High-tech co-op delivers cutting-edge computer services for rural utilities.(The Edge)(Cover story) From: Rural Cooperatives | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2006 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Business - Cooperative Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

When a rural utility cooperative selects a computer information technology for crucial services such as customer billing and data protection, it may in effect be "betting the farm." The goal is to find a competitive edge, but a wrong choice can have a devastating impact. For most of the 40 years since its inception, National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC) (and its predecessor co-ops) has been making the choice a pretty safe bet for members.

The idea behind NISC was originally conceived in the early 1960s by the Rural Electrification Administration (now the Utilities ...

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