Dallas, TX – July 09, 2009 – MarketSphere Consulting LLC (“MarketSphere”) and Nascent Systems LP (“Nascent”), today announced a strategic alliance that combines the shared strengths of each company and addresses the integration of Oracle products, including Oracle’s JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Hyperion and Siebel. Both firms serve a growing list of Fortune 1000 and emerging companies and are considered trusted advisors to companies leveraging technology, specifically Oracle’s family of products and applications, to improve business performance.
MarketSphere, founded in 2002, is a national business consulting firm with a broad range of advisory, enterprise application, enterprise performance management, and marketing solutions. Nascent, founded in 2000, is a systems integrator that provides Oracle® E-Business Suite and Vertex implementation services and value-enhancing products to clients within the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AE&C), Professional Services and Manufacturing industries. Both firms are Certified Advantage Partners, Oracle’s highest membership level for partners.
Together, MarketSphere and Nascent bring deep “hands on” experience implementing Oracle’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software suites including Oracle E-Business Suite, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and World, and PeopleSoft Enterprise, as well as one of the nation’s largest Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) practices, specializing in the Hyperion suite of application and business intelligence solutions, as well as the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition analytics platform. Furthermore, Nascent’s nationally-recognized Vertex practice delivers tax technology and integration services to improve compliancy for sales tax, use tax and value added tax (VAT). Combined, the partnership will provide access to more than 200 experienced consultants focused on the Oracle and Vertex product families. The alliance will also help clients better address end-to-end project requirements, including the seamless integration of products across the Oracle platform.
“The partnership with MarketSphere will allow us to offer a broader range of solutions to our clients and respond to other opportunities as a result of the many acquisitions made by Oracle,” said Chris Wilson, president of Nascent. “With MarketSphere’s vast network of markets and competencies in the areas of JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Hyperion, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition and Siebel, we’re excited at the opportunity to offer a variety of new solutions to our clients and prospects and an expanded channel for our industry-leading products.”
“The partnership with Nascent will allow us to focus on certain high-demand industries, such as AE&C and Professional Services, as well as strengthen our service offerings to our current and past clients as a full-service Oracle and Vertex solution provider,” said Steve Sestak, chief executive officer of MarketSphere. “Furthermore, this partnership supports our continued efforts to grow our market presence in the Southwest.”
“This alliance represents an excellent opportunity for organizations to leverage the industry’s leading software platform with the knowledge, experience and insight to improve business performance from two of Oracle’s leading partners,” says Dan Scheib, Vice President NAS Alliance & Channels, Commercial Applications, Oracle.
About Nascent Systems
Nascent Systems is a full-service system implementation and managed services firm that specializes in Oracle E-Business Suite and Vertex sales, use and value-added tax products. With specialty practices in the AE&C, Professional Services and High-Tech Manufacturing industries, Nascent Systems develops and markets industry-leading, value-enhancing products to solve unique application needs within these industries, as well as patented integration tools with Vertex. Learn more at www.nascentsystems.com.
About MarketSphere
MarketSphere was founded with a simple vision: to be the most respected business advisor in the markets it serves. Its partners and associates provide solutions that address a broad range of process, technology, and organizational needs within the finance, human resources, supply chain, and sales and marketing functions, with specialization in strategic business performance, technology integration, and enterprise transformation initiatives. Learn more at www.marketsphere.com. |