Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) Embraces the
Spanish-speaking Market
Montreal, Canada (PRWEB) June 13, 2005
Because of growing demand, Technology Evaluation
Centers, Inc. (TEC) has launched its on-line services in Spanish. TEC, a global
enterprise software analyst firm, recently launched its on-line ERP, SCM, Financials,
and Human Resources Evaluation Centers in Spanish to serve Latin America and
Spain more effectively.
Technology Evaluation Centers Inc. (TEC), a global enterprise software analyst
firm, recently launched its on-line ERP, SCM, Financials, and Human Resources
Evaluation Centers in Spanish to serve Latin America and Spain more effectively.
These evaluation centers help project managers, consultants, and decision makers
compare and qualify the most appropriate systems based on their own unique priorities.
"TEC is the only global technology company of its type," said Barry
Melsom, Vice President – Global Marketing and Sales. "Spanish is
the first of many different versions of TEC to adequately penetrate local market
requirements and more than adequately fulfill local needs."
TEC's service in Spanish started in March 2005, and since then, it has helped
over 3,600 evaluations through our ERP, SCM, Financials, and Human Resources
evaluation centers. It also provides Spanish-speaking professionals with the
latest news through a daily newsletter, which has experienced a 120 percent
weekly growth in readership since March 1st. This indicates that TEC's content
and services have been very well received, filling a void in the Spanish-speaking
market for impartial enterprise software expertise.
According to IDC, in 2004 companies invested $26.4 billion (USD) in IT in Latin
America, and the software segment exceeded $4.1 billion (USD) that same year.
Moreover, they are expecting a growth of over 10 percent.
TEC developed the unique concept of evaluation centers, which offers comprehensive
knowledge to help managers, consultants, and decision makers reduce the risk,
cost, and time related to enterprise software selections through a detailed
and complete evaluation.
Each evaluation center has a knowledge base associated with it, containing
detailed information on software applications. Application manufacturers and
vendors fill out a complete RFI including thousands of criteria. This information
is vetted by experienced IT analysts before it is listed in the appropriate
evaluation center. End users then use these knowledge bases to specify and prioritize
their technical and functional requirements. TEC's patented algorithm and analysis
engine for its evaluation centers, eBestMatch™, identifies the applications
and vendors that best match end users'needs.
TEC also offers material to support its evaluation centers, such as RFP templates,
white papers, an IT vendor directory, a consultant directory, vendor and application
reports, articles, and a free daily newsletter in Spanish and English, which
contains relevant information on the IT world and its impact on organizations.
About the ERP Evaluation Center
The ERP Evaluation Center (http://erp.technologyevaluation.com/press/es)
features research on more than 200 ERP applications that enable the integration
of business processes in over twenty functional areas, from transport management,
sales force automation, product lifecycle management, to business intelligence.
About the HR Evaluation Center
The HR Evaluation Center (http://hr.technologyevaluation.com/press/es)
allows users to evaluate forty-eight applications, covering seven functional
areas, from personnel management to performance analysis.
About the SCM Evaluation Center
The SCM Evaluation Center (http://scm.technologyevaluation.com/press/es)
allows users to evaluate over 200 supply chain management (SCM) applications,
covering six functional areas such as demand management and transportation management
systems, among others.
About the Financials Evaluation Center
The Financials Evaluation Center (http://financial.technologyevaluation.com/press/es)
allows users to evaluate over fifty financial management applications, covering
ten functional areas, from general ledger to project accounting.
Currently, and as part of an effort to expand its services in Latin America,
TEC has established partnerships with the following digital media to advertise
its evaluation centers on a regional basis:
- InfoChannel in Mexico, to advertise ERP
- Tecnología Empresarial in Mexico, to advertise ERP
- DeGerencia.com in Venezuela, to advertise ERP
- Transporte Siglo XXI in Mexico, to advertise SCM
- LearningReview in Argentina, to advertise HR
In the near future, TEC will continue with this strategy to penetrate the Spanish-speaking
market, establishing new partnerships with organizations and digital media publishers
and incorporating local applications in its evaluation centers.
About Technology Evaluation Centers Inc. (TEC)
Since 1993, TEC has been developing sophisticated decision support software,
enabling users to evaluate and select enterprise software technology, which
is best tailored to their needs. For more information, see the company's web
site in Spanish www.technologyevaluation.com/press.aspes
For more information please contact
Elsa Soffiaturo
Business Development Manager LATAM
www.technologyevaluation.com
Tel.: (514) 954-3665, ext. 279
Fax: (514) 954-9739
Lynne Brash
Coordinator, Media Relations
www.technologyevaluation.com
Tel.: (514) 954-3665, ext. 254
Fax: (514) 954-9739