LÛCRUM Forms Strategic Alliance with AnswerPal

LÛCRUM, Inc., a Cincinnati based independent software development and consulting firm today announced a strategic partnership with AnswerPal, India, an IT services provider specializing in eBusiness and Enterprise Integration solutions.

LÛCRUM, Inc., a Cincinnati based independent software development and consulting firm today announced a strategic partnership with AnswerPal, India, an IT services provider specializing in eBusiness and Enterprise Integration solutions.

Under the agreement, LÛCRUM plans to offer new global outsourcing services to its Fortune 1000 clients and will use AnswerPals offshore development center (ODC") to leverage the additional capacity and expertise in Microsoft .net technologies.

The ODC will offer 24x7 development and significantly save development costs for LÛCRUMs customers. LÛCRUM will continue to execute core competency functions locally such as strategic planning, problem solving, design, architecture and project management for the business intelligence applications. The partnership is a result of customers continuing to ask LÛCRUM for more choices: the traditional local services that LÛCRUM has provided them in the past, as well as the emerging cost-conscious onshore/offshore service offering.

In todays economy, organizations are constantly under pressure to do more with less and to do things faster and better in order to differentiate themselves from their competition." Yet with slashed budgets and todays tight economy, hiring additional personnel with the expertise to accomplish these goals is not always an option," explains John Bostick, President and CEO of LÛCRUM.

Our goal at LÛCRUM is to help our clients identify and solve their specific business needs using the most economical solution," said Bostick. Our partnership with AnswerPal enables us to deliver additional 'just-in-time technical expertise plus the highest quality of services to our clients at a lower cost."

AnswerPal will open an offshore project office and development center for LÛCRUM in Bangalore, the silicon valley of India. The development center will staff highly skilled IT professionals aiding LÛCRUMs projects with F1000 companies. AnswerPal is known for its creative IT services model, which offers US companies a unique service to set up an ODC". The ODC" employees are professional developers of the US company, yet the US company is not required to have any US management offshore, eliminating the need to cross some of the cultural and bureaucratic boundaries to take advantage of Indias low-cost, high quality talent pool. AnswerPal also assists their US partners to differentiate between work that must be performed onsite versus work better suited for offsite (offshore) development such as Enterprise Integration Services, Application Porting and Maintenance, Experimental R & D, Development of Educational and Training Courses, etc. AnswerPals management and employees represent the product of Indias Ivy League institutions in information technology. AnswerPal provides a range of eLearning and software development services to IBM and some other F1000 companies in the USA.

The singular focus that CIOs and CTOs have today is to get the best out of their limited dollars and that is exactly what we are here to offer," says Dr. Subramanian, CEO of AnswerPal. The expertise and infrastructure the partnership offers locally and globally will make LÛCRUM/AnswerPal the most suitable partner for companies in the tri-state region of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, to implement their global outsourcing strategies."

Outsourcing is not a new concept, however, the old risk of success was much higher than today. Using a global service organization with a U.S.-based firm is business as usual in todays market place. Companies have outsourced various services they have needed for years, from cleaning, shipping, payroll, even IT.

About LÛCRUM
Founded in 1993 by John Bostick with headquarters in Cincinnati, LÛCRUM is an independent strategic consulting firm that develops eBusiness, analytical and operational solutions for manufacturing, health care, financial services, and general business based on financial impact and return on investment (ROI) maturity. LÛCRUMs practice areas include digital strategies for business intelligence, eBusiness, and management consulting.

For more information on LÛCRUM, visit www.lucruminc.com or email info@lucruminc.com

About AnswerPal
Founded in March 2000, AnswerPal is a one of the fastest growing IT services provider, specializing in eBusiness and Enterprise Integration solutions, learning and content management services. AnswerPals offshore development center is located in the heart of Indias silicon valley in Bangalore, India. AnswerPals US sales and support offices are located in Cincinnati, OH, and Tarrytown, New York.

For more information on AnswerPal, visit www.answerpal.com