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<td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>NIST Certified
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Client: </strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">Consortium of 14 electronics and computer companies
including IBM, HP, AT&amp;T, Intel, Motorola and TI. </font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Need: </strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">Develop, gain consent and publish an industry-wide
Information Technology Architecture. </font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">Information Technology and Control Systems
architectures managed and validated by NIST.</font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Results: </strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">Standard Information Technology Architectures allowed
for rapid development and integration of Semiconductor manufacturing systems and
equipment. Regained market dominance from Japanese competitors. </font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Client: </strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">$8 Billion Mid West manufacturer and Service Company </font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Need: </strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">First ever Enterprise-wide Information Technology
Architecture and Infrastructure. Two major Business Units had completely separate
Information Technologies. There were NO economies of scale. </font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Deliverables:</strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">Strategic program co-managers, Information Technology
Architects. Enterprise-wide consent to Information Technology Architecture and Information
Technology vendor and product selection. </font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Results: </strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">Led to $30 million in savings over three years </font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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Information Technology Architecture</strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Client: </strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">$10 Billion building controls company.</font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Need: </strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">Distributed Information Technology Architecture for 300
service branches. </font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Deliverables:</strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">Enterprise-wide consent to Information Technology
Architecture and Information Technology vendor and product selection. </font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Results: </strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">Led to $30 Million in savings over three years. </font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Client: </strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">$15 Billion semiconductor manufacturer. </font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Need: </strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">Standard Factory Automation, CIM, Information
Technology, and process architectures across 14 factories. </font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Deliverables:</strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">Developed blueprint and gained enterprise-wide consent
for all architectures </font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Results: </strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">Client can respond with agility to rapidly changing
market needs. </font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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Communications Infrastructure</strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Client: </strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">$7 - 8 Billion global computer electronics firm, doing
business in 138 countries worldwide. </font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Need: </strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">Consolidate and negotiate worldwide communications
products and services for voice and data, valued at over $120 Million annually.</font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Deliverables:</strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">Designed Global Network and performed Consolidated
Procurement.</font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Results: </strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">Improved services and increased technical and business
flexibility. Savings will be over $15 Million per year with improved service. </font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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System - Aerospace Component Supplier </strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Client: </strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">$ 140 Million Aerospace Component Manufacturer </font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="19%" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial"><strong>Need: </strong></font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">Reduce sales cycle time by improving quote and
configuration process</font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">Evaluated and architected solution. Used
object-oriented model of the customers, items and orders to develop requirements for a
third party quote/configuration system that could be easily integrated into the existing
manufacturing management software.</font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="81%"><!--mstheme--><font face="arial, helvetica"><font face="Arial">The business unit received a corporate award for the
most successful project within the company for 1996. The CEO expressed that &quot;this was
the first time he has seen a product deployment that comes close to answering the promise
that the information technology era has been making for years: to offer real value and
improvement to business.&quot;</font><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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