November 24, 2009

From Cloud Computing Journal: BICSI Website Introduces New White Paper Section, Leading with Nationwide Technology Rollout White Paper from Concert Technologies

DULLES, VA, NOVEMBER 23, 2009 – The leading national rollout and global deployment company today announced the feature of its Lower Project Costs & Time of Technology Rollouts white paper to be the first on the BICSI website. This industry-first white paper is the first in the series that explains how to avoid the risks and maximize the efficiency of working with national technology rollout companies for multi-site deployments.

“BICSI is the leading ITS association and to have our technology rollout white paper featured as the first under their new guidelines for their audience is an honor,” said Dennis Mazaris, author of the article and Concert Technologies President. “The value of BICSI’s white paper section with their well thought out guidelines for submission should provide unbiased white paper content that will be informative to their 40,000 monthly viewers as well as the overall ITS industry.”

Benefits to the Industry

Lower Project Costs & Time of Technology Rollouts, initially released last year, for the first time explains the previously undefined yet critical fundamentals of the Technology Rollout System and identifies its key components:

  • Process Structure
  • Rollout Services Model
  • Internal Resources
  • Partnerships

This benefits not only contractors and customers who engage the technology rollout company for national rollouts or international deployments, but also the ITS industry as a whole. These include benefits include:

  • Minimized Site Revisits and Overruns
  • Accelerated Project Completion Time
  • Reduced Customer Management Responsibilities
  • Scalability and Flexibility to Adjust to Project Demands
  • Equipment and Technology Independence
  • Accountability with an Organizational Structure
  • Highest Level of Quality Assurance
  • Site Risk Mitigation

The Concert Technologies White Paper is available on the BICSI website.

About BICSI

BICSI is a professional association supporting the information transport systems (ITS) industry. ITS covers the spectrum of voice, data, electronic safety & security, and audio & video technologies. BICSI provides information, education and knowledge assessment for individuals and companies in the ITS industry, serving more than 23,000 ITS professionals, including designers, installers and technicians.

About Concert Technologies
Concert Technologies, founded in 1995, is a privately-held technology service company based in Dulles, VA. It is the leader in the rapid delivery of nationwide rollouts and global technology deployments for government, commercial and international organizations. Utilizing the Maestro Technology Rollout System®, it quickly implements, installs and manages multi-site, multi-service, multi-technology infrastructure projects. Visit Concert Technologies online: www.concerttech.com

Original Article from Cloud Computing Journal

Filed under: News, Resources — Concert Technologies @ 3:07 pm



November 20, 2009

Concert Technologies Sponsors The Women’s Center 35th Anniversary Event

The leading national rollout and international technology rollout company today announced its sponsorship of The Women’s Center 35th Anniversary Benefit. The event is held from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm on November 6, 2009 at the Gannett Corporate Headquarters in McLean, Virginia.

“Concert Technologies is happy to be a part of The Women’s Center 35th Anniversary Benefit,” said Dennis Mazaris, Concert Technologies President and Founder. “It is an important milestone for this well-established non-profit and our local community as a whole.”

About The Women’s Center
For 35 years, The Women’s Center has paved the way for women, children and their families on their journey to insight, education, and independence. Its mission is to significantly improve the psychological, career, financial and legal well being of women and families based on their ability to pay. The Women’s Center has a clinical staff of over 100 therapists and career counselors who provide more than 37,000 hours of counseling each year.

About Concert Technologies
Concert Technologies, founded in 1995, is a privately-held technology service company based in Dulles, VA. It is the leader in the rapid delivery of nationwide rollouts and global technology deployments for government, commercial and international organizations. Utilizing the Maestro Technology Rollout System®, it quickly implements, installs and manages multi-site, multi-service, multi-technology infrastructure projects. Visit Concert Technologies online: www.concerttech.com

Filed under: News, Sponsorships — Tags: , — Concert Technologies @ 3:46 pm



Concert Technologies Corporate Development Director Recognized by National Industry Association’s Executive Development Program

Vana Zellers of Concert Technologies Acknowledged as 2009 ACT-IAC IT Partners Program Leader

The leading national rollout and international technology deployment company today announced the recognition for graduation of its Corporate Development Director, Vana Zellers, from the 2009 ACT-IAC IT Partners Program. Zellers is one of a select group of 16 industry participants who were chosen for this exclusive IT leadership program.

“Vana is a very special person that I have had the honor of being a friend and colleague of for the last nine years,” said Tom Suder, Vice President of Concert Technologies. “We are proud of her contribution to the Partners Program, and as she moves forward in the Fellows Program.”

The ACT-IAC IT Partners Program graduation was held on Monday, October 26, 2009 at the Executive Leadership Conference in Williamsburg, VA.

About the ACT-IAC IT Partners Program
The IT Partners Program is an executive development program provided by the ACT-IAC for individuals with great potential for advancement in the government and industry. The program’s goal is to prepare participants for future leadership roles in these areas by pairing a government leader with an industry leader in a joint effort to foster learning and understanding through interaction.

About IAC
As a part of the American Council for Technology (ACT), the Industry Advisory Council is comprised of information technology professionals representing private sector organizations that provide information resources management products and services to the government. Its purpose is “to enable its member firms to work more effectively in the government marketplace by fostering improved communications and understanding between government and industry.”

About Concert Technologies
Concert Technologies, founded in 1995, is a privately-held technology service company based in Dulles, VA. It is the leader in the rapid delivery of nationwide rollouts and global technology deployments for government, commercial and international organizations. Utilizing the Maestro Technology Rollout System®, it quickly implements, installs and manages multi-site, multi-service, multi-technology infrastructure projects. Visit Concert Technologies online: www.concerttech.com




Concert Technologies Sponsors AFSP Washington DC Out of the Darkness Community Walk

Concert Technologies today announced its sponsorship of the Washington DC Out of Darkness Community Walk. The event begins at 5:30 pm on October 24, 2009 at the Constitution Gardens in the National Mall.

“We are pleased to be able to participate in such a worthy cause,” said Dennis Mazaris, Concert Technologies President and Founder. “This is a way for us to support not only our local community, but a national wellness effort as well.”

About the Out of Darkness Community Walks
The Out of the Darkness Community Walks are taking place in 185 cities nationwide with 50,000 walkers participating.  The community walks raise funds benefiting The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the leading not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research and education, and to reaching out to people with mood disorders and those impacted by suicide.

About Concert Technologies
Concert Technologies, founded in 1995, is a privately-held technology service company based in Dulles, VA. It is the leader in the rapid delivery of nationwide rollouts and global technology deployments for government, commercial and international organizations. Utilizing the Maestro Technology Rollout System®, it quickly implements, installs and manages multi-site, multi-service, multi-technology infrastructure projects. Visit Concert Technologies online: www.concerttech.com




BICSI News, the Leading Global ITS Publication, Explores Project Management Efficiency of Nationwide Technology Rollouts

Concert Technologies today announced the publication of its project management article for multi-site technology rollouts in the September/October issue of BICSI News. This article explains how to effectively review nationwide, multi-site deployments through the evaluation of the project management styles utilized in the Technology Rollout System of methodologies.

Included in the article is in-depth information describing how the parts of the Technology Rollout System of methodologies work together to ensure the successful project management of multi-site deployments on a nationwide scale. This includes guidelines for the evaluation of the following areas:

  • Process Structure
  • Deployment Method
  • Rollout Delivery Team Configuration
  • Technician Communication Channel

“Only by understanding the various nationwide rollout project management options available will someone be able to make their project as efficient as possible,” said Dennis Mazaris, author of the article and President of Concert Technologies. “This information will assist anyone who is engaging a technology rollout company for project management services, or managing the project themselves. Not only will it help avoid potential and costly problems through risk mitigation of poor quality technicians sent to sites, but it will show how to accelerate deployment timeframes and ensure the overall efficiency of the project’s management effort.”

The article is available online at the www.BICSI.org.

About BICSI
BICSI is a professional association supporting the information transport systems (ITS) industry. ITS covers the spectrum of voice, data, electronic safety & security, and audio & video technologies. BICSI provides information, education and knowledge assessment for individuals and companies in the ITS industry, serving more than 23,000 ITS professionals, including designers, installers and technicians.

About Concert Technologies
Concert Technologies, founded in 1995, is a privately-held technology service company based in Dulles, VA. It is the leader in the rapid delivery of nationwide rollouts and global technology deployments for government, commercial and international organizations. Utilizing the Maestro Technology Rollout System®, it quickly implements, installs and manages multi-site, multi-service, multi-technology infrastructure projects. Visit Concert Technologies online: www.concerttech.com

Filed under: Media, News — Tags: , , — Concert Technologies @ 3:34 pm



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