AnswerThink Consulting Group merges with Relational Technologies, Inc.; RTI launches AnswerThink's Oracle/solutions business.MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 1997--AnswerThink Consulting Group(TM), the newly formed consulting and systems integration company, announced today its merger with Relational Technologies, Inc. (RTI RTI - Return from interrupt ), an Oracle applications implementation and systems integration firm based in Atlanta and Dallas. RTI will provide global Oracle solutions to AnswerThink clients as part of the company's solution practices. With a team of 52 professionals and a history of 42 successful implementations throughout the past four years, RTI has the service capabilities and the corporate philosophy that maps directly to AnswerThink's comprehensive solution strategy. "RTI is a best in class provider of package integration services," stated Ted Fernandez, 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 AnswerThink. "They possess the same cultural mindset mind·set or mind-set n. 1. A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations. 2. An inclination or a habit. and functional approach as we do - the very underpinnings on which we founded our company." When researching RTI, David Dungan, leader of AnswerThink's CFO/solutions SM practice, found that the company has a high caliber staff and impeccable references from Fortune 1000 customers. "RTI brings exceptional Oracle expertise which broadens our solution set and allows us to deliver both ends of the spectrum - functional and technical service." RTI is the first of several mergers that AnswerThink will be finalizing over the next several months. "Due to our focused business strategy, we are able to quickly evaluate a merger opportunity and its fit within our plan," explained Allan Frank, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. for AnswerThink. "The RTI merger is a great step toward achieving our goals -- which is to provide end-to-end solutions for our clients." The RTI Match Recognizing the impending im·pend intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends 1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending. 2. consolidation shift in the IT industry, Scott Smith Scott Smith is the name of:
In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a legitimate merger partner. "We evaluated a number of transactions," Smith stated. "But we vowed not to enter into a situation where our corporate culture would be compromised or disturbed." Rob Jordan, President of RTI, believed that his company had found what they were looking for in AnswerThink. "We connected with the leadership team. They share the same goals and ideals as we do," Jordan said. "We understood clearly our abilities and recognize the comparable AnswerThink functional and technical expertise that can be leveraged to grow the organization into a leading global consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a ." Another philosophical similarity between the two organizations that Smith pointed out is their unbending belief in equity participation by all employees. "AnswerThink believes, as we do, that everyone in a company today should share in its success. All of our associates will participate in the merger transaction. This means they will become co-owners of AnswerThink," explained Smith. Achieving the Goals At AnswerThink, Scott Smith will take on the role of Managing Director for the Oracle/solutions(SM) practice, helping to build and grow this key component of AnswerThink's Package Integration/solutions(SM) practice. Rob Jordan will be Managing Director for People/care(SM) and Customer/care(SM) for AnswerThink's overall operations. "We are very excited to welcome everyone at RTI as new members of the AnswerThink team as well as co-owners of the company," shared Ulysses Knotts, Executive VP of Sales and Marketing at AnswerThink. "Together, we will deliver comprehensive and valuable solution services to our clients." AnswerThink Consulting Group is a consulting and systems integration company focused on improving business results through technology-enabled transformation. Headquartered in Miami, Florida “Miami” redirects here. For the Native American tribe, see Miami tribe. Miami is a major city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is a gamma world city with an estimated population of 404,048. , AnswerThink currently has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Philadelphia. NOTE TO EDITORS: Each "/" in the release -- i.e. Oracle/solutions, Integration/solutions, People/care, Customer/care, CFO/solutions -- should be spelled with a vertical slash instead of a forward slash The forward slash, or slash, character (/) is the divide symbol in programming and on calculator keyboards. For example, 10 / 7 means 10 divided by 7. The slash is also often used in command line syntax to indicate a switch. For example, in the DOS Xcopy statement xcopy *. . The forward slash was used for transmission purposes only. ALSO NOTE: There is an "at" symbol after "krisf" below. That symbol may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: D'Auria, Emmons, Morris & Company Kristin Friel, 610/992-0889 E-mail: krisf@demguys.com |
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