Government Sector (GS) Market Intelligence Provider Releases COMPASS^GS(TM) Version 4.0.CHANTILLY, Va. -- Centurion Research Corporation announced it has released version released version - release 4.0 of COMPASS^GS(TM), an online application for identifying, tracking and managing pipelines of procurement opportunities and related business intelligence in the Government contracting industry. This new release includes both product upgrades and migration to a Linux/SQL/PHP technology platform. "Because of the significant increase in the product's content, the expanded functionality, and our fast growing subscriber base, this investment preempts any website performance challenges as we scale the content and the customer base. This upgrade provides our subscribers with outstanding site performance", explains Jeff Silverman, Centurion's Vice President of Sales. "A significant part of Release 4.0 was focused on product upgrades based on subscriber recommendations", says Steve Plaugher, Centurion's Customer Service Manager. "Our 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. , Joseph Cooper Joseph Elliott Needham Cooper (7 October 1912 – 4 August 2001), pianist and broadcaster, best known as the chairman of the BBC's long-running television panel game Face the Music. Early career Cooper was born at Westbury-on-Trym, near Bristol, England. , is very hands-on with the design, development and product evolution of COMPASS^GS(TM) and takes customer feedback very seriously", adds Plaugher. Release 4.0 also incorporates new functionality into the product including Task Order-specific searching, tracking and reporting. Task Orders are opportunities under existing umbrella contracts including Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs). Centurion's subscriber base includes a wide range of small, mid-size and large Government Contractors. "Centurion's renewal rate is extremely high. BAE Systems BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. , Centurion's first subscriber, renewed last week for their third consecutive year of service", notes Silverman. COMPASS^GS(TM) provides business intelligence on opportunities before they are announced on Government procurement websites. Centurion's research team tracks thousands of pre-announced opportunities. The product allows Centurion's subscribers to save time in identifying and qualifying new business opportunities and to market their company to the Government customer, develop their capture strategy and build their team long before the bid solicitation package is released. "We get a lot of value out of the product. We identified an opportunity in COMPASS^GS(TM) that we didn't even know existed. We positioned for it, we bid it, and we won it. That's product value! COMPASS^GS(TM) is very user friendly and easy to navigate" says Nikki Carterette, Vice President of Contracts and Corporate Development, Ocean Systems Engineering Corporation. Subscribers like Raytheon Technical Services Company use COMPASS^GS(TM) for both their long range strategic planning as well as day-to-day tactical intelligence on specific opportunities. COMPASS^GS(TM) provides its subscribers all of its content and functionality across eight major government sector market segments including Information Technology (IT); Architecture Engineering and Construction Services (AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission ); and Operations and Maintenance (O&M). It is a single integrated service including all long-lead and embryonic opportunities, task orders, pricing intelligence and labor rates, awarded contracts, MyCENTURION(TM), Department/Agency Background Reports and help desk support. "COMPASS^GS(TM) is a must-have business development tool for Federal contractors. Centurion provides all their content integrated into one information service product at a very reasonable price. MyCENTURION(TM) allows users to manage their own individual new business pipelines and track specific companies and agencies of interest. It's a terrific product" explains Jerry Ginn, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , The GINN Group. Centurion Research Corporation is a Government Sector (GS) Procurement and Market Intelligence firm that provides an on-line product for Government Contractors to identify and track their new business pursuits and related intelligence and provides specialized bid strategy professional services. Centurion's CEO is retained exclusively by major Primes including Northrop Grumman, Accenture and SAIC SAIC - http://saic.com. on must-win, billion-dollar, highly competitive bid opportunities. Mr. Cooper has supported the winning Prime contractor on high profile deals over the past 18 months including the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA) DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) ) U.S VISIT Program; DoD's Guardian Installation Protection Program Lead System Integrator; DHS Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. and Customs Enforcement CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. IT Services; State of Texas Integrated Eligibility (IE) Outsourcing Deal; Army's General Funds Enterprise Business System (GFEBS GFEBS General Fund Enterprise Business System (US Army) ) contract; and the U.S. Air Force Network Centric Solutions (NETCENTS NETCENTS Network-Centric Solutions (US Air Force) ). For more information about Centurion, visit www.4centurion.com or call 703-796-0100 COMPASS^GS(TM) and MyCENTURION(TM) are trademarks of Centurion Research Corporation. NOTE TO EDITORS: In the product name COMPASS^GS(TM) there is a caret between COMPASS and GS. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. |
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