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PRESS RELEASE
For additional
information, contact:
Debra Andersen, Emergent OnLine.
1-703-709-9210 or pr@go-eol.com
For company information: 1-877-WINFRAM
NVCA Awards Hosting
Contract to Emergent OnLine
The National Venture Capital Association Outsources Business
Critical Applications – Great Plains Dynamics and iMIS
Reston, VA – December
11, 2000
Emergent OnLine, the premier Application Service Provider and
leading Citrix (Citrix Systems, Inc., Nasdaq: CTXS) Platinum
consulting integrator in the nation, announced today at the
ASAE Management & Technology Conference and Expo in
Washington, DC, that it was awarded a four-year hosting
agreement from the National Venture Capital Association. The
agreement calls for hosting, deployment, and management
services of Great Plains Dynamics, Advanced Solutions iMIS,
and Microsoft productivity applications.
Emergent OnLine and Grant Thornton LLP, an EOL Authorized ASP
iPartner™, teamed to provide NVCA with a turnkey solution
encompassing the seamless integration of expert application
selection, customization, deployment, management and hosting.
“We are pleased with NVCA’s selection of our best-of-breed
services,” said Paul Ghostine, co-founder and CEO of Emergent
OnLine. “We are uniquely positioned to deliver our clients
with proven expertise, proprietary services, and partnerships
that are viable for the long-term.”
“Outsourcing these critical IT functions is essential to our
organization,” said Molly Myers, Director of Administration
and Program Development with NVCA. “EOL and Grant Thornton’s
expertise and services allow us to focus on serving our
members, while reducing our total cost of ownership and
reliance on internal IT staff, and ensuring we receive the
highest levels of system availability.”
“With the shortage of IT professionals and the high cost of
retaining them, the ASP model is a very cost effective
solution for NVCA. Grant Thornton can continue to provide the
same high quality package implementation services backed by
the expert ASP capabilities provided by Emergent OnLine,” said
Daniel L. Corey, CAE, Principal in Grant Thornton, LLP’s
Not-for-Profit Package Implementation group.
EOL, recently recognized as the number Citrix Platinum partner
in the Americas, is one of the fastest growing and profitable
ASP and professional services firms in the nation. For an
exciting career opportunity with a stable, profitable and
fast-growth firm, please send your resume to
careers@go-eol.com -
opportunities exist in all fields.
About NVCA
The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) represents
more than 400 venture capital and private equity firms. NVCA's
mission is to foster the understanding of the importance of
venture capital to the vitality of the U.S. and global
economies, to stimulate the flow of equity capital to emerging
growth companies by representing the public policy interests
of the venture capital and private equity communities at all
levels of government, to maintain high professional standards,
facilitate networking opportunities and to provide research
data and professional development for its members.
www.nvca.org.
About Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton is an internationally recognized professional
services firm that helps the people and organizations grow
faster and manage change. Grant Thornton provides exceptional
audit, tax, and financial services – along with management and
technology consulting – to its clients based on a vertical
market approach. In the Washington, DC Area office, the firm
has separate business units that are specifically devoted to
serving the not-for-profit, public sector, technology and
telecommunications, and corporate finance markets. Grant
Thornton is a truly diverse, global firm, delivering
excellence and value to clients in more than 90 countries
worldwide. To learn more, visit the Grant Thornton website at
www.granthornton.com.
About Emergent OnLine
Emergent OnLine, the premier Application Service Provider and
Citrix Platinum consulting integrator in the nation, provides
a variety of strategic solutions aimed at enabling clients to
leverage best of breed technologies, resulting in an increased
focus on their core competencies. Providing its consultative
integration, application hosting, management, and
implementation services to such high-powered clients as
Nextel, Capital One, Track Auto, Black & Decker, Value Options
and Teligent, Emergent's focus is to hone technology and
transform innovation into a strategic competitive advantage.
As the leading Citrix
Platinum consulting integrator in the nation, Emergent
operates a Citrix Authorized Learning Center (CALC) in
Northern Virginia. For the latest information about Emergent’s
services, visit www.go-eol.com or call 1-877-WINFRAM.
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