ATLANTA, GA and SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - May 28, 2009) - Spartan Technologies, a
business and technology consulting firm that specializes in architecting
business solutions, and Birst, a leading provider of on-demand solutions
for business intelligence (BI) and analytics, today announced a new
alliance to provide critical business insight for improved business
results. Leveraging Birst's easy-to-use, inexpensive BI solution, Spartan
will help clients quickly increase their profitability and effectiveness,
and will greatly enhance reporting and analysis capabilities for clients
using Salesforce CRM.
"In the current economy, our clients need effective BI that can be up and
running quickly and is cost effective," said Erik Wilkinson, Vice
President, Spartan Technologies. "With this partnership, we will be
exceeding those objectives. For instance, we're looking forward to creating
customized BI solutions for our clients using CRM products like
Salesforce.com. It's a great application that will be even better with
Birst's information and analysis."
With extensive expertise in architecting and implementing BI solutions,
Spartan consultants will create low-cost, Birst-based solutions that
deliver critical business insight across a wide range of business
disciplines, including:
- Marketing: Identify profitable customers, campaigns, and initiatives
to maximize the impact of marketing resources.
- Sales: Easily understand sales pipelines; forecasts; salesperson
performance; and the rates at which leads yield opportunities, sales, and
revenue.
- Operations: Reduce operating costs, identify efficiency improvements,
and improve customer satisfaction.
"By partnering with Spartan, we're tapping into a wealth of BI expertise
and a shared, results-driven partnering philosophy that will help clients
maximize their long-term success," said Randi DiPrima, Vice President of
Global Partners, Birst. "Together, Birst and Spartan are dedicated to
providing clients with the low-cost, highly scalable BI they need to
compete in today's ever-changing, unpredictable business environment."
About Spartan Technologies
Spartan Technologies is a national business and technology consulting firm
that specializes in architecting business solutions. Our expertise spans
the entire project lifecycle from assessments and strategy to the
architecture, design and development of solutions that allow our clients to
grow and operate their businesses more efficiently. Spartan has
capabilities across numerous technologies including Business Intelligence,
CRM, and ERP systems.
Learn more at
www.spartantech.net.
About Birst
Birst™ is the leading provider of on-demand business intelligence
solutions. Birst brings the benefits of fact-based decision-making to a
much broader audience by making it affordable, fast, and easy to use. Birst
is designed to support users of all sizes -- from individuals to groups and
entire companies, so that everyone can benefit from greater insight into
their business.
Learn more at
www.Birst.com. Learn more about the Birst Partner Program at
www.birst.com/partners/index.
Contact Information: For more information, contact:
Kimberly Weber
Atomic
birst@atomicpr.com
(415) 402-0230
Erik Wilkinson
Spartan Technologies
sales@spartantech.net
(678) 714-8238