Alan P. Hald Joins Board of BuyingDecisions, Inc.PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1999-- MicroAge, Inc. co-founder and local technology advocate Alan P. Hald has joined the board of directors of BuyingDecisions, Inc. BuyingDecisions is a Phoenix-based company that provides Internet solutions for complex procurement activities. As a recent graduate of the Arizona Technology Incubator (ATI (ATI Technologies Inc., Markham Ontario, http://ati.amd.com) A leading manufacturer of graphics chips and display adapters. Founded in 1985 by K. Y. Ho, Benny Lau and Lee Lau, ATI chips and boards are widely used by OEMs. ), BuyingDecisions has been nationally recognized as the first organization to address the difficult process of making major purchases such as ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. systems, facilities and resource management, and outsourced services -- reducing cost, time, and risk for its customers in industries such as higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. , government, and the private sector. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Hald, "BuyingDecisions is a business-to-business internet company that simplifies the purchase of complex products and services. Currently there is no market leader so BuyingDecisions has the opportunity to define this category. That's exciting." "As a business counselor, Alan has already had a tremendous impact on our company by providing a strategic view point that has helped us think big," said Dan Miller, founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BuyingDecisions. "We are thrilled that he's joined our board of directors and we look forward to learning from his experiences in taking a start-up company start-up company A new business. to Fortune 500 status." As co-founder of MicroAge, Inc., Hald guided its growth from a single location in 1976 to a multi-billion dollar company. Within the microcomputer industry, Hald served three terms as chairman of the Computer Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) where he helped shape the Association's value chain focus. He launched the Association's electronic commerce efforts and chaired CompTIA's Public Policy Committee, working legislative issues crucial to the nation's economy such as Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant. Y2K - Year 2000 , Internet regulation and workforce development. Hald currently serves a co-chair on Governor Hull's task force for the new economy. In the recently published Grassroots Leader For A New Economy, the author Doug Henton, described Hald as a classic example of business entrepreneur turned civic entrepreneur. Hald chairs the Governor's Strategic Partnership for Economic Development, the Arizona Technology Incubator and the High Technology School-To-Work Partnership. For his commitment to improving Arizona's business climate for technology companies he was recognized as Arizona's "Entrepreneur of the Year." In 1998, Hald was inducted into the Arizona Business Hall of Fame. Within the community, Hald chaired large-scale, consensus-building planning initiatives in the late '80s -- the Phoenix Futures Forum and Arizona Strategic Planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. for Economic Development -- that have had lasting impact on Arizona. In 1997 he received the Phoenix Community Forum's "Community Vision Weaver Award" as part of the tenth anniversary celebration of the Phoenix Futures Forum. Ernst & Young and Inc Magazine recognized him as the 1995 National Master Entrepreneur of the Year. Founded in 1997 as Marketect Corporation, BuyingDecisions provides Internet solutions for complex procurement activities, which are characterized as high dollar, infrequently purchased goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. that involve many decision makers. BuyingDecisions' four-step methodology helps organizations decrease cost, reduce risk and achieve more rapid ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). . At the same time, BuyingDecisions' methodology helps vendors streamline product development, marketing, and sales processes, enhancing their competitive position in the marketplace. For more information about BuyingDecisions and its products, call 1-888-580-5204 or visit www.BuyingDecisions.com. |
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