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Black Marble Limited

United Kingdom | Systems Integrator

Solution Summary

• Black Marble offers customers solutions, based

on Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010 technology,

that enable growth gradually across the

business, which eases adoption. Additionally,

solutions are interoperable across the Microsoft

family of products, increasing productivity

through easier access to resources and

knowledge.

• Black Marble has developed targeted

SharePoint 2010 portal enhancements,

including Skills Tracker, to easily verify staff

skills across the organization, saving money and

time.


About the partner

Black Marble is a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner

specializing in Custom Development and Collaboration

Solutions. Black Marble uses the Microsoft Visual Studio®

Team System to provide a full ALM solution, implementing

best practices and knowledge developed through years of

experience with the Visual Studio family of products. As well

as obtaining industry-level qualifications and recognition

(including two Microsoft Valued Professionals), all our

technical staff are members of the British Computing Society.

―SharePoint 2010 enables us to create exciting and

innovative solutions for our customers in a reduced time,

starting with small savings that collectively amount to

huge improvements in efficiency and give much greater

value to the organisation.‖

- Rik Hepworth, IT Director, Black Marble Ltd.

Black Marble Favorites

Access Services | Sandboxing | Activity Feed |

Managed Metadata | Content Type Publication

http://www.blackmarble.co.uk/

http://www.blackmarble.co.uk/



ClearPeople

United Kingdom | Systems Integrator & ISV

Solution Summary

• ClearPeople‘s SharePoint 2010 ECM solutions as

well as products, such as CorpCast and

PeoplePoint, focus on providing business

productivity solutions for information workers.

• Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010 will enhance the

ClearPeople value proposition for its customers

with capabilities such as Managed Metadata

Service, Content Type Hubs, and Content

Organizer, which will reduce the cost of

managing data and improve content structure.

• For companies with remote workforce,

ClearPeople offers improvements to the offline

experience through SharePoint Workspace and

integration with Office 2010.


About the partner

ClearPeople is a London-based technology services

company and a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner,

specializing in the consulting, development, and support

of Microsoft SharePoint solutions and integration with

Microsoft Office with an emphasis on ECM and

document management.

―SharePoint 2010 is now truly the ECM platform of the

future on which we can deliver best-of-breed

solutions. Our clients will without a doubt benefit

greatly from the new and enhanced features, both in

terms of productivity and ease-of-use.―

- Gabriel Karawani, CTO / Director of Technology,

ClearPeople

ClearPeople Favorites

Managed Metadata Service | Content Type Hubs|

Content Organizer | SharePoint Workspace

http://www.clearpeople.com/



Content and Code United Kingdom/Worldwide | Systems Integrator

Solution Summary

• Content and Code offers customers end-to-end solutions to

meet their collaboration needs and help them realize

measurable benefits from their Microsoft investment.

Content and Code also delivers complimentary and attached

services and products to cover all areas of the Microsoft®

SharePoint® platform, including Sites, Communities,

Content, Search, Composites, and Insights.

• Using Microsoft Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010

technology, Content and Code can bring its customers the

most connected platform and integrated set of tools,

delivering an enhanced and consistent user experience

across applications, ultimately allowing businesses to

perform collaboratively and effectively.

• Content and Code‘s SharePoint 2010 offerings include a

community-driven intranet for education and a My Site–

focused collaborative intranet for retail.


About the partner

Content and Code is a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner

specializing in building solutions based on Microsoft

SharePoint® technology. With more SharePoint

customers than any other company in the U.K., Content

and Code was awarded the Microsoft 2009 Worldwide

Partner of the Year in Information Worker Solutions,

Portals, and Collaboration. Content and Code primarily

provides consultancy services, hosting, and Web parts,

as well as a full range of professional services, including

design, development, systems integration, and training.

"From end-user empowerment to social networking, BI

improvements to composite applications, new

development tools, and new hosting options, Content and

Code is very excited to bring our solutions to the

SharePoint 2010 platform.”

- Tristan Watkins, Infrastructure Architect,

Business Practices Team, Content and Code

Content and Code Favorites

Search | Social Networking (Communities) | Business

Intelligence (Insights)

http://www.contentandcode.com/



Dell

U.S./Worldwide | Systems Integrator

Solution Summary

• Dell will deliver its SharePoint Standardized

Consulting IP set to help customers migrate to

Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010 from earlier versions. In

addition, Dell intends to offer services including

enhanced SharePoint engagements, a fixed scope, high-

value health-check service, and updating IP around

existing workloads such as collaboration, content

management, search, and intranet.

• Dell also will help customers extend IP to cover

additional workloads, including social computing,

extranets, portals, Business Intelligence, governance and

information architecture, and integration with ERP or

CRM systems.


About the partner

Dell Infrastructure Consulting draws upon vast experience,

utilizes innovative tools, automated analysis, and our own

intellectual property to give customers insight into what is

driving IT complexity. We can deliver a set of practical,

executable plans for simplifying IT infrastructure, helping

reduce operating costs while freeing up resources for new

business initiatives. Our goal is to improve upon traditional

service models based on our belief that solutions should not

consist of armies of people. Our unique approach to services

gives you the flexibility to select only those point services that

meet your needs or choose our end-to-end solution.

“I‘m really excited at the prospect of building on our success in the

communications and collaboration market and look forward to the new

opportunities that the SharePoint 2010 platform will provide Dell customers.

―Used as the foundation of a Unified Infrastructure, SharePoint 2010 and Dell

products can deliver new and innovative ways for information workers to find

each other, connect, and collaborate, while at the same time realizing cost

efficiencies.

―Following our recent acquisition of Perot Systems, Dell Consulting Services are

ideally placed to leverage this platform, enable additional business insight, and

empower customers to respond to new opportunities.‖

- John McVay, Microsoft Alliance & Product Development, DELL

Dell Favorites

Business Intelligence (BI) Features | REST-Based URL |

PowerPivot for Excel® 2010

http://www.dell.com/



Dimension Data

Australia/Worldwide | Systems Integrator

Solution Summary

• Dimension Data‘s Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010

and Office 2010 consulting business will focus

on unified communications and collaboration,

enterprise content management, and search—

for the mobile workforce, intranets, extranets,

and corporate Web presences, infrastructure

dashboards, and private cloud service portals.

• Dimension Data will use Office 2010 and

SharePoint 2010 to help customers refine

important business processes, such as

collaboration and content management, and

also to introduce new ways to search for

information, connect with colleagues and

clients, and support the way people need to

work today.


About the partner

Dimension Data is a specialist global IT services and

solutions provider that helps clients plan, build, support,

and manage their IT infrastructures. Today we are

positioned at the forefront of communications and

collaboration in 47 countries around the world. We see

people at the heart of any business—and a key focus

we have is the deployment and adoption of all the

elements of Microsoft® Office and Microsoft

SharePoint®.

"Dimension Data believes Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010

are at the core for allowing organizations the ability to

collaborate in an efficient, agile way and be more

adaptable to change."

- Peter Menadue, Group General Manager, Microsoft

Solutions at Dimension Data

Dimension Data Favorites

Integration with OCS and MOC | FAST |

PowerPoint® Broadcasts | Co-authoring | Excel® BI

http://www.didata.com/

http://www.didata.com/



Getronics

Netherlands/Worldwide | Systems Integrator

Solution Summary

• As a workspace company, Getronics has aligned

its solution offerings around Microsoft® Office

2010 and SharePoint® 2010, which are key

enablers of information worker productivity,

providing enterprise customers with business

results. Future Ready Workspace is the

flagship workspace management solution from

Getronics based on the SharePoint 2010 and

Office 2010 platform.


About the partner

Getronics is one of the leading ICT service providers in the

world, with 14,000 employees. As an expert in workspace

management services, connectivity, data centers, and

consultancy, Getronics helps organizations and their

employees to improve performance. To do this, Getronics

has a complete portfolio of integrated ICT services for the

large enterprise market and works according to a Global

Service Delivery Model, ensuring that services are provided

for clients throughout the world that are of consistent quality.

Since October 23, 2007, Getronics is part of KPN, the main

provider of telecommunication services in The Netherlands.

Getronics Favorites

Outlook® Social Connector Integration | Enhanced Enterprise

Content Management | Enterprise Search | Co-authoring Using

Office 2010/Office Web Applications | Business Connectivity

Services (integration with LOB systems)

―As part of the ongoing development of our global IT

infrastructure, Getronics invests in the innovative SharePoint

platform to facilitate collaboration, social ‗person to person‘

communication, and search functionality throughout the

enterprise. Together with the unique features of the full

Office 2010 suites such as co-authoring and social media

capabilities, we see big benefits by enabling our workforce

to generate more and better business results.‖

- Paul Slot , CIO, Getronics

http://www.getronics.com/



HP U.S./ Worldwide | Systems Integrator, ISV, OEM

Solution Summary

• HP offers Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010 solutions

spanning next-generation HP ProLiant Servers

and HP Converged Infrastructure, with HP

Sizer for SharePoint—a complimentary

performance and configuration tool for resource

planning. HP provides HP TRIM for SharePoint

software for records management and site

archiving for all SharePoint content as well as

compliance with U.S. DoD 5015.2 V3. HP also

delivers consulting and integration services for

Internet sites, portals and collaboration, content

management, and Unified Communications

and Collaboration—including consolidation,

migration, governance, and performance—

featuring the HP SharePoint Framework,

integrating methodology, process, and design.


About the partner

HP offers a complete solutions portfolio of platforms,

software, and services to help you use Microsoft®

technologies successfully for outcomes that matter. HP

is the largest Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, leading

server and storage platform, four-time Global Enterprise

Partner of the year, and only Microsoft-recognized Prime

Integrator. Together, HP and Microsoft share 100,000

customers, with HP managing 2,000 new engagements

annually. With 25,000 Microsoft-skilled and 16,000

Microsoft-certified professionals, HP offers one of the

world’s largest, most specialized forces for Microsoft

environments, totally dedicated to customer satisfaction.

―Our customers want enhanced productivity, communication,

and collaboration with their customers, partners, and

employees. HP is a trusted advisor and offers converged

infrastructure, software, and services that enable customers to

deploy Microsoft Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 with

consistency, simplicity, and demonstrable ROI.―

- Meg Shea-Chiles, Managing Director, Microsoft Global

Alliance, HP

HP Favorites

SharePoint Best Practices Analyzer | FAST Search

and Indexing | Multifarm Administration | Social

Networking and Office Support | PowerPivot for Excel

http://www.hp.com/



Infosys Technologies

India / Worldwide | Systems Integrator

Solution Summary

• Infosys has a dedicated Microsoft® SharePoint®

practice of more than 600 architects and consultants

to help clients define and implement strategies for

Collaboration, Content Management, and Search &

BI solutions, both inside and outside the firewalls.

• Infosys also has migration solutions that help

customers move from Lotus to Microsoft SharePoint

technology; from previous versions of SharePoint

software to SharePoint 2010, and from other portals

to SharePoint portals.

• Infosys also offers mGov for SharePoint Governance,

frameworks like iKnow for collaborative workspaces,

integration with SAP, Oracle ERP, and ECM products,

reference architectures, and UXD templates, and has

a repository of reusable components to help

customers reduce implementation timelines up to 35

percent and overall cost up to 30 percent under

different workload situations.


―With our own experience of connecting a global

workforce of more than 100,000 and the experience with

some of our Fortune 500 clients, we believe SharePoint

2010 and Office 2010 are the best technologies for

enterprise adoption. The integration of multiple

workloads like ECM, Search, and BI with SharePoint 2010

offers immense opportunities for building business

applications that allow enterprise customers to make

better and faster decisions—to improve business

productivity and react to market changes quickly.‖

- Rajesh Gupta, AVP – Microsoft Practice,

Infosys Technologies

About the partner

Infosys provides business consulting and strategic IT

services outsourcing to Global 2000 companies. A

leading technology service provider, Infosys has more

than 100,000 employees in 50 countries worldwide, with

revenues of more than U.S.$4 billion. Infosys Technologies Favorites

Portals | Enterprise Collaboration I Self-Service BI |

FAST Search | Self-Service and Social Media Capabilities

http://www.infosys.com/

http://www.infosys.com/



Logica

U.K. / Worldwide | Systems Integrator

Solution Summary

• The Logica Business Process Improvement

Service takes full advantage of Microsoft®

SharePoint® 2010 Business Connectivity Services

(BCS) to provide clients with closer integration

between their core business processes. Using

predictable workflows to drive consistent execution

across business units and systems, improves

operational performance and reduces waste.

• As one of the leading Microsoft global enterprise

search partners, Logica uses FAST Search for

SharePoint 2010 to provide services that offer deep

insights across the newly streamlined business.


About the partner

Logica is a business and technology service company,

employing 39,000 people. It provides business

consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing to

clients around the world, including many of Europe's

largest businesses. Logica creates value for clients by

successfully integrating people, business, and

technology. It is committed to long-term collaboration,

applying insight to create innovative answers to clients’

business needs.

―Together with Microsoft, we can help our customers build

their businesses for the future. We‘ve created a service

around increasing the value of core ERP systems. And it‘s

based on the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 platform, which

means that quality and reliability are built in.‖

- Andy Green, CEO, Logica PLC

Logica Favorites Visual Studio® 2010 Integration with SharePoint 2010 |

Managed Enterprise Metadata | Business Connectivity

Services | User Interface Enhancements | Community-Led

Social Networking for the Enterprise

http://www.logica.com/



Hitachi Consulting

U.S./Europe | Systems Integrator

Solution Summary

• Technical expertise is a hallmark of Hitachi Consulting, and its

architects have already gained extensive expertise and thought

leadership with Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010, having created

a widely used demo for customers and for use by Microsoft.

• The SharePoint 2010 Horizontal Solutions from Hitachi

Consulting enable greater efficiency for strategic business

processes in the Finance, Sales and Marketing, and Human

Resources areas. Packaged solutions include Automating

Financial Close using SharePoint 2010 and Return on

Marketing Investment with SharePoint 2010.

• Hitachi Consulting takes advantage of its deep industry

expertise to develop industry-specific solution accelerators in

the areas of Aerospace/Defense, Consumer Products,

Communications/Content, Financial Services, High Tech,

Industrial Products, and Public Sector. Example solutions

include: Continuous Innovation and Ideation for Financial

Institutions, Marketplace GPS, and Student/Faculty

Performance Management in Education—all powered by the

unique features of SharePoint 2010.


About the partner

Hitachi Consulting is a recognized global leader in

delivering proven business and IT strategies and

solutions to Global 2000 companies across many

industries. Hitachi works with companies to understand

their unique business needs, and to develop and

implement practical business strategies and technology

solutions to help clients quickly realize measurable

business value and achieve sustainable ROI.

―SharePoint 2010 builds upon the great momentum we‘ve

seen from Microsoft in the enterprise content

management, search, and collaboration arenas. Hitachi

Consulting will be a market innovator in deploying

industry-based solutions built on the SharePoint 2010

platform, helping our customers adopt SharePoint to drive

real business value.‖

- Drew Naukam, Managing Vice President,

Microsoft Platform Practice

Hitachi Consulting Favorites Social/Community Capabilities | Improved Connectivity

Through Composites | Enhanced FAST Integration

http://www.hitachiconsulting.com/

http://www.hitachiconsulting.com/



Orckestra Conseil Inc.

Canada/ Worldwide | Systems Integrator

Solution Summary

The next generation of the Overture E-Commerce

Platform from Orckestra will seamlessly integrate

Microsoft® Commerce Server 2009, SharePoint®

2010, and FAST Search for Internet Sites 2010,

which will provide a powerful and self-service

environment for marketers and merchandisers.

The solution will utilize the SharePoint 2010

collaboration, connectivity, and authoring

features, to empower business users with

interactive site management capabilities. This will

allow them to better connect with customers,

while reducing the level of IT involvement.


About the partner

Orckestra, a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner, is a

privately held, Montreal-based information technology

services company that delivers quality and innovative

online business solutions to its North American and

European clients. Orckestra’s offerings use and

integrate the technology capabilities of the Microsoft

product lines to provide E-Commerce, Enterprise

Content and Collaboration, as well as Search-based

solutions to businesses that are either establishing—or

strengthening—an online business model.

―Our early involvement and internal adoption of SharePoint

2010 has allowed us to confirm the strengths of the

platform and our commitment to working with the new

release. We are confident that the 2010 version of Overture

will meet our customer‘s needs and exceed their

expectations. We are very excited to go to market with this

new platform, powered by SharePoint 2010.‖

- Vincent Trépanier, Executive Vice-President,

Orckestra Conseil Inc.

Orckestra Favorites

Improved Web Content Management | Business

Connectivity Services | Managed

Metadata Service | Web and Enterprise 2.0

Feature | Composite Extensibility Model

http://www.orckestra.com/



Synergy Corporate Technologies

U.S./Worldwide | Systems Integrator

Solution Summary

• Synergy has developed an integrated

Microsoft® Office 2010 and SharePoint® 2010

solution called Synergy Accelerated

Deployment and Governance imitative to

drive the process of initial SharePoint Enterprise

deployment and governance practices around

its use within the organization.


About the partner

With offices around the globe, Synergy provides top-

quality consulting services for the Microsoft®

SharePoint® platform. With globally recognized

consulting and governance services, SharePoint training

offerings, branding solutions, and custom development

capabilities, we stand ready to deliver all that SharePoint

2010 has to offer.

Synergy is a field-managed Microsoft Gold

Certified “Go To” Partner for SharePoint.

―The SharePoint 2010 platform is going to transform our

clients‘ ability to interface and gain business advantage

from their own data through the use of the vast feature set

now available to them. We feel the 2010 wave is truly

designed to empower users at all levels of proficiency. ―

- James Beck, Managing Principal,

Synergy Corporate Technologies

Synergy Favorites

Visio® Data Visualization | Ribbon | Document Sets |

FAST Search for SharePoint

http://www.synergyonline.com/



Tata Consultancy Services

India/Worldwide | Systems Integrator

Solution Summary

• TCS has gained early insights on the Microsoft®

Office 2010 and SharePoint® 2010 platforms.

Having witnessed significant customer confidence

in the SharePoint 2010–based POCs, TCS is aware

of areas that are of immediate interest to

customers, and has been proactively showcasing

the potential benefits that the platform brings.

• TCS has identified specific opportunities for

customers in SharePoint 2010, such as BI

capabilities—Excel® Services, PerformancePoint®

Services, PowerPivot, Social Computing, Enterprise

Search, Office Integration, and Mobility

enhancements. With a dedicated team of

experienced consultants, TCS is aligned to provide

innovative productivity solutions utilizing Microsoft

Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 that will help

customers save time, cut costs, and better manage

resources.

About the partner

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an IT services,

business solutions, and outsourcing organization that

delivers real results to global businesses. TCS offers a

consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT and IT-enabled

services delivered through its unique Global Network

Delivery Model, recognized as the benchmark of

excellence in software development. A part of the Tata

Group, India’s largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has

over 140,000 of the world's best trained IT consultants in

42 countries.

“TCS is poised to be one of the first systems integrators to

provide end-to-end solutions and services on SharePoint 2010

and Office 2010 to clients worldwide. We view these

technologies as a significant opportunity to provide true

business value, while accelerating the pace of business

productivity.”

- Krishnan Ramanujam, VP and Global Head, Enterprise Solutions

and Technology Excellence, TCS

TCS Favorites

Social Networking | Taxonomy/Folksonomy | Tags |

Rating | Noteboard | BI capabilities | Enhanced Search |

Visio® Services

http://www.tcs.com/



Waterstons Limited

United Kingdom | Systems Integrator

Solution Summary

• Waterstons offers business and IT consultancy

services. In addition, Waterstons will offer the

Bespoke installation, configuration, and

development solution to help clients upgrade

to Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010 technology

from previous versions.

• Products such as SharePoint 2010 and

Exchange Server 2010 help to enhance

Waterstons‘ user productivity by allowing rich

collaboration experiences.


About the partner

Waterstons is a business and IT consultancy providing a

unique blend of creative and proactive services to

customers nationwide. We possess ever-evolving

expertise in both business and information technology,

using these skills to achieve performance through the

use of technology for our customers. Based in Durham

City, Waterstons also has a London office servicing

customers in the South.

―Using the experience gained through our early adoption

and deployment of the 2010 platform, we are developing

relationships with new customers and educating existing

customers about new capabilities with a comprehensive

seminar program."

- Andrew Kershaw, Technical Director, Waterstons Limited

Waterstons Favorites

Managed Metadata | Visio® Integration

http://www.waterstons.com/

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