VOL. XLIII

No. 38

18-September-2000

JORDAN

Jordan Signs $6.6Mn Deal With Microsoft

King 'Abd Allah of Jordan signed a $6.6mn agreement with Microsoft of the US on 7 September for the provision of IT equipment for government institutions. According to the Jordanian official news agency Petra, the deal aims at providing the various government offices with a total of 8,000 computers and software produced by Microsoft, including new programs which will be produced by the company over the next three...