Concept Five Technologies Helps Home Depot Become e-business Ready.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2000 Concept Five's e-Sec suite used to evaluate and secure retail Web solutions Concept Five Technologies, an e-business solutions provider, has added the world's largest home improvement retailer to its list of Fortune 1000 clients. Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box selected Concept Five to provide an expert review of their security architecture as they prepare to expand their e-business strategy. The e-business readiness assessment was provided to Home Depot as part of Concept Five's market proven enterprise wide e-Sec security solutions "As we plan and execute an innovative e-business plan for Home Depot, we want to ensure that our customers know their personal information remains our top priority, and a vital part of that is maintaining a high level of security," stated Brad Albers, Director, Information Services See Information Systems. at Home Depot. "Home Depot has recognized how essential a seamless security architecture is and they are taking a proactive approach to securing their b2b and b2c e-business plans for the future," stated Concept Five President 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. Kevin Dougherty. "We are excited to be at their side as they prepare to tap into entirely new ways to serve their customers using e-business tools." Concept Five's e-Sec suite of services promotes product interoperability through standards, allows flexible multi-vendor implementations, supports legacy requirements, evolves to address changing technologies and meets the needs for scalability and manageability. About Concept Five Technologies Concept Five is an e-business solutions provider that helps companies use the Internet and their current technologies to grow their business. The company designs, builds and launches e-business services, integrating them to the Web and to the back-end systems, then makes sure the enterprise is secure. Concept Five's advanced integration and security know-how helps its clients bring their e-business services to market fast. And, the company's scalable and flexible business solutions help its clients deliver on the e-business promise. About Home Depot Founded in 1978, Atlanta-based Home Depot currently operates 947 stores in 45 states, five Canadian provinces Noun 1. Canadian province - Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes province, state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south" , Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. , and Chile. The company was recently named in the Top 10 Most Admired Companies by Fortune magazine, which has also ranked it as America's Most Admired Specialty Retailer for seven consecutive years. Its stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HD) and is included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average Dow Jones Industrial Average The best known U.S. index of stocks. A price-weighted average of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks, primarily industrials including stocks that trade on the New York Stock Exchange. . |
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