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Nondisclosure story 

I once witnessed an internal vendor battle regarding the
disclosure of cost info.

I had negotiated a contract with a vendor. I asked the vendor
if it was OK to publicize the value of the contract. The rep
said "no". Later, I was contacted by their PR office, to
give them some info for a press release. They seemed to
think it was important to publicize the value of the contract
(I guess they thought it was a big contract, and that the
publicity would reflect well on the company). I told them
I couldn't give them that info, as I had been instructed not
to, and that they should contact the rep with whom I had
negoiated the contract.

When the release eventually came out, it had no mention
of the value of the contract.

Bernie Sloan

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Bernie Sloan
Senior Library Information Systems Consultant
University of Illinois Office for Planning & Budgeting
338 Henry Administration Building
506 S. Wright Street
Urbana, IL  61801
Phone:  217-333-4895
Fax:       217-333-6355
e-mail:    bernies@uillinois.edu


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