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Continuing the pursuit of ‘happyness’ – Lotus Foundations & Gardner Rich

Posted by Bilal Jaffery on Sep 24th, 2008 in web 2.0 | 0 comments

Here’s a very interesting case study on Lotus Foundations, formerly known as NitixBlue. Gardner Rich Inc. has been a fan of the Lotus Foundations platform for years over competitors such as Microsoft. Check out the case study.

Continuing the pursuit of "happyness": Gardner Rich improves core-business efficiency, secures data and addresses regulatory compliance using the NitixBlue aka Foundations solution.

Published on 15-Sep-2008

"“The NitixBlue platform provides the security, business continuity and collaboration functions I need to run my firm efficiently. And now that it is transitioning to IBM Lotus Foundations Start, this great solution will be bolstered by IBM’s resources and reputation. " – — Chris Gardner, Gardner Rich LLC

Customer:
Gardner Rich LLC

Industry:
Financial Markets

Deployment country:
United States

IBM Business Partner:
ChicagoConsultants.com, Inc.

Overview

Gardner Rich is a private stock brokerage firm with offices in Chicago, New York and San Francisco. The 2006 Columbia Pictures film The Pursuit of Happyness is based on founder Chris Gardner’s life story, struggles and successes.

Business need:
Gardner Rich relied heavily on technology to run its business, even though the firm did not have the staff, time or desire to manage IT.

Solution:
ChicagoConsultants.Com selected NitixBlue, a product created by Net Integration Technologies and acquired by IBM in 2008. The software appliance provides IT capabilities needed to run small businesses—even those with little or no technical expertise.

Benefits:
Improves Gardner Rich’s efficiency by as much as 50 percent by facilitating anytime, anywhere communications; Helps eliminate unwanted network intrusions, prevent unauthorized user access and reduce the risk of operational downtime; Supports investment regulation compliance.

Check out the Case Study here .

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