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June 17, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Tier 1 Research (tier1research.com) announced today that Chris Hoffman has joined the firm as executive vice president of sales and operations.
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Hoffman brings extensive experience in the research and consulting industry to the table, having served as group vice president of alliances at Gartner, a research firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
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Hoffman was most recently employed with CRM services provider Zamba Solutions.
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?As Tier 1 continues to grow, Chris? vast experience in a variety of business models will immediately bring value to our current and prospective clients,? said Andrew Schroepfer, president and founder of Tier 1 Research. “Hiring Chris coupled with our plans to bring on additional analyst expertise this year will broaden the reach of our already well-respected brand.?
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Tier 1 Research also announced today the availability of a new 65-page report entitled: ?Utility computing: It?s Not a Product, It?s a Vision!? The report answers questions required to assess this technology and provides profiles of several large vendors, including Akamai, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems and Veritas.
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?Vendors, IT buyers, and investors need to understand that while utility computing is the next big technology wave, it is not a product on to itself, but rather a vision for IT,? said Schroepfer, who authored the report. “Outside of IT consulting services, Tier 1 Research forecasts utility computing service and solution sales to be nominal in 2003, but this report will help each audience prepare for 2004 when utility services will exist and solutions reach general availability from virtually every vendor in the computing industry.”
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Tier 1 Research is an independent research and consulting firm covering the IT and telecom industries.
