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• Integrator v7.11 Released
• Booz Allen Extends Contract
• Integrator-based Global Compliance at Convergys
  
  
  
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INTEGRATOR Selected by Schneider Electric to Speed its Post-Merger Integration Phase Efforts

April 15, 2008. The North American Operating Division of French multi-national Schneider Electric (2007 revenues of €17.3 billion through 15,000 distributor outlets in 190 countries) has selected e•know INTEGRATOR to speed its post-merger integration phase efforts.

“The integration speed improvements made possible with INTEGRATOR’s unique online system are a perfect match to the goals of the Schneider integration team,” says e•know CEO, Alan Croll.

“INTEGRATOR’s iMemo™ technology will greatly enhance the real-time information available to the Schneider program management office, which will have a positive impact on synergies achieved,” adds Jim Jeffries, CEO of M&A Partners, a Dallas-based M&A consultancy and e•know partner instrumental in introducing Schneider to INTEGRATOR.

e•know INTEGRATOR is the most advanced and easy-to-use tool for accelerating M&A post-merger integration. INTEGRATOR has a feature set designed with input and advice from world-class authorities on M&A, based on years of real-world experience in post-merger integration. Its unique capabilities make it the most effective means of helping to increase the value of synergies captured.

 

 

M&A Success Rate Can Be Dramatically Improved
with Updated e•know Software Solution

November, 2007. “70%+ of mergers don’t achieve their expected synergies,” says e•know CEO, Alan Croll. “Our version 7.11 INTEGRATOR software solution can greatly increase those odds.”

e•know INTEGRATOR is proven and highly successful at simplifying and accelerating integration efforts, enabling enhanced synergy capture. INTEGRATOR’s unique cross-team collaboration and communication environment is based on e•know’s years of experience delivering custom on-demand software solutions for clients, and benefits from a world-class team of experts and practitioners in the field of M&A, including Dr. Alexandra Lajoux, author of the Art of M&A book series.

Mr. Croll adds, “Mailing around spreadsheets between members of a distributed integration team is a sure way to slow down the process, create major security risks, and for critical information to fall through the cracks — all contributing factors to the high merger failure rate. INTEGRATOR is secure, real-time, and fast — a true 21st century solution for M&A integration.”

INTEGRATOR is sold and delivered in a “software-as-a-service” model; use requires only a web browser and e-mail. Client companies are spared additional investment in IT resources and personnel; the result is a quick start up, and a smart pricing model that accommodates both large and small deals.

 

 

Booz Allen Hamilton Extends INTEGRATOR Contract

July 31, 2007. Global consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton today signed a 15-month extension for the use of INTEGRATOR in their M&A practice area.

“We’re delighted that Booz Allen has continued their commitment to the INTEGRATOR tool set in their post-merger integration consulting practice,” said e•know CEO Alan Croll. “We are committed to helping their M&A consulting practice to be even more successful.”

INTEGRATOR met Booz Allen’s M&A tool requirements with features such as tracking P&L impact and easy import and export of data to spreadsheets.

 

 

Convergys Corporation Uses e•know INTEGRATOR
for Global Compliance

August 2006. Using the powerful and flexible INTEGRATOR platform, e•know has developed and deployed a global compliance solution to support Convergys Employee Care in facilitating policy compliance with its e-mail-enabled employees.

Convergys, a global leader in providing customer care, human resources, and billing services, needed to automate, accelerate, and greatly simplify the policy aggregation, dissemination, data gathering, status and reporting processes in designated application areas. e•know’s INTEGRATOR solution enables Convergys to ensure that policy / regulatory changes are not only acknowledged but also implemented. The solution is a secure, web-based command and control center, for the distribution, execution, and tracking of compliance-related activities. It also serves as a repository for policies and regulatory information.