Information Services Group, Inc. (
ISG) today
announced the merger of its three individual corporate brands that were
formerly known as TPI (outsourcing advisory), Compass (Benchmarking),
and STA Consulting (Independent Advisor).
“Alsbridge has been operating as a single entity delivering
sourcing consulting, benchmarking, network procurement and technology research
services to its clients under a single go-to-market brand for several years,”
says Ben
Trowbridge, Founder and CEO of Alsbridge,
Inc.
In 2008, Alsbridge acquired the market leading benchmarking
firm,
ProBenchmark,
which provides IT, finance and sourcing executives with the insight they need
to make fact-based decisions using industry-leading price, cost and service
level benchmarks. This has provided a significant advantage to Alsbridge
clients for over 3 years. TPI added IT benchmarking to its services
when they acquired
Compass in 2011.
In 2009 Alsbridge acquired
Thompson
Advisory Group (TAG), which specializes in the procurement of
telecommunications services including voice, data, wireless, internet, local,
and international services for national and multi-national companies. This set
the trend that has yet to be duplicated by other outsourcing advisors and is a
significant advantage to Alsbridge clients.
In 2011, Alsbridge also acquired Outsourcing-Center.com,
the most widely read source of research for outsourcing buyers and now hosts
the highly regarded Outsourcing Excellence awards. Since 1997,
Outsourcing-Center.com has helped hundreds of thousands of IT buyers make
informed decisions on outsourcing. Through the outsourcing center and
other web based sources, Alsbridge data and content via the Outsourcing Center
are well received over 2,000,000 times each month setting the trend for all
things sourcing and benchmarking.
Alsbridge has a longstanding history of helping private and
public sector organizations transform and optimize their operational
environments through superior sourcing consulting, benchmarking and research
services. In 2011 Alsbridge was ranked the #1 outsourcing advisor in the world
by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) based on
the value delivered to clients. The firm’s commitment to delivering value to
our clients also made Alsbridge a distinguished member of the 2010 Inc. 500
fastest growing privately held companies in America.
“Our acquisition of ProBenchmark, Thompson Advisory Group,
and Outsourcing-Center.com gives Alsbridge a unique, internationally recognized
capability to drive a wider range of cost savings for our clients as they
address outsourcing and shared services programs,” Trowbridge explained. “These
acquisitions are a continuation of our strategic plan to obtain top-ranking and
data-rich consulting capabilities in order to provide a wider set of services
to our clients need to reduce cost across the enterprise by paying the right
price for the right level of service in IT, business processes and telecom
network. Simply put, no one else in the market can provide these same services
with a similar range and granularity of data.”
The merger of TPI, Compass and, STA
Consulting, under the ISG brand follows a trend in the evolution of
sourcing advisory practices set by award-winning global sourcing advisory and
benchmarking firm,
Alsbridge, Inc.
Alsbridge expects to continue 2011’s organic growth rate of 38% and
continue to add services that will define the future of all things sourcing and
benchmarking that will extend the present range of services to assist the
global 2000 in all matters related to outsourcing, insourcing, benchmarking and
network issues such as network procurement.
About Alsbridge Inc.
Alsbridge provides world class sourcing advisory and benchmarking
services for IT, finance and sourcing executives. With over 150 consultants
located globally, we’ve helped hundreds of companies reduce costs and get more
value from their vendors. Our experienced consultants leverage proprietary
tools and information databases to identify and engage the optimal vendors for
your situation, negotiate best practice terms at fair market prices, and
improve the way you work with your vendors. Alsbridge clients utilize the most
cost effective and value added sources globally for IT infrastructure services,
hardware and maintenance, network services, software and maintenance,
application support and development, business processes and cloud services.
Alsbridge was ranked the #1 outsourcing advisor in the world by the International
Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) based on the value delivered to
clients. Our commitment to delivering value to our clients has made
Alsbridge a distinguished member of the 2010 Inc. 500 fastest growing privately
held companies in America.
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