Velocity Technology Solutions Acquires DigitalConcourse.com
(New York, NY, January 28, 2008) - Velocity Technology Solutions, Inc., a leader in
enterprise software application management, hosting and consulting
services, announced today that it has acquired DigitalConcourse.com, a
leading provider of internet based business communities for the
technology sector, including the markets of Lawson Software, Microsoft,
and Cerner Healthcare.
DigitalConcourse.com is the leading independent
digital community in the Lawson market with 16,000 members representing
more than 2,000 businesses. Digital Concourse
has been serving the Lawson market since 2003 and has the support and
endorsement from the Lawson Global User Group, as well as 22
independent regional user groups. The Digital
Concourse solution provides services for collaboration, event
management, surveys, polls, portals, web sites, and marketing
automation for the community and uses an advertisement model for
revenue generation. Advertisers such as IBM,
Microsoft, Ciber, ISH, and Velocity play a key role in supporting this
important service for the customers of Lawson Software.
Online communities are now experiencing
significant growth in membership and are attracting a greater share of
advertising revenues from service providers that seek to connect with
potential customers. The significant presence
and credibility of Digital Concourse within the Lawson Software
marketplace provides Velocity with a unique competitive advantage in
communicating its message and value proposition to its target audience. It
is also represents a highly effective vehicle for Velocity to introduce
its services to new software product markets through the creation of
Digital Concourse sponsored online communities and user group
affiliations.
The company will continue to conduct operations under the Digital Concourse name and its founder, Eric Lopez, will remain in his role as president. The
objective and independent manner in which Digital Concourse has served
its customers has been integral to its success and will be preserved
under this new ownership structure.
Velocity deploys and managers enterprise software
solutions for businesses and organizations within major public and
private sector industries throughout North America. Velocity's
total solution provider capabilities, which include planning, project
management, implementation, training, application management, hosting,
and financing, have established it as the leading enterprise software
managed services and consulting provider for the Lawson marketplace. The
company's exclusive strategic alliance with Verizon Information
Technologies enables support of virtually every technology platform and
permits unprecedented flexibility in developing comprehensive and
tailored solutions for clients including fully-managed application
hosting, remote application management and disaster recovery services.
"We are very excited to welcome the customers and communities of Digital Concourse into the Velocity family," said Tom Bruno,
President and CEO of Velocity. "The ability for enterprise software
users to communicate through a digital community promotes a healthy
eco-system of service providers and valuable center to exchange
information. It also creates a unique opportunity for service provider companies to connect with potential clients."
"A formal relationship between Velocity and
Digital Concourse complements both business models and represents
significant synergy for our clients and prospective clients," adds Eric Lopez,
President of Digital Concourse, Inc. "Velocity's resources and
infrastructure will enable us to develop greater functionality for our
members, scale our base significantly and expand into new software
product markets."
About Velocity Technology Solutions
Velocity Technology Solutions, Inc. is a leader in providing enterprise
software application management, hosting and consulting services. With
more than 20 years of experience, Velocity provides IT solutions to
service and product oriented sectors such as public services,
healthcare, financial services, retail, food and beverage, fashion,
manufacturing and distribution. Velocity is known for its trained and
certified professionals, high-touch personalized services, risk
mitigating approach, and focus on improving business operations.
Velocity has pioneered a unique approach to software hosting which is
focused on proactive client services and a world-class infrastructure
provided through an exclusive relationship with Verizon Information
Technologies. Please visit www.velocityus.com or call (866) 299-4998
for more information about Velocity.
About Digital Concourse, Inc.
Since 2003, Digital Concourse has been building online digital communities with a focus on the technology sector. The
Digital Concourse platform consists of a suite of multi-tenant
solutions including message boards, blogs, exchanges, event management,
surveys/polls, portals, Web sites and marketing automation. DigitalConcourse.com
is a collaborative WEB 2.0 solution for enterprise, loyalty, user
group, and support communities. Its solution leverages the touch points
of the user community to help organizations build and self-maintain
highly accurate, fully segmented customer databases that the community
defines. Please visit www.digitalconcourse.com or more information about Digital Concourse.