CIOview Announces Next Generation ROI and TCO Tools
Release 3.0 of its flagship products expands functionality, versatility
Boxborough, MA -- CIOview, the leading provider of ROI analysis tools for information technology investments, today announced a new generation of products -- CIOview Release 3.0. This third generation of ROI analysis tools has expanded functionality and versatility, allowing CIOview to enhance its family of advanced ROI (return on investment) products, and introduce a new family of TCO (total cost of ownership) tools.
"As a first step in a new IT initiative, customers usually want to know if the project makes economic sense. CIOview has over 30 versions of ROInow! to satisfy this need," said Scott McCready, president of CIOview. "Once companies understand that a particular IT investment is needed, then they want to know the lowest cost way of proceeding. Our new product line, TCOnow!, does just that -- it helps customers compare options and identify the lowest cost solution."
ROInow! 3.0 products focus on a particular product or technology, and guide the user to determining the costs and benefits of acquiring and using that technology. TCOnow! 3.0 allows users to determine total cost of ownership of a particular product or technology, and to make comparisons of different platforms or approaches for that particular technology.
All CIOview's Release 3.0 products have a built-in link to the Internet allowing the software to be automatically updated with any new data every time it is launched.
About TCOnow! and ROInow!
All TCOnow! and ROInow! products have hundreds of default data points, each accompanied by a helpful hint to guide you to either accept the default answer or change it appropriately. Once you have completed your analysis you may perform "what-if" scenarios to test the robustness of your assumptions. Finally, a custom 35-page business case is created, which details all your costs and assumptions.
Currently Available Products
New products built on CIOview's next generation Release 3.0 include:
- ROInow! Consultant 3.0 - lets you analyze the costs and benefits of any IT project
- TCOnow! for ERP/CRM - compares the line item costs of your enterprise resource planning or customer relationship management system based upon your platform choice
- TCOnow! for Linux Migration - helps you choose the most cost-effective platform if you are planning a migration to Linux
- TCOnow! for Novell NetWare - provides TCO data required to effectively plan your networking upgrade strategy
About CIOview
CIOview is the industry standard provider of software products that configure, cost and compare technology solutions, so that IT professionals make better purchasing decisions. Use by more than 80% of Fortune 100 companies, CIOview is the standard for comparing value of IT solutions.
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