Homeland Security Department to buy Microsoft software

The agency is buying $90 million worth of Microsoft products over five years

By Tom Krazit, IDG News Service

July 16, 2003 12:00 PM ET

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IDG News Service - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has agreed to purchase $90 million worth of Microsoft Corp. software over the next five years from reseller Dell Computer Corp., the department said July 16.
Microsoft will supply software for both desktops and servers within DHS, said Rachael Sunbarger, an agency spokeswoman. The department will install products such as Windows XP, Office XP, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Exchange and Windows Server 2003.
DHS has an option to extend the deal for a sixth year, which would bring the total value of the deal to $110 million, Sunbarger said.
No hardware is involved in the deal, despite Dell's role in bringing the agreement to completion. DHS has been a customer of Dell's since the department was formed in November, and Dell often resells Microsoft software to its enterprise and government customers, a Dell spokeswoman said.

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