NOMINATIONS ACCEPTED FOR OPEN SYSTEMS AWARD 

Prestigious UNIX EXPO Award Program Honors International Excellence in Open
Systems; Deadline for Nominations is June 18

(Fort Lee, NJ, Mar. 19) -- UNIX EXPO, the premier computer industry trade
show for UNIX and Open Systems technology, is currently accepting
nominations for the Third Annual "International Award for Excellence in
Open Systems." The winner will be announced at this year's UNIX EXPO,
Sept. 21-23, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

The UNIX EXPO-sponsored award recognizes innovative user companies,
institutions or organizations which exemplify, illustrate or advance the
cause of Open Systems, according to Gary Donnelly of the National
Information Technology Center, of Rockville, MD. He is the chairman of the
committee reviewing submissions. The deadline for nominations is June 18,
1993.

Entries must include the Nominee Information Form in the award brochure and
a detailed description of a specific Open Systems project. Four facets of
the project must be outlined in the submission, including the project's
goals, plan, action and business results. The plan should encompass a
company's justification for Open Systems, their overall systems
architecture, the organization's plan for co-existing with proprietary
systems and for making the transition to Open Systems, and the role of
UNIX in the overall move to Open Systems. Proprietary information will not
be accepted, explained Mr. Donnelly.

"With the increasing use of UNIX in mission-critical applications, and its
proliferation across a large and diverse number of enterprises, the
committee expects a substantial increase in the quantity and quality of
nominations submitted this year for the award," said Mr. Donnelly.

Last year, the recipients of the awards were the Kmart Corporation of Troy,
Ml, and the Department of Planning and Housing of Victoria, Australia.

David Carlson, senior vice president of corporate information systems at
Kmart, who accepted the award, said, "Committing to UNIX in our 2,300
stores has already reduced our costs substantially, while improving
customer service. This Award reinforces the value of what we have
accomplished, and it is of real assistance to us in gaining support for
future Open Systems projects."

In addition to Mr. Donnelly, the committee members include: Marcia
Blumenthal, CIO Magazine; Roger Bui, IX Magazine (France); John Abbott,
UNIX News (UK); Roger Martin, National Institute for Standards and
Technology; Bruce Caldwell, InformationWeek; Peter Karr, Open Systems
Review (Australia); Paul Gillin, Computerworld; Andrew Binstock, UNIX
Review; Mike Azzara, Open Systems Today; Michel Plouffe, LGS Ltd.
(Canada); Tom Temin, Government Computer News; Dr. Pamela Gray, PGC
Strategic Consulting (UK); David Flack, UNIXWorld Magazine; Jeff Hansen,
X/Open Co., Ltd.; and Brian Boyle, Novon Research.

Information on the award can be obtained from: Gary Donnelly; National
Information Technology Center; 2092 Gaither Road; Rockville, MD 20850.
Contact Mr. Donnelly by phone at (301 ) 590-2945; FAX (301 ) 590-2941, or
via MCI Mail at: garydonnelly, or via the Internet @ Gary
Donnelly@umail.umd.edu.

UNIX EXPO is produced by Blenheim, a trade show management firm based in
Fort Lee, NJ. Blenheim Group PLC is a worldwide producer of conferences
and exhibitions producing more than 250 events annually, including 32
trade events for the Information Technology industry.

Bruno Blenheim Inc
Fort Lee Executive Park, One Executive Dr, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
800-829-3976,  201-346-1400,  Fax: 201-346-1532

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