Notions Systems and ArchiStrat Consulting Join Forces
Dan Blake, former CTO of Aon Corporation and fob.com, and president of
ArchiStrat Consulting becomes CTO of Notions Systems
CHICAGO - May 6, 2003 - Notions Systems, Inc. and ArchiStrat Consulting, Inc. have joined forces to offer a new and broader array of services. The new business will be operating under the name of Notions Systems. The combined organization will work closely with customers to increase efficiency, maximize productivity, ensure effective utilization of technology investments, and enable new business opportunities.
Notions Systems, a consulting firm founded in 1997, brings its strengths in contact centers, application development, mobile and wireless, and CRM strategy and implementation. ArchiStrat Consulting, a 3-year-old, technology architecture and strategy consulting organization, brings its unique services in the areas of senior-level systems strategy, planning, architecture, and program management.
Commenting on the integration of Notions Systems and ArchiStrat Consulting, Neil McQueen, President of Notions Systems said, "The combination of our two organizations allows us to offer our customers an powerful array of integrated services, covering strategic technology investments end-to-end." Dan Blake, former CTO of Aon, fob.com, and Nightrader Ltd, and President of ArchiStrat Consulting will become the CTO of Notions Systems. In reference to the merger Mr. Blake said, "Both ArchiStrat and Notions Systems bring highly-experienced resources to the new organization. This allows us to offer our customers a wide variety of in-depth services in a very effective and efficient manner."
The company will offer a comprehensive set of services including Contact Centers, Custom Applications, Strategy and Architecture, and Mobile and Wireless. Current and past clients of Notions Systems include: Baxter Healthcare, United Airlines, Sirva, Ondeo-Nalco, Lucent, Avaya, RehabCare Group, and Kemper Insurance. ArchiStrat Consulting's clients include Nightrader, Ltd, WM Mercer, Superior Metal Corporation, and Net-Wise Communications. Common to the relationships with all of these customers is a focus on the business value of technology.
Microsoft .NET Transition Services
Notions Systems will leverage the new combination of resources to offer organizations services to help them in their transition to the Microsoft .NET platform. Mr. Blake said, "Our .NET services are a bit different that those offered by our competitors. Along with the new technology, we focus on helping move the customer's technology organization to the new environment as well. This is obviously very important to an organization's overall success in the new environment." Notions Systems and ArchiStrat have both made substantial investments to transition their own resources to the new set of technologies. The invaluable experiences gained in this transition, as well as in-depth experience with other technology transitions over the past twenty years, positions Notions Systems well to share those experiences with their customers' organizations. Some of the aspects of the .NET transition services offering include: organization and technology assessment, transition planning, skills analysis and training planning, customized .NET training, tool/standard/methodology definition, pilot projects, and mentoring. In addition to its transition services Notions Systems also offers a wide range of services covering the strategy, architecture, development, and deployment of .NET systems.
About Notions Systems
Notions Systems is a full-service technology solutions provider, delivering technology solutions since 1997. The firm helps clients leverage existing IT systems and infrastructure. Our solutions are based on a proven set of core methodologies that reduce project risk and enable us to consistently deliver "on time, on budget". Our expertise spans four core areas: CRM, Strategy & Architecture, Custom Applications & Mobile/Wireless. http://www.notionssys.com/
For more information, Contact Chris Nelson at 630.778.7722 x207 cnelson@notionssys.com |
