2. Pride History
⢠Pride Technologies was founded in 1983 as a technology firm
focused on providing hardware and service solutions to large
corporate accounts in the New York metropolitan area.
⢠By the mid 1990âs, Pride Technologies had 25 branches across the
United States and was the only minority-owned firm to offer true
national coverage and access to major technology lines.
⢠In 1997, Pride Technologies divested the hardware business to a
Fortune 500 company and focused on the services business. The
service offerings included contract CIO placements, Help Desk
Outsourcing, Application Development and Contract Personnel
placements.
⢠In 2003, Pride Technologies launched a new growth strategy to
expand locations and offerings. One of these new strategies was an
elite partnership with Hewlett-Packard that Pride enjoys today.
3. Pride Corporate Overview
⢠Founded by Leo Russell in 1983. Leo remains majority
owner.
⢠Multiple business units:
â Pride Technologies of Ohio â Pride Accounting Services
â Pride Vendor Management Service â Pride Technologies of NY
â Pride Global Finance â Pride BPO
⢠Minority-owned business
⢠Large corporate focus: Cardinal Health, Limitedbrands,
Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, LexisNexis
4. Areas of Focus
⢠Hewlett-Packard Elite Partner
â Servers, storage, software, and services
⢠One of 16 national Blade Server focused partners
⢠Blade Elite partner/Virtualization Elite partner (in process)
⢠Enterprise Storage partner
â Print, Desktop, and Laptops
⢠Virtual desktop expertise
⢠VMware Enterprise partner
⢠Data Domain Enterprise partner
5. Areas of focus
⢠IT Contingent Staffing Services
â âTraditionalâ services
⢠Contingent staffing
⢠Contract-to-hire resources
⢠Direct placements
â Vendor Management Services
⢠In-house developed application (SIMBA)
⢠Funded by sub-contractors
⢠Req. flow management, electronic time sheets, prompt vendor
payments
⢠100% minority spend achievement
6. Unique Service Offerings
⢠Virtualization services
â Servers, storage, and clients
⢠Pre-sales consulting and design
⢠Post-sales implementation and support
⢠Infrastructure lifecycle management
⢠Flexible capacity-on-demand program
â More products eligible, extended terms available
⢠Local warehouse capabilities
7. Thank You
Pride Technologies
Š 2007 Pride Technologies. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice