Virtuosant Technology

A quick look around the small to medium-sized business (SMB) market tells you a lot:  businesses have a need for new web technology, but the cost often is prohibitive.  Virtuosant, in partnership with IBM® and Lotus®, has created a VFAST™ Virtuosant Foundation Portal™ 1.1 to help smaller business take advantage of new portal technology.  Web portals are no longer the purview of the Fortune 500.

Why a portal you ask.  Isn’t my company’s web page fine?  The days of static web pages have passed.  An analogy that often resonates with people goes something like this:  “An old-fashioned, static web page is much like a newspaper.  It doesn’t matter who puts their 50 cents into the newsstand box, the paper they retrieve is the same as the guy before and the woman who will come next.  A portal assembles data and information specifically for each user.  When Bob puts his 50 cents into the newsstand box he gets a custom made newspaper, with data and information just for him.  Likewise, Sally will get her personal copy when she deposits her 50 cents, likely altogether different than Bob’s.” 

Larger companies have been using this type of technology for some time, often creating custom tools to help their business leaders make informed decisions.  Data, even in small firms, is often on three or more different computers, in different databases or systems, and never seems to be married together in a format that leads to timely and accurate decision making.  Wouldn’t it be amazing to see supply chain data, manufacturing statistics, and order fulfillment in one view?  Better yet, let’s apply some rules to the data and let the system highlight potential problem spots or opportunities that should be taken advantage of.  This type of data manipulation is often called business intelligence or BI.

Productivity can be enhanced as well through the use of calendar tools, instant messaging, shared document workspaces, etc.  Often, even in small business, the management team is faced with having two or three different geographic locations and the right information always seems to be in another office.  Much of this can be overcome through the use of a portal and you don’t need a complex and expensive network to benefit from it.  With a portal you’re using the “free” connections the internet provides. 

Smart planning, smart implementation, and smart pricing make it possible

Virtuosant Technology has committed itself to making this advanced technology available in affordable packages, either taking advantage of existing information technology infrastructure or providing a soup-to-nuts turnkey solutions for small to medium-sized business.  In addition, Virtuosant wants to be your business partner for years to come and provides true professional services including customer support, training, and mentoring programs.

Plan.  When you assess your needs for new technology in your company find a partner who is going to work with you to get it right the first time.  Virtuosant’s Professional Services group prides itself on listening, yes listening, to you, hearing how you see your business – both the easy and the difficult – and designing a solution for you.  Are you saying to yourself, “Um, that sounds expensive.”  In reality, it doesn’t have to be.  In addition to being affordable, it significantly increases the likelihood you’ll get your money’s worth out of your new investment and be satisfied with the results.  After all, shouldn’t your web site represent you?

Implement.  Smart implementation means making smart choices about how best to deploy and use technology in your firm.  Part of Virtuosant’s planning process takes a look at technology investments you’ve already made and helps you come up with the most flexible yet cost effective growth plan.  To this end, Virtuosant create VFP™ Bundles™ that include three options for different companies and their internal technology savvy.  They range from completely turnkey, Virtuosant handles everything for you to the more traditional model, leveraging your previous investments.  You’ve never had any technology like this?  Let Virtuosant take the ball and run, creating a completely self contained system for you, no need to hire and staff IT personnel, trainers, or support people.

Priced right.  Buying and implementing portal technology can cost millions of dollars.  Virtuosant, a small company itself, is tackling the market for smaller companies and creating pricing to help these companies attain and use this powerful technology.  The key:  understanding the market, knowing what tools a small or medium-sized business owner really needs, and working in partnership with the prospective company to get it right the first time.

If you’d like more information visit Virtuosant’s web site at www.virtuosant.com , email contact@virtuosant.com, or call +1 888 748 9880.