for that thunderhead.