Leading GoldMine VAR High Technology Learning Corporation (HTLC) becomes Vigilant Group

High Technology Learning Corporation (HTLC) today announced that it will commence doing business as Vigilant Group, effective immediately. Derived from the Latin vigilare, meaning to be watchful or alert, Vigilant Group" symbolizes the companys belief that a business must watch all elements of its business, including its customer relationships, suppliers, marketplace, economy, and government regulations, while remaining alert to opportunities within this environment.

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Vigilant Group
620 Herndon Parkway, Suite 100
Herndon VA20170
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www.vigilantgroup.com

Leading GoldMine VAR High Technology Learning Corporation (HTLC) becomes Vigilant Group
(Herndon, VA, February 12, 2002) High Technology Learning Corporation (HTLC) today announced that it will commence doing business as Vigilant Group, effective immediately. Derived from the Latin vigilare, meaning to be watchful or alert, Vigilant Group" symbolizes the companys belief that a business must watch all elements of its business, including its customer relationships, suppliers, marketplace, economy, and government regulations, while remaining alert to opportunities within this environment.
As we have grown and evolved our business, we feel weve reached a point that warrants a stronger corporate identity that reflects the strength of our vision and commitment to our clients," said Bill Garnett, Vigilant Groups President and founder. We chose Vigilant Group" because it is the embodiment of our own business philosophy, as well as the essence of our practice in customer relationship management and sales force automation. We provide tools, technologies, and services that enable our clients to watch the most important aspects of their business -- their customer relations -- and thereby successfully build and grow those businesses."
HTLC was founded in 1986 as a software leasing company under the precept of enhancing sales and marketing productivity for small and medium sized business. The company believed that there was synergy to be had through the integration of commercial off-the-shelf software (COTS) that provided smaller business with to the same sort of sophisticated customer relationship management (CRM) and sales force automation (SFA) tools that large corporations used, but cost-effectively and on an appropriate scale. Over the years HTLC grew and evolved to become a leading Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Sales force Automation (SFA) solution source in the mid-Atlantic region and is a FrontRange Solutions Platinum Partner (in the Top Ten resellers worldwide).
Among the reasons we have been able to grow and prosper along with our clients, is the fact that we ourselves use the products we sell and the practices we promote. We've reached the point where we felt it appropriate to change our name to one that symbolizes the key qualities -- watchfulness, alertness -- that has enabled this growth." said Garnett. Vigilant Groups mission remains the same - to be a most valued business partner to its clients by providing innovative, cost-effective solutions that significantly enhances their ability to turn their information into action through the creative and efficient utilization of technology and knowledge transfer."
About Vigilant Group
Vigilant Group is a full service VAR and consultancy specializing in sales force automation (SFA) and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions serving the mid-Atlantic region. Vigilant Group actively works with its clients to deliver the right mix of products, services, and expertise to satisfy their sales, marketing, and customer service requirements in the most cost-effective and efficient manner. The Vigilant Groups product focus centers on FrontRange Solutions GoldMine and HEAT software suites complimented by a variety of third party add-ons and tools. Vigilant Group provides technical services ranging from basic system configuration, customization and installation to data conversion, consulting, system design, development and integration, training, maintenance and hot line support. Its consulting services focus on continuous business process improvements in the sales/marketing arena by using its core expertise in customer management systems and sales force automation systems to help its clients improve their processes and become more profitable. The Vigilant Group is headquartered in Herndon, VA, with sales offices in Maryland and the District of Columbia. For additional information, please visit our website at www.vigilantgroup.com.