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Article: $30M SUNY-DIGITAL DEAL TO LINK 17 CAMPUSES AMEX TO ISSUE NEW SHARES WOLF MEETS UAL SUCCESSOR BANK PROFITS HIT $6.2 BILLION AT&E, SEIKO INTRODUCE PAGER PROMOTIONS CAUSE DEPRESSION.(Business)
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- June 13, 1990
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Byline: Staff and wire reports
The State University of New York system has signed a contract with a Massachusetts computer firm valued at $30 million to $50 million that will link 17 campuses electronically, officials said Tuesday. The contract with Digital Equipment Corp. of Maynard, Mass., allows each campus to replace outdated equipment with a central VAX 6300/6400 computer capable of administrative, research, and academic applications, SUNY's Associate Vice Chancellor of Information Technology Charles Blunt said.
"SUNY, like many university systems, is confronted with severe budget limitations," Blunt said. "Digital's technology platform is ...