IHL Consulting Group Introduces ''Sophia -- Wisdom for Retail'' to Assist IT Decision Makers.FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- IHL IHL International Humanitarian Law IHL I Have Lost IHL Institutions of Higher Learning IHL International Hockey League IHL Internet Header Length IHL International House of Logorrhea IHL Idiopathic Hearing Loss IHL Idiopathic Hepatic Lipidosis Consulting Group announced today Sophia, a new research service providing Web access to the latest research on technology opportunities in North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Retail. Named after the Greek word for wisdom, Sophia combines IHL's advisory expertise to its vast technology research data services to provide an unmatched tool for the retail technology industry. "All of us are inundated in·un·date tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. with data each and every day. But data is useless without a core, specific context and specific opportunities," said Greg Buzek, president of IHL Consulting Group. "Through our intuitive business user interface, Sophia combines technology data to IT spending opportunities to specific personnel so that vendors and retailers can eliminate costly time and effort trying to make good buying decisions. "Vendors are able to target specific customers based on their own defined criteria and get quick answers on who the best customers are to pursue and most likely to buy," said Buzek. "Retailers are able to quickly identify key vendors for the technologies in which they are interested, including identifying those reference accounts that vendors often don't want retailers to know about." Available immediately, Sophia helps retailers make wise decisions and avoid costly bad decisions. Sophia provides answers to questions about more than 2,650 retailers and restaurants. Users may also access new automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. sales tools, such as IHL's "1-Minute Mailing List An automated e-mail system on the Internet, which is maintained by subject matter. There are thousands of such lists that reach millions of individuals and businesses. New users generally subscribe by sending an e-mail with the word "subscribe" in it and subsequently receive all new " and "1-Minute Query Builder," to hone in on specific criteria to identify specific opportunities by filtering over 1.7 million records. Users are able to quickly target opportunities and generate profiles of retailers, restaurants or vendors with the data easily being exported in popular file formats. Retailer profile reports can be generated in numerous ways, from focusing on specific retailers and industry segments to sub-industry segments and even by state. Lists can be generated and exported quickly, with reports that can be customized by sales ranges, vertical segments, company, personnel titles, even by hardware, software, manufacturer and more. Typical queries and reports by Sophia users include: --Identify what retailers are using particular technologies, vendors and operating platforms and where key opportunities are today. --Analyze specific retail segments, such as Food/Supermarkets, Bakeries, Convenience and Gas, Drug and Perfumeries, Supercenters, Warehouse Clubs and more. --Target key personnel at retailers, from 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. and vice presidents to departmental managers responsible for technology, procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. and more. IHL is providing free Web demonstrations by appointment. Send demo requests to ihl@ihlservices.com. An introduction to Sophia is available at http:www.ihlservices.com. IHL Consulting Group is a global research and advisory firm headquartered in Franklin, Tenn., that provides market analysis and business consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" for retailers and information technology companies that focus on the retail industry. For more information, visit www.ihlservices.com, or call 615-591-2955. For press contacts and interviews, contact Roy Miller at 972-716-4070 x235, or via e-mail at rmiller@transsynergy.com. Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Screen shots and sample queries are available as 300-dpi .jpgs or .pdfs. |
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