Customers Benefit From Female Ownership and Operation in Meeting Procurement Diversity...

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Tue Apr 7, 2009 2:00pm EDT

Customers Benefit From Female Ownership and Operation in Meeting Procurement
Diversity Goals

LAKE FOREST, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Technologent, a nationwide
Solutions Integrator, recently received certification as a Women's Business
Enterprise (WBE) in Florida. In order to meet qualifications required by the
WBENC to receive certification, the business must be 51% woman-owned. The
company must undergo a rigorous process of in-depth reviews and site
inspections before being certified as a Women's Business Enterprise member.

"As a company with a large female workforce, this certification validates our
hard work and persistence," said Lezlie. "Our WBE certification in Florida
will play an important role in our overall business strategy and will help us
penetrate strategic accounts who value supplier diversity and procurement."

Technologent is a leading technology integrator providing custom business
solutions to Fortune 1000 companies. The company was founded in 2002. At that
time, Lezlie Gallaway, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Technologent,
set a goal to make the lives of her employees and their communities better and
more rewarding.  As a woman owned business, Technologent bridges the gap
between technology infrastructure and business strategy, while offering
customers unparalleled expertise, exceptional service and technology from
best-of-breed partners. The company is uniquely positioned to help customers
meet stringent supplier diversity requirements with flexibility and quality. 
At Technologent, meeting supplier diversity program requirements is a
best-practice.

"We are looking forward to working with companies that need successful
supplier diversity programs," said Lezlie Gallaway, Technologent Chief
Executive Officer. "This certification allows us to provide products and
services to the companies and organizations that have specific vendor
diversity goals."

ABOUT WBENC
Founded in 1997, the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) is
an organization dedicated to increase opportunities available for women-owned
businesses and provide qualified suppliers to businesses looking to diversify.
The WBENC is the nation's leading third-party certifier of female-owned
businesses in the United States and strives to increase awareness of supplier
companies owned solely by women. For information concerning the WBENC, visit
the official online website www.wbenc.org.

ABOUT TECHNOLOGENT
Technologent is a leading national provider of technology infrastructure
solutions for Fortune 1000 companies, aiding in bridging the gap between
technology infrastructure and business strategy. Technologent serves the
complete technology life cycle, including assessment, design, integration,
system management and financing. The company offers its customers unparalleled
expertise, exceptional service, and technology from best-of-breed partners.
Technologent's strong network of provider partners includes Sun Microsystems,
Microsoft, VMware, Hitachi Data Systems and others.

Technologent is headquartered in Lake Forest, California. To find out more
about Technologent, please visit www.technologent.com.

    Contact: Monica Dozier
    Title: Director of Marketing
    Email: monica.dozier@technologent.com
    Phone: 888.387.8001


 


SOURCE  Technologent

Monica Dozier, Director of Marketing of Technologent, 1-888-387-8001,
monica.dozier@technologent.com
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