State of Vermont Selects TPI as IT Advisor
03 Novembre 2009 - 2:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Leading sourcing data and advisory firm to identify ways to achieve
lower costs, greater efficiency, more effective delivery of
government services Third new client for TPI in State and Local
Government sector in past month HOUSTON, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ --
TPI, the largest sourcing data and advisory firm in the world and a
unit of Information Services Group, Inc. (ISG)
(NASDAQ:IIINASDAQ:IIIIUNASDAQ:IIIIW), an industry-leading
information-based services company, today announced it has been
selected to advise the State of Vermont on using IT more
efficiently and cost-effectively. Under the contract, TPI will
perform an independent assessment of the use of desktop,
infrastructure and networking technologies in all state agencies
and independent departments. Comparing internal costs and
performance with data from the public and private sectors, TPI will
identify options based on current best practices for reducing
costs, improving service delivery and enhancing data security and
IT governance. "IT is increasingly critical to performing the core
missions of state government, especially in economically
challenging times," said David Tucker, Interim Commissioner,
Department of Information and Innovation, and State CIO. "We chose
TPI because of its track record of providing objective, fact-based
advice to help Public Sector clients better serve their citizens
and taxpayers." The State of Vermont is the third large government
entity to select TPI to perform an IT assessment in the last month,
following closely the State of Washington and the City of Houston.
Other TPI clients in the Public Sector include the State of Indiana
and the State of Georgia and the national governments of Australia,
Sweden and Singapore. "As they confront budget crises, states and
municipalities have a golden opportunity to eliminate inefficiency
in IT services," said Don Flores, Partner and Director, State and
Local Government Services. "Kudos to the State of Vermont for
taking a proactive approach to this challenge. We look forward to
helping it achieve solutions for the future that are affordable and
sustainable but still meet the State's high standards." About TPI
TPI, a unit of Information Services Group, Inc. (ISG)
(NASDAQ:IIINASDAQ:IIIIUNASDAQ: IIIIW), is the founder and innovator
of the sourcing advisory industry, and the largest sourcing data
and advisory firm in the world. We are expert at a broad range of
business support functions and related research methodologies.
Utilizing deep functional domain expertise and extensive practical
experience, our accomplished industry experts collaborate with
organizations to help them advance their business operations
through the best combination of business process improvement,
shared services, outsourcing and offshoring. In addition, TPI
Momentum, a business unit of TPI, provides information and insights
to outsourcing and offshoring service providers to help them
provide enhanced services to their sourcing clients. In 2009, TPI
is celebrating its 20th anniversary. For additional information,
visit http://www.tpi.net/. About Information Services Group, Inc.
Information Services Group, Inc. (ISG)
(NASDAQ:IIINASDAQ:IIIIUNASDAQ:IIIIW) was founded in 2006 to build
an industry-leading, high-growth, information-based services
company by acquiring and growing businesses in advisory, data,
business and media information services. In November 2007, the
company acquired TPI, the largest independent sourcing advisory
firm in the world. Based in Stamford, Conn., ISG has a proven
leadership team with global experience in information-based
services and a track record of creating significant value for
shareowners, clients and employees. For more, visit
http://www.informationsg.com/. DATASOURCE: TPI CONTACT: Todd
Miller, TPI, +1-480-235-7018, , or Rhena Wallace, Cohn & Wolfe
for TPI, +1-212-537-8014, Web Site: http://www.tpi.net/
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