Intertec Increases E-Mail Availability, Cuts Costs by 37 Percent with Online Software
As a midsize IT services firm, Intertec Consulting has 300 employees working in six offices around the world--and email communication with one another and with customers is vital.

Phoenix, AZ, USA - Intertec Consulting, a leading provider of global IT solutions for companies worldwide, is featured on Microsoft's Online Services Case Studies for their switch from Notes to Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite, which provides Internet-based access to a full suite of communications software. Since making the switch, e-mail availability has soared from 89 percent to 99.9 percent, messaging costs have dropped 37 percent, and the IT staff has 30 percent less work. Employees save on average an hour a day, or 300 hours companywide, which they put to good use making Intertec more successful. Read the full Case Study on Microsoft's website

Intertec Consulting Promotes IT Nearshore Alternatives Conference Costa Rica a top IT Nearshore Alternative for its workforce, location, international business standards, communications infrastructure, and foreign investment incentives Phoenix, AZ, USA - Intertec Consulting, a leading provider of global IT solutions for companies worldwide, sponsored its first IT Nearshore Alternatives conference and luncheon at the Phoenix Sheraton Downtown Hotel in partnership with the Arizona Technology Council. The conference provided a learning and networking opportunity for corporate CIOs and IT directors, offering valuable insights into new IT challenges and trends given today's turbulent economic conditions. Keynote speaker Jag Dalal, Managing Director of Thought Leadership of the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) and former executive at Xerox, Carrier, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, shared his IT outsourcing perspectives and challenges for today's CIOs given current global economic uncertainty and trends. Watch the Video   Paul Clark, Director of Integrated Service Desk, Intel Corporation, discussed Intel's multi-year service migration to emerging markets, specifically focusing on Intel's IT operation in Costa Rica. Vanessa Gibson, Aftercare Director, Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency, CINDE, spoke on Costa Rica's attractiveness as an IT alternative for US-based companies due to the country's workforce, education, communications infrastructure, proximity to the US, business standards, and government partnership programs. According to Mr. Dalal, in a 2009 IAOP survey of 600 global IT executives, 74% said they plan to do the same or more outsourcing moving forward. "We believe outsourcing may become a key strategy and driver to help some companies pull out of the current economic crisis." "As organizations continue to deploy more strategic IT alternative plans, they are exercising greater due diligence in selecting their IT partners," said Bill Lage, President of Intertec Consulting. "Intertec is committed to working with our customers to provide unique and customizable IT solutions, through project-based consulting services, outsourcing, or on-demand resources, in the most efficient and cost effective means possible with the best expertise in the industry. This is very important to our customers, now more than ever, and gives them assurance that through efficient and reliable IT solutions, they can quickly and effectively gain or sustain a competitive position in the marketplace." Intertec's Costa Rica Technology Center is a state-of-the-art IT solutions facility offering a full spectrum of IT systems, application, and infrastructure support to customers worldwide. Customers benefit through a strong IT workforce, excellent communications infrastructure, easy and economical travel to and from the US, and US Central time zone which facilitates team communication during the normal work day. Intertec Consulting plans to hold future IT networking conferences for IT executives in 2010 and beyond. Further information can be found at http://www.intertec-consulting.com. About Intertec Consulting Intertec Consulting, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, is a leading provider of IT solutions for companies worldwide. Intertec was founded in 2002 and has a proven track record in working with global companies to meet their end-to-end infrastructure, application development, and ERP solution needs through experienced IT resources. Intertec offers project-based consulting services, outsourcing, or on-demand resources through several IT service models including custom models developed in conjunction with their clients to match unique organizational structures and processes. Intertec is committed to delivering IT solutions that quickly improve their clients' productivity and profitability so they can gain or sustain a competitive advantage. For more information or to set up interviews with representatives from Intertec, please contact: Gina Solari Communications Intertec Consulting U.S. Direct: 602- 452 -6430 gina.solari@intertec-consulting.com