Florida Executives Launch Decisus Inc. to Provide ‘One Source Technology Solutions’

Decisus offers “large-company technology services” to enterprises of any size. Through a national network of sales channel affiliates, Decisus delivers turnkey technology solutions, full-service support and the ability to lease or finance purchases at an affordable price. The Tampa-based company also will develop national sales channel solutions on behalf of technology providers.

TAMPA, FL (PRWEB) December 14, 2005

A team of Florida-based executives has joined together to launch Decisus, Inc., a single-source provider of technology solutions for businesses of any size. Decisus offers customers a full range of business technology, software and support as well as the ability to finance or lease purchases at affordable rates.

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, there are roughly 21.5 million small- and medium-sized businesses in the United States. With the advance of business technology, many business owners are required to make decisions about increasingly complex tools from a hotly competitive array of providers. In large enterprises, CEOs often delegate such decisions to specialized Information Technology departments, a luxury that small- and medium-sized businesses typically can’t afford.

Working through a national network of Decisus Channel Affiliate Partners, Decisus fills that IT role for business owners. Decisus serves customers by analyzing their technology needs, recommending the most cost-effective solutions and finding the most competitively priced deals. Additionally, Decisus works to create distinct sales channels for technology providers, such as hardware vendors, software companies, telephone carriers and value-added resellers.

Headquartered in Tampa, Decisus intends to address the needs of business owners on a national basis. Decisus is led by a group of executives with collective experience in the IT/technology industry totaling more than 70 years. The company’s president is Eric Grismer, a 15-year technology industry veteran who most recently served as Xerox’s Eastern Regional Sales Manager, overseeing more than 900 sales representatives.

“Business owners often tell me that making technology decisions is their biggest headache,” Grismer said. “It’s because they don’t have a technical background and they don’t have a basis upon which to make a solid judgment. At Decisus, we understand technology and we understand which technologies make the best sense for different types of businesses. Moreover, we come into this with established relationships with the major technology providers. That means we offer the resources of a national company with the personal service you’d expect from a local partner.”

Among the solutions that Decisus provides:

•     Consulting for industry-specific answers for businesses in the medical field, the retail trade, manufacturing, restaurant companies, hospitality networks, legal firms and financial services companies.
•     Fully integrated computer systems. Decisus has relationships with leading suppliers in computing systems, peripherals, system components, software and networking components. Some of its leading suppliers include HP, IBM, Seagate, Intel, Microsoft and others.
•     Phone systems. Decisus offers equipment from various major telephone systems manufacturers, allowing the company to offer solutions including next-generation voice-over-IP technology and call-center applications.
•     Voice and data services. Decisus maintains relationships with all of the national and local voice and data carriers, enabling the company to find the right mix of bundled services, including local, long-distance, corporate cellular plans, high-speed dedicated Internet access and mobile e-mail systems.
•     Data security and availability. Decisus provides a foundation of data security and backup availability systems designed to ensure the long-term reliability of its customers’ networks. These systems include solutions for virus prevention, intrusion prevention, log management and messaging hygiene.
•     Support services. Decisus’ Rapid Response Support Service provides technology support services to business customers. These include a multiple shift, full-service Help Desk, remote diagnostic services and on-site PC and network repair.
•     Leasing and financing. Decisus provides financing solutions and leasing for all programs.

In addition to Grismer, the following executives form Decisus’ founding management team.

•     O. Sam Ackley, Director. Mr. Ackley is President of Merchant Processing, Inc. a company that provides bill payment and ACH processing catering primarily to governments, utilities and education. He has 15 years experience as a professional city manager and 15 years experience in the private sector as an entrepreneur and Senior Officer of a national company. He also serves on the Board of Directors for First National Bank of Osceola and the Reedy Creek Pollution Control Board (Disney World).
•     Bryan Ahrens, Executive Vice President, Marketing / Business Development. Mr. Ahrens is a senior executive with more than 10 years of experience in marketing and major-account sales, including seven years at Xerox.
•     David Padilla, Executive Vice President, Channel Operations. Mr. Padilla is a senior executive with more than 20 years of general management experience in the information systems industry, including six years with Xerox.
•     Martin Ruf, Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Ruf is a senior executive with more than 20 years of financial management experience in the information systems industry, including more than 20 years with Xerox.
•     Wallace Hubbard III, Chief Information Officer. Mr. Hubbard is a senior business executive with more than 17 years of technology management and business development experience. Previously, Mr. Hubbard served as General Partner at New e Technologies, an information technology and security consulting firm based in Palm Harbor Florida, where he managed the company’s two divisions.

About Decisus, Inc.

Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, Decisus delivers one-source technology solutions. The company has developed the Decisus Channel Affiliate Partner Program through which it supplies large-company technology services to small- and medium-sized business customers. Decisus helps the business community achieve operational excellence through strategic partner relationships and benchmark delivery processes. For more information about Decisus, please visit http://www.decisus.net

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