Alpharel Joins With IBM to Supply Imaging System

Alpharel Inc., a Camarillo maker of computer imaging systems, said it has signed a subcontract with IBM to jointly supply an imaging system to ARCO Alaska Inc. The contract has a value of about $1 million to Alpharel.

The firm said the imaging system, which will be installed over the next six months, is intended to manage ARCO’s engineering drawings related to its North Slope facilities. Alpharel said the ARCO contract is its first in the oil and gas industry.