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Global Election Systems Inc. announced
today that it has entered into a letter of intent to be acquired by Diebold,
Incorporated based in Canton, Ohio Last year Diebold’s Brazilian subsidiary,
ProComm, supplied the world's largest nationwide voting system, used by 109
million voters, during elections held throughout Brazil. Procomp provided the
Brazilian government with a turnkey voting system, including more than 180,000
voting terminals, accessories, software, installation, training, logistics and
support. Diebold,
a global leader in providing integrated self-service delivery systems and
services, reported revenues of $1.7 billion in 2000. It employs more than
10,000 associates with representation in more that 80 countries worldwide. It
is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol `DBD.' For
more information, visit the company's Web site at www.diebold.com. With the signing of this letter of intent,
I have assigned Mike Rasmussen and Larry Dix to head up the transition team
through the transition process.
Mike and Larry will be the liaison for all communications between Global
Election Systems and Diebold.
Please direct all inquires to either Mike or Larry. Thank you for your dedication to Global
and to the future with Diebold. |