HP Awarded $784 Million Services Contract by Department of Veteran Affairs-(OpenVMS Clusters)
Sue Skonetski
today announced that it has been awarded a ten year, $784 million
contract by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for Engineering
Support Services and Maintenance of the VistA Health Information
Systems. Under the VistA Maintenance and Expertise Center (VMEC)
contract, HP Services will provide support and maintenance to the
mission critical VistA systems, helping the VA deliver vital health
care data across the VA's 21 networks.
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) operates 170 medical centers
throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. More
than 4.5 million people received care in VA health care facilities in
2002 and more than 6.8 million people are enrolled in the VA
healthcare system. The unprecedented growth in medical system workload
has reinforced the VA's need for an adaptive environment that
facilitates the seamless flow and availability of critical data across
its networks.
"HP is honored to have been selected by the VA to provide mission
critical support to the clinicians and IRM personnel dedicated to
serving our nation's veterans," said Tom Iannotti, senior vice
president and general manager, Consulting & Integration, HP Services.
"The VA's teamwork, combined with HP's Adaptive Enterprise strategy,
has resulted in VistA being recognized as one of the premier hospital
information systems in the world."
The VA's VistA solution is implemented at all VA medical centers.
VistA provides automation and record keeping for almost every clinical
and administrative office and function in the VA through the many
custom integrated software modules running from a single integrated
database at individual medical or regional computing centers. The VA
continues to demand more access, speed, manageability, scalability,
and high availability from the systems on which it implements VistA.
A strong record of collaboration
HP has been an infrastructure, consulting and services provider to the
VA since 1983 through its work on the Decentralized Hospital Computer
Program (DHCP) and Enhanced Decentralized Hospital Computer Program
(EDHCP) contracts. Over time, HP and the VA have collaborated closely
to continually evolve the VA's IT environment and have successfully
deployed HP's OpenVMS clusters on AlphaServer systems to build an
adaptive environment that has increased performance, utilizes 64-bit
architecture and has enhanced reliability and up-time. As part of this
latest agreement, HP takes responsibility for maintenance and support
for all hardware and software products that comprise the VistA
solution.
"The HP team has worked closely with VA over the last 20 years as VA
has grown VistA from three core applications to a single integrated
system which services over 100 clinical and administrative functions,"
said a VA representative. "We look forward to teaming with the HP
architects, engineers, and service teams as we continue to ensure
VistA provides world class automation for veterans healthcare needs."
HP has also worked with the VA in other areas related to the VistA
solution, using technology to improve patient care. This includes the
implementation of BCMA (Bar-Code Medication Administration), MAF
(Mumps Audio-Fax), automated patient information and interaction, and
VistA Imaging.
Information about VistA is available at www.va.gov/vista_monograph/.
About HP
HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and
institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure,
personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging and
printing. For the fiscal year ending on Oct. 31, 2003, HP revenue
totaled $73.1 billion. More information about HP is available at
www.hp.com.
The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the
express warranty statements accompanying such products and services.
Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional
warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or
omissions contained herein.
SOURCE: HP
HP
Brad Bass, 240-744-8119
brad...@hp.com
Brian Tillman
> PALO ALTO, Calif., Mar 24, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- HP (HPQ) (HPQ)
We really don't need to see the same announcement multiple times. Thanks.
--
Brian Tillman
Dirk Munk
(and for us in the group too of course).
Mike Kear from HP was even quicker announcing this news in the group :-) .
Some naughty guy at the press office was even able to smuggle the words OpenVMS
and Alphaserver in the announcement! Wooow :-)
Main, Kerry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sue Skonetski [mailto:susan_s...@hotmail.com]
> Sent: March 24, 2004 9:26 AM
> To: Info...@Mvb.Saic.Com
> Subject: HP Awarded $784 Million Services Contract by
> Department of Veteran Affairs-(OpenVMS Clusters)
>
> PALO ALTO, Calif., Mar 24, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- HP (HPQ)
> (VA) for Engineering Support Services and Maintenance of the
> VistA Health Information Systems. Under the VistA Maintenance
> and Expertise Center (VMEC) contract, HP Services will
> provide support and maintenance to the mission critical VistA
> systems, helping the VA deliver vital health care data across
> the VA's 21 networks.
>
..snip ..
>
> HP has been an infrastructure, consulting and services
> provider to the VA since 1983 through its work on the
> Decentralized Hospital Computer Program (DHCP) and Enhanced
> Decentralized Hospital Computer Program
> (EDHCP) contracts. Over time, HP and the VA have collaborated
> closely to continually evolve the VA's IT environment and
> have successfully deployed HP's OpenVMS clusters on
> AlphaServer systems to build an adaptive environment that has
> increased performance, utilizes 64-bit architecture and has
> enhanced reliability and up-time. As part of this latest
> agreement, HP takes responsibility for maintenance and
> support for all hardware and software products that comprise
> the VistA solution.
>
As a fyi, the url for this press release can be found on the external HP
Press site at:
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2004/040324a.html
Regards
Kerry Main
Senior Consultant
HP Services Canada
Voice: 613-592-4660
Fax: 613-591-4477
Email: kerryDOTmainAThpDOTcom
(remove the DOT's and AT for email address)
Sue Skonetski
I would not have posted if I had seen Mike's post. It takes several
hours for us to see posts behind the firewall.
sue
"Brian Tillman" <till...@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<0130A5B...@yahoo.com>...
JF Mezei
Alphaserver words.
HP Awarded $784 Million Services Contract By Department Of
Veteran Affairs HP Awarded $784 Million Services Contract By
Department Of Veteran Affairs -2
3/24/04 8:00am
(MORE) Dow Jones Newswires
03-24-04 0800ET
PALO ALTO, Calif. -(Dow Jones)- Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) signed a
10-year, $ 784 million
contract for engineering and support of the Department of Veterans'
Affairs information
database system.
In a press release Wednesday, the maker of computers and printers said it
will provide
support and maintence for the VA's VistA internal health care data
system, allowing
integration of record-keeping across some 170 veterans hospitals and
health centers in the
U.S., Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
Hewlett-Packard has worked as a consultant and service provider for VA
computer and data
systems since 1983.
Shares of Hewlett-Packard changed hands in premarket trading recently at
$ 21.40, up 1 cent
from Tuesday close of $21.39, as reported on INET.
Company Web site: http://www.hp.com
-Bill Platt; Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-5400
Didier Morandi
Brian, you should respect Sue. She is more than respectable.
D.
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Merci.
D.
Dirk Munk
I will try to remember that. It happens when I not only post a message in the
newsgroup, but send a copy of that message to the author as well at the same
time. My standard setting for mail is Return Receipt enabled, and in this
situation the Return Receipt setting is also added to the news posting. I'm not
happy with that either, since I get a lot of ACK and NACK messages send to my
mailbox.
Maybe it as a bug in Mozilla, and I should file a bug report.
Regards,
Dirk
JF Mezei
> I will try to remember that. It happens when I not only post a message in the
> newsgroup, but send a copy of that message to the author as well at the same
> time.
There are many who really dislike this. If one posts in a newsgroup, he/she/it
expects a response in a newsgroup. This is especially true of people with spam
counter measures. When you reply to a post and fix the reply-to address, it
means that original poster's real email address appears in the newsgroup and
is thus collected by harverters.
JF Mezei
>
> This is what Dows Jones Newswire carried: (note omission of the ____VMS and
> Alphaserver words.
The dows jones news item that was without mention of VMS has already scrolled
off the list of relevant press releases associated with HP given in the NYSE
web site.
http://www.nyse.com/cgi-bin/ny_quote?sym=hpq
Searching for HP news items on yahoo, I found the following:
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3330641
Again, a version that lacks mention of VMS.
http://www.line56.com/articles/default.asp?ArticleID=5489
This one mentions VMS and alpha servers as well as additional details on the
contract. (Yes, MUMPS is mentioned). But there is repeated emphasis that this
isn't really a "new adaptive enterprise" bit, but rather just supporting
existing hardware/software that does the job. (i.e. stating this is legacy
without using the word "legacy").
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=18401553
Yeah ! it mentions Alpha clusters and VMS. But it also mentions part of the
work done in the Philipines :-) :-)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040324/bs_nm/markets_stocks_dc_35
This one doesn't mention VMS, it talks about tech stock mini rally started by
the HP announcement of that 784 million contract. To HP's Carly/Stallard/etc,
it shows that VMS is capable of moving HP's stock price up.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040324/bs_nm/tech_hp_dc_2
This is a reuters article. No mention of VMS, very short article.
John Smith
"JF Mezei" <jfmezei...@istop.com> wrote in message
news:40622070...@istop.com...
> This is what Dows Jones Newswire carried: (note omission of the ____VMS
and
> Alphaserver words.
>
>
> HP Awarded $784 Million Services Contract By Department Of
> Veteran Affairs HP Awarded $784 Million Services Contract By
> Department Of Veteran Affairs -2
>
<snip>
Refering to an earlier post to Kerry in a branch of this thread, I told you
so.
HP - See what happens when you let some wet-behind-the-ears news wire editor
hack away at your press release? The budding junior executive has never
heard of VMS or Alpha, so he chops it out as irrelevant.....
The only reliable way of getting your message out is to advertise and name
your product directly.
Which leads me to another point...
Today, in my local newspaper, HP placed a three full pages of full-color
advertising on consecutively odd-numbered pages talking about their
'Adaptive Enterprise'. No mention of specific products, no contact telephone
number, only one url in tiny print on the last page, and the way the ad was
worded one might have got the impression that all one had to do is go to the
corner PeeCee store, order a few HP PC's and all your problems would be
instantly solved.
Who are the morons that write this drivel that masquerades as advertising;
Who are the morons that approve the expenditure of money on such meaningly
gibberish?