RCG IT and Gazelle Offer DW Apps/Options

RCG Information Technology and Atlanta-based Gazelle Consulting have joined forces to offer a fully-loaded menu of data warehousing applications and options.

RCG IT is an independent unit of Reliance Group Holdings. The recent alliance offers companies best-of-breed solutions needed to transform vast sources of data into value-based knowledge for optimum strategic advantage and decision-making.

The data warehousing applications offered by the Alliance give business powerful tools for analyzing channel and product performance, building customer loyalty, retention and growth, as well as detecting and verifying fraud. The data warehouses are also used to personalize sales and marketing, enhance business trend identification and evaluation, and optimize customer service overall.

Working together, RCG IT and Gazelle offer their clients a complete set of services from start to finish. Gazelle contributes to the Alliance its specialization in data warehousing architecture, design and implementation of large-scale, complex data warehouses. RCG IT's core competencies in data warehousing application development, integration and application service and maintenance round out the complete set of services offered by the Alliance. The two provide services and accountability seamlessly, with "one-stop shopping" for clients of both companies, delivering solutions more cost-effectively than ever before.

Gazelle's consultants have significant experience implementing data warehouses for many different types of business and providing high-end solutions designed with the scalability for future growth. Edison-based RCG IT has 26 years of expertise in IT professional services, managing a base of over 500 clients, including dozens of data warehousing and business intelligence implementations. Together, the alliance partners cover a wide range of markets, including financial services, energy, manufacturing, healthcare, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, transportation, government, public utilities, distribution and retail.

Gazelle CEO Joe Moye says the alliance is a perfect match, because Gazelle and RCG IT complement each others' skills. "End-users will gain the higher-end architectural and data analysis skills that Gazelle brings, coupled with the broad scope of technical and implementation resources which is RCG IT's strong suit," Moye said.

"The transformation of data into knowledge is a prerequisite to focused management, service differentiation and brand loyalty," says Robert Simplot, RCG IT president and CEO. "Combining the best services from both companies enables clients to accelerate their time-to-market for business intelligence systems, with higher-quality implementation and operation, maximum performance, and optimum service-level management."

About RCG IT

RCG Information Technology Inc is a leading, full-service provider of e-business solutions. We change the shape of business. Core competencies include: e-Solutions, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Data Warehousing, Extended Application Solutions (EAS), and Application Management. RCG IT has been assessed company-wide at Level 2 of the Capability Maturity Model of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI-SW CMM Level 2). RCG IT serves clients from 22 offices nationwide and globally from the Pacific Rim and South Africa. It employs a staff of approximately 2,000 with 1999 revenues of $231 million. For more information, please contact us at 800-350-9770, www.rcgit.com.

About Gazelle

Gazelle Consulting, "The Data Architects," specializes in a unique set of services that assist businesses with the evaluation, design and implementation of custom data warehouse solutions within their enterprises. Building a data warehouse is the process of pulling together and organizing vast amounts of data from inside and outside a company, then applying tools to effectively analyze and view the data as current, actionable information. Gazelle, based in Atlanta, has unparalleled experience in deploying successful data warehouses, which transform data into value-based information, and dramatically impacts business decision-making. For more information, visit www.gzc.com.

Contact RCG Information Technology, Margarida Anderson, 732-744-3566, margarida.anderson@rcgit.com or Gazelle Consulting, Terri Thornton, 770-498-1933, territhornton@mindspring.com.