Title
Government Professional Services (GPS) workshop : session #5 : later history -- growth and adaptation
Catalog Number
102742924
Type
Document
Description
This session covers what happened in the 1980s after the GPS companies were well established. What were the marketing and technical differences among the markets and services among the various companies? What were the changes in organization and mission and how did they affect the positioning and success (or failure) of these companies? What happened to the independent companies after their first successes? How did they grow? What new financing did they require? When did they go public and what were the results? Did they venture into other business areas? Did they introduce software or hardware products? Was there more systems integration rather than in-house development? Who were some of the new competitors and what effect did they have on the nature of the business? Did the organizations and management have to change to accommodate these changes in the markets and technologies?
Date
2009-03-31
Contributor
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Bannister, Dan, Participant
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Bergin, Thomas (Tim), Participant
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Bersoff, Ed, Participant
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Ceruzzi, Paul E., Participant
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Culver, Walt, Participant
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Grad, Burt, Moderator
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Grier, David, Participant
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Gutkowski, Stan, Participant
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Huntzinger, Judy, Participant
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Jerger, Doug, Participant
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Johnson, Luanne, Participant; Editor
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Kendall, Cliff, Participant
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London, J.P. (Jack), Participant
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Plouffe, Bob, Participant
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Shelton, Wayne, Participant
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Toups, John, Participant
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Yost, Jeffrey, Participant
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Young, Dan, Participant
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Falls Church, Virginia
Extent
30 p.
Format
PDF
Copyright Holder
Computer History Museum
Category
Transcription
Subject
8a program; Association of Data Processing Service Organizations (ADAPSO); Association of Independent Software Companies (AISC); American Electronics Association (AEA); Advanced Management Software (AMS); Andersen Consulting; BDM International; BTG, Inc.; CACI; CDSI; Computer Sciences Corporation; Contract Services Association (CSA); COCO (Contractor-Owned, Contractor-Operated); Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF); Datran; DynCorp; Federal Data Corporation; FFRD (Form Factor Reference Design); GOCO (Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated); Information Technology Association of America (ITAA); Tech America; Krueger, Robert (Bob); Northern Virginia Technology Council; Northrop Grumman; Professional Services Council (PSC); Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA); Tysons Corner
Collection Title
Oral history collection
Credit
Software Industry Special Interest Group
