IT Vendor Evaluation Summer 2011

From UG

Current revision as of 21:01, 19 September 2011

[edit] Intro

[edit] What to look at

• cost

• cost structure
  • per user?
  • per server?

• response time
  • remote
  • on site

[edit] How to search

1) Google query:

• IT consulting firm
• ...

[edit] Candidates

[edit] Ramp Up

• website: http://www.rampuptech.com/
• contacts: Chad Mohammed (Vice President)
• Email: shadm@rampuptech.com
• Mobile: 718.288.2463
• Office Location: 108 West 39th St. 15th Fl. New York NY 10018
• interview: Tuesday Sep 12 at 10:30-11:30 AM
• comment: Small company with 6 technicians. Operator answers the phone and reroute to the technician. Billing - hourly rate only.

[edit] ITCSNY

• website: www.itcomputersupportnewyork.com
• contacts: Bill Checklowski (Sales Manager) and Andy Shih (Senior Technical Engineer)
• Email: bchedcklowski@itcsny.com and ashih@itcsny.com
• Bill's Mobile: 845.625.4626 Office 212-242-2949
• Office Location: 425 W. 13th St. Suite 501 New York NY 10014
• interview: Friday Sep 9 at 11-12 PM.
• comment: cut this choice

[edit] Spirinet

• website: www.computersupport.com
• contacts: Kirill Bensonoff
• Mobile: 203-619-3009 Office:508-424-2522 x102
• Office Location: Spirinet Technology Services North American HQ 111 Speen St Suite 201 Framingham MA 01701
• interview: Thursday Sep 8 at 12:30-1:30 pm
• comment: Like it when we meet in person. (not much on the phone call)
• References:

Alex Buran, Translation Services USA - Office: 212.380.1679 ext 9
Dr Geoghean, East Coast Pain Management - (914) 419-0903
Ed Cullinane, Microbia, Inc - 781-259-7628

[edit] SNPITG

• website: http://www.snpitg.com/
• contacts: Douglas Cohen AND Kevin Karpowicz AND Alexander Campo
• Email: dcohen@snpcpa.com AND kkarpowicz@snpcpa.com AND acampo@snpcpa.com
• Phone: 631-273-4778
• Office Location: 210 Marcus Boulevard Hauppauge NY 11788
• interview: Wednesday Sep 7 at 2-3 PM
• comment: George Saives recommended but we decide to cut this out from the list.
• comment: They follow up with the small response time...to confirm. We can use this against other company

[edit] All covered

• website: www.allcovered.com
• contacts: Fernando Ferro (Regional Sales Manager)
• Email: fferro@allcovered.com
• Phone: 646.576.5580
• Office Location: Long Island is 150 Motor Parkway in Hauppauge.
• interview: Monday Sept 12 at 3-4 PM

[edit] Pragmatix

• website: www.pragmatix.com
• contacts: William Abram (President)
• Email: billa@pragmatix.com
• Office Location: Pragmatix, Inc. 565 Taxter Road Elmsford, NY 10523 Phone: 914.345.9444 x3002 and Soundview Plaza, Suite 700R, 1266 East Main Street, Stamford, CT 06902 Phone: 203.539.6021 Emergency Contact 914.798.2084
• interview: Tuesday Sept 13 at 1-2 PM
• Comment: Found from LinkedIn (simon)
• Comment: Cut this choice. Try to change everything to the environment that they used to. They aren't willing to work with what we currently have - start up cost (high). Also they have 4 ppl only and located in West Chester. NOT impressed.

[edit] Managed Technology

• website: www.mantecinc.com
• contacts: Jamie Peat (director of operation)
• Email: jamie@mantecinc.com
• Phone: 631.750.6737 x109
• Office Location:1650 Sycamore Ave. Ste. 21 500 7th Ave. 6th Fl. Bohemia, NY 11716 and 500 7th Ave 6 Floor. New York, NY 10018
• interview: Tuesday Sept 13 at 3-4 PM
• Comment: We don't want just to make people to like us but to love us!

[edit] iCorps

• website: http://www.icorps.com/
• contacts: Douglas M. Bosley (Director of Business Development)
• Email: dbosley@icorps.com
• Office Location: iCorps Technologies 529 Main Street, Suite 109 Boston, MA 02129
• Phone: 617-646-7916(p) 617-877-3519(c)
• interview: Wednesday Sept 14 at 11:30-12:30 PM
• 2000 dollars assessment