Infrastructure Assessment and IT Portfolio Management Added to Tallan's Packaged Service Offerings; New Services to Help Companies Align Business and Technology Goals.Business/Technology Editors GLASTONBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2002 Tallan, Inc., one of the most established applications and systems development services firms in the U.S., today announced the official launch of their Infrastructure Assessment and IT Portfolio Management service offerings. These new offerings add to Tallan's suite of project-specific enterprise services, designed to help companies assess existing networks and business needs, and aid in the prioritization of project investments. "Over the past few years, many companies have made significant investments in their IT infrastructure without implementing a clear strategy that would enable the technology to be used to its full potential," said Peter Bourdon bour·don n. 1. The drone pipe of a bagpipe. 2. The bass string, as of a violin. 3. An organ stop, commonly of the 16-foot pipes, medium in scale but with dark timbre. , 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 Tallan. "Tallan's Infrastructure Assessment service offers companies the ability to take full advantage of existing technologies and provides a roadmap for the successful integration of future IT investments." Through an objective technology assessment and analysis, Tallan's infrastructure assessment team provides clients with immediate, short-term and long-term recommendations. Areas that are assessed include reliability, manageability, security, scalability and performance. As infrastructure assessments are tailored to a company's specific needs, a wide range of technology types can be covered, including network integration and deployment, network security, hosting services and Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. architecture. Tallan's IT Portfolio Management offering furthers a company's ability to understand and assess their complete portfolio while aligning IT initiatives with business goals. As a result of each engagement, companies gain a comprehensive view of their IT system, including hardware and software capital assets capital assets n. equipment, property, and funds owned by a business. (See: capital, capital account) , projects, people and processes. The information gained from the assessment will help set priorities for short-term and long-term initiatives. "Portfolio management is an essential aspect of IT decision-making in companies today, particularly when they are interested in taking advantage of the latest technologies," added Doug Rivard, Tallan's president and COO. "With a balanced portfolio and clearly-defined project priorities, companies can match IT initiatives with holistic business goals, gaining the foresight (graphics, tool) Foresight - A software product from Nu Thena providing graphical modelling tools for high level system design and simulation. to help plan future IT investments." In order to fully analyze a company's IT system and to anticipate its needs in the future, Tallan's IT Portfolio Management service offering includes a preliminary portfolio analysis followed by technology and economic forecasting economic forecasting Prediction of future economic activity and developments. Economic forecasts, which range from a few weeks to many years, are widely used in business and government to help formulate policy and strategy. , diagnostic assessments and a return on investment analysis. About Tallan Tallan provides business-critical applications strategy, design, development and implementation services for Global 2000 and brand name online firms. With more than 16 years of custom development in large, distributed systems Distributed systems (computers) A distributed system consists of a collection of autonomous computers linked by a computer network and equipped with distributed system software. , Tallan combines the best talent with the best technologies to provide critical, complex solutions to satisfy clients' e-business demands. The company is headquartered in Glastonbury, Conn. and is a majority-owned operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. of CMGI CMGI Commonly Maintained Grounds Infrastructures CMGI College Marketing Group Information (Services) , Inc. This release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. which address a variety of subjects including, for example, the expected benefits and features of Tallan's Infrastructure Assessment and IT Portfolio Management services. The following important factors and uncertainties, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements: increased competition and technological changes in the markets in which Tallan competes. For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements, please refer to CMGI's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including CMGI's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . Tallan is a trademark of Tallan, Inc. All other company or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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