SFI ANNOUNCES CONSULTANCY ALLIANCE PROGRAM FOR IT CONSULTANTS

From: Sylvain Faust Int'l (SFI) <"Sylvain>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 13:11:44 -0400
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NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS SFI ANNOUNCES CONSULTANCY ALLIANCE PROGRAM FOR IT CONSULTANTS Sylvain Faust Intl. is pleased to welcome the PRAGMATEK Consulting Group of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and HELPSoft of Mississauga, Ontario, as Charter Members of SFI's Consultancy Alliance Program (CAP). The plan is ideally suited to consulting organizations dealing with Fortune 1000 clients and large government agencies focused on information management initiatives utilizing Oracle, Sybase and Microsoft SQL Servers.

CAP is designed to acknowledge and build on the expertise of our partners and the relationships they have developed with their customers. CAP provides its partners an effective means to evaluate and use SFI's SQL database development and management productivity tools as an integral part of the solutions they develop for their clients.

In recognition of our partners' expertise and business relationships, SFI provides Not-for-Resale copies of SQL-Programmer, SQL-Optimizer, and SQL-Sombrero; and direct access to its top-tier technical support program, product development process, "insider" information as well as the opportunity to earn discounts and commissions on the SFI family of products, either through Referral Commissions or by becoming an SFI VAR/Reseller. Joint promotional opportunities round out the program to offer a win/win relationship for all concerned.

Dan Conway, Manager of Technology Services for the PRAGMATEK Consulting explains how their consulting team benefits from the CAP plan. He says:

"Our client, USSB, engaged PRAGMATEK to analyze and
recommend changes needed to improve query performance of their large, sales and marketing data mart. The data mart was developed using Oracle V7.3 RDBMS and Business Objects. PRAGMATEK's consultant recommended using SQL-Optimizer to monitor the Data Mart and optimize queries. Use of SQL-Optimizer has permitted USSB to avoid a costly server upgrade and still allow users to get answers to important questions on promotion effectiveness."

USSB is a subsidiary of Hubbard Broadcasting Co., St. Paul, Minnesota that provides direct satellite programming to subscribers in the U.S.

HELPSoft's Manager of Technical Infra-structure, Gord Dubey, says:

"SQL-Programmer is an ideal tool for every consulting
company and all consultants. "It's ease of use will allow our consultants one common interface to access different databases across different platforms. This tool will reduce the learning curve and provide a slick interface to increase our productivity."

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PRAGMATEK Consulting Group Profile

Founded in 1989, PRAGMATEK Consulting Group, Limited is a
leading business systems consulting firm specializing in core
operational solutions - such as Year 2000 issues - by
blending business and technology expertise. Core services
include management consulting; software selection and
implementation; and technology deployment, distribution/logistics
and data warehousing services. With offices in Minneapolis,
Minn. and Rochester, New York, the Minneapolis-based firm works
with fast-growth companies, such as manufacturers, distributors
and retailers who require enterprise-wide solutions for
inventory, delivery, cost quality and growth issues.

For more information, see PRAGMATEK's web
site at http://www.PRAGMATEK.com

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HELPSoft Inc.

HELPSoft Inc. is a dynamic company that has been established
to serve and assist the needs of those involved in the IT
Industry.  With its twelve years of IT experience, HELPSoft
has provided its services to a wide variety of business areas
such as the financial industry, marketing, insurance,
pharmaceuticals and the food industry. Companies such as CIBC,
Zurich Canada, GlaxoWellcome and Oshawa Foods have been
extremely pleased with the strong commitment to outstanding
service HELPSoft has provided.

For more information call Gord Dubey at HELPSoft Inc.
(416) 708-1080.

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FOR DETAILS ON SFI'S CONSULTANCY ALLIANCE PROGRAM

The Consultancy Alliance Program is currently only available in
the U.S. and Canada. For more information about CAP, please
contact:

Janet Cater, Manager of Marketing Programs
Tel: (819) 778-5045, ext. 844
Toll Free: 1-800-567-9127 (U.S. and Canada only)
Fax: (819) 778-7943 Canada; (617) 722-9389 U.S. only
Email: mailto:jcater_at_sfi-software.com

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