Avanade Named ``Cool Vendor'' by Leading Analyst Firm; Selection Based on Innovation, Market Impact and Intrigue.SEATTLE Seattle (sēăt`əl), city (1990 pop. 516,259), seat of King co., W Wash., built on seven hills, between Elliott Bay of Puget Sound and Lake Washington; inc. 1869. -- Avanade Avanade, Inc. is a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft which was founded on April 4 2000. The company is a global IT consulting company that specializes in solutions using Microsoft enterprise technology. (R) Inc., a leading global technology integrator (1) In electronics, a device that combines an input with a variable, such as time, and provides an analog output; for example, a watt-hour meter. (2) See systems integrator. for Microsoft (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, www.microsoft.com) The most successful and influential software company. Microsoft's software and Intel's hardware pioneered the PC and revolutionized the computer industry. solutions, has been included in Gartner Research's list of "Cool Vendors" ("Cool Vendors in IT Services and Outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. , 2005," Ben Pring et. al., Gartner Research, March 21, 2005). The report identifies vendors that have taken advantage of technology developments in the IT services and outsourcing market, and are at the forefront of service delivery and business innovation. "We feel the recognition by Gartner confirms a core principle at Avanade -- a commitment to maintain leading-edge technical skills among our consultants that provide tangible results for our customers," said Adam Warby, senior vice president, Americas. "This is evident in the way our consultants create tools and development frameworks used to deliver high-quality, innovative solutions quickly and effectively." ACA ACA - Application Control Architecture .NET is an Avanade framework to streamline application development with proven code and best practices aggregated from the deep expertise and extensive hands-on experience of Avanade consultants worldwide. ACA.NET facilitates development of service oriented o·ri·ent n. 1. Orient The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia. 2. a. The luster characteristic of a pearl of high quality. b. A pearl having exceptional luster. 3. architectures (SOAs) and supports aspect oriented programming, a cutting-edge approach to delivering crucial functionality without altering applications' core architecture. Avanade recently marked its fifth year of growth, in contrast to overall information technology sector performance during an era otherwise marked by weak economic conditions. With 33 locations worldwide and more than 3,000 employees who have engaged in more than 1,500 customer projects for some of the world's leading companies, Avanade enters its sixth year of delivering lower total cost of ownership to customers and helping them do more with less. About Gartner's Cool Vendors Selection Process Gartner's listing does not constitute an exhaustive list of vendors in any given technology area, but rather is designed to highlight interesting, new and innovative vendors, products and services. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability mer·chant·a·ble adj. Suitable for buying and selling; marketable. mer  chant·a·bil or
fitness of a particular purpose.
Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or solutions that are: Innovative, enable users to do things they couldn't do before; Impactful, have, or will have, business impact (not just technology for the sake of technology); Intriguing in·trigue n. 1. a. A secret or underhand scheme; a plot. b. The practice of or involvement in such schemes. 2. A clandestine love affair. v. , have caught Gartner's interest or curiosity in approximately the past six months. About Avanade Avanade is the leading technology integrator specializing in the Microsoft enterprise platform. Our people help customers around the world maximize their IT investment and create comprehensive solutions that drive business results. Additional information can be found at www.avanade.com. Avanade, Avanade Connected Architecture, ACA and the Avanade logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Avanade Inc. Other product, service, or company names mentioned herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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