NouvEON Technology Partners and Technology Evaluations Centers (TEC) announce the launch of a new alliance designed to deliver impartial, analyst-vetted software selection assessments to enterprise IT clients. Known as the Impartial Software Evaluator, TEC finds synergy in its alliance with NouvEON, a premier provider of consulting services driven by clients’ needs.

NouvEON Technology Partners and Technology Evaluation Centers, Inc. (TEC) announce the launch of a new alliance designed to deliver impartial, analyst-vetted software selection assessments to enterprise IT clients.

NouvEON is a charter member of TEC's new Certified Professional Services Provider program. The purpose of the program is to allow TEC to team up with impartial IT professional services providers in order to deliver superior software package selections and strategic IT assessments far more efficiently and effectively than by traditional means.

“The key value proposition for service providers such as NouvEON is significantly reduced time, costs, and resources required to meet clients' needs by combining the technology of a global player with strong regional experts,” says Barry Melsom, Vice President, Global Marketing and Sales at TEC. “The customer proposition is better, easy-to-use, detailed and quantified analysis, delivered in less time than alternative methods. It’s truly a 'think globally, act locally' scenario which benefits both companies and most importantly, the customer.”

Service providers will apply TEC's knowledge base of detailed current data about hundreds of software products and vendors, and its "break-away" eBestMatch decision support tools to analyze vendor and product data. This will allow decision-makers to select software products that best fit their business and systems requirements, and deliver maximum business value.

“As a charter member of TEC's Certified Professional Services Provider Program, we are proud to continue to deliver increased value to our clients by integrating TEC's decision support tools into our Strategic Management Solutions and e-Solutions practice areas,” says T.J. Eberle, CEO and President, of NouvEON. “With this alliance, our dedication and passion for extending our 100 percent referenceable client base will continue to drive growth in our business and provide unparalleled value for our clients.”

NouvEON, an Employee Owned Network (EON) of professionals, represents a “New Era” in the consulting industry. NouvEON has been a premier consulting service provider since February 2003, integrating their core tenants of value, delivery, people and integrity throughout their practice areas. Their unique delivery model, known as Resource Optimization, leverages a blend of internal and external resources to deliver value-added solutions for its clients. High profile clients such as Meineke, Timken, Royal & SunAlliance, Transamerica Reinsurance, and Premier attest to the success of this approach

NouvEON was recently awarded the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Information Technology Council's 2005 Blue Diamond Award in the “Diamond in the Rough” category. This award recognized NouvEON as the most outstanding early stage technology firm based on its success in the Greater Charlotte marketplace and its promise for continued growth. The company's success has enabled their expansion, with the opening of an office in Richmond, Virginia in early 2005, and plans to expand to Raleigh and South Carolina by year-end, and into Florida and Tennessee by 2006.

Established in 1993, Technology Evaluation Centers, Inc. or TEC is the first web-native technology research enterprise. TEC provides decision support solutions that enable stakeholders to objectively identify the software products that best fit their companies' unique business and systems requirements, and contribute most effectively to superior business performance.

From ERP, SCM, CRM, business intelligence, and outsourcing, to financial, health services, RFID and open source, TEC’s network of knowledge bases, with data vetted by APICS-certified analysts, continues to expand in keeping with the growing needs of the enterprise IT professional.

Over 360,000 global subscribers turn to TEC for research and analysis via its daily newsletter, and refer to its extensive archive of articles and white papers.

Known as the Impartial Software Evaluator, TEC finds synergy in its alliance with NouvEON, a premier provider of consulting services driven by clients’ needs.

To learn more about Technology Evaluation Centers, visit www.technologyevaluation.com. To find out more about NouvEON Technology Partners, go to www.nouveon.com.

Contacts:
Lynne Brash
Technology Evaluation Centers
740 St. Maurice, 4th floor
Montreal, Quebec H3C 1L5
514-954-3665

Lindsay I. Vinson
NouvEON Technology Partners, Inc.
6201 Fairview Rd., Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28210
704-944-3155