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01/23/2006 - "The Best-Value Challenge" - VARbusiness Article
"Awarding strictly on price used to be easy--anyone with a calculator could do it. Managing tens of thousands of
purchasing agents for thousands of different products, however, and spending trillions of dollars to ensure
"best value" are daunting tasks. This best-value idea came on the scene a couple of years ago, and was intended
to allow the government to purchase based on criteria other than initial purchase price. The idea is to take
into account other factors like service and total cost of ownership. "
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07/15/2005 - Govplace named 2005 Editor's Choice
"The 2005 Editor's Choice award went to Govplace for its dedication to the government sector overall. With a focus on
providing security and storage solutions to its government customers, the Irvine, Calif.-based company also offers continuity,
wireless and imaging solutions. The Editor's Choice Award singled out a company that is steadily making inroads and growing into
a government powerhouse."
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09/16/2004 - Govplace interview with VARbusiness regarding potential effects of election outcome.
"From his office in california (an earthquake-proof, red-brick data center that he shares with the Orange County government)
Govplace president Sean Burke has his eye on the upcoming elections. Govplace, the 12th fastest-growing solution provider on
the 2004 VARBusiness 500, earns every penny of its sales via federal, state and local government
contracts by providing storage, security and business-continuity solutions."
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06/10/2004 - Govplace named the 12th fastest growing VarBusiness 500 company
"Major acquisitions. Emerging technologies. Hot product lines. Lucrative vertical practices. New and improved vendor partnerships. And, perhaps most of all, superior management. All contributed to the success of
these 50 solution providers, which grew their revenue between 36 percent and 812 percent in the past year. Their path to growth? Simple: More than half of the solution providers on the Fast 50 have a sizeable
federal-government business, including companies such as GovPlace VB442, which skyrocketed more than 100 percent last year."
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06/17/2004 - Govplace named Security Innovator of the year.
GovPlace president Sean Burke accepts his award for Technology Innovators, Security, from VARBusiness Senior Editor Robert Wright.
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