This year, Breed Lewis of Macanta Consulting has recognised as an inspiring entrepreneur by the Anthill Magazine in their inaugural 5over50 awards night.
Breed took out one of the coveted top five spots in AnthillMagazine’s highly contested awards, and in doing so has been recognised as an inspiring leader from a generation that was not reared on the virtues of entrepreneurship.

Breed has only started her business with Karen Ferris in the last few years and it has quickly become regarded as one of the foremost in their industry, which is IT service management. They offer services such as ITSM services and ITIL consulting from their office in Melbourne. In recent times they have expanded to service clients across the pacific rim.

“We all now understand that the Australia population is aging and, as a result, numerous
programs have recently emerged to promote entrepreneurship among young Australians,”
said James Tuckerman, editor-in-chief of Anthill Magazine and founder of these awards.

“But, as baby boomers are nearing retirement, isn’t there an equal imperative to foster a
culture of business creation among this set — baby-boomers who have discovered the joys,
thrills, spills and rewards of entrepreneurship later in life?”

The 5under50 Awards recognise entrepreneurs who are over 50, Australian and have set up
a new business in the last five years.

“We didn’t want the 5over50 to simply provide another round of accolades for the same
small set of already well-known industry leaders, who have spent a lifetime dedicated to
business development,” said Tuckerman.

“Rather, to trigger real attitudinal change, it made more sense for us to identify and create
new role-models — five inspiring stories of people who have uprooted their lives, later in life,to pursue entrepreneurial ventures, out of both passion and necessity.”

Along with this award for business services, Karen Ferris was accredited with the title of ‘Fellow’ by the Professional Recognition for IT Service Management programme. There are five different levels of accreditation possible in priSM, with the fifth level being ‘Fellow’ This title is reserved for senior professionals who have been recognised as making a significant contribution to the service management profession and its improving its body of knowledge.

All of the candidates for priSM memberships have their qualifications and experience evaluated and validated by qualified professionals. This is always a thorough, objective and multi-level assessment of criteria such as the candidates ITSM experience, education, knowledge and skill set. EverypriSM member must abide by a strict code of ethics and recognised good practices to be sure that the standards of professional behaviour are always maintained at the highest level.

Karen Ferris said after receiving the title, “I am delighted and honoured to have been accepted as a priSM Fellow. It is this sort of recognition that makes all the hard work worthwhile. This is a great Christmas present!”

You can find out more about Macanta and the different service management based consulting services they provide by visiting their website at www.macanta.com.au

Herndon, Virginia. BlueAlly, a specialized provider of Application Management services announced today that it has been listed in the ‘2009 Global Services 100’ list. The survey conducted by Global Services magazine, in association with consulting firm neoIT, places BlueAlly among the Top 100 global service providers, in terms of their operations, service offerings, client relationships, and human capital. The Global Services 100 list represents “companies who have the maturity and capability to lead the next wave of services globalization.”

According to Ed Nair, the Editor of Global Services, “The Global Services 100 is like an index of globalization in the services industry. This year’s list comprises companies headquartered in 19 countries, with customer locations in over 30 countries, and service delivery locations in 31 countries. A company that figures in this list bears testimony to the fact that it can serve global customers from multiple locations”.

“The Global Services 100 list is the industry standard for identifying leading companies from around the world who are making an impact in the field of global services. We congratulate this year’s field, especially the organizations that have demonstrated functional and geographic excellence and were selected to the category specific ‘Top 10 Lists’,” said Eugene Kublanov, CEO of neoIT.

“This recognition by Global Services and neoIT positions BlueAlly amongst the leading providers of Application Management and IT outsourcing services worldwide”, commented Vijay Tanamala, President of BlueAlly. “BlueAlly has established itself as a key player in the outsourcing arena by operating as a true partner in our customers’ business transformation initiatives. The Global Services 100 listing affirms our commitment to delivering innovation throughout the lifetime of a customer engagement”, he added.

About BlueAlly

BlueAlly delivers specialized Application Services and Concept-to-Market Partnerships to businesses worldwide. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA, and operating globally since 1994, BlueAlly has been serving as a prime source of comprehensive Application Services for a global customer base. For further information, please visit www.blueally.com.

About Global Services

Global Services, a media platform by CyberMedia, facilitates the global service delivery for customers and service providers of IT and business-process outsourcing services, and provides cost-effective marketing solutions to the service providers in this industry. The Global Services brand is an integrated media platform that includes the website www.globalservicesmedia.com and global seminars.

Herndon, Virginia. Given the dynamic and critical nature of ITSM functions, organizations have invested heavily in the implementation and support of ITSM tools. However, IT managers have found it difficult to extract key performance indicators that can measure and optimize IT value to business users. Integrated solutions for Service Management enable business and IT transformation by offering
actionable information for making better decisions about availability, cost and efficiencies. By integrating various best-of-breed tools together, businesses can drive real value by merging business processes for execution consistency and gain centralized visibility into multiple IT systems for improving operational efficiency.

Join opinion leaders from Gartner and industry experts from BlueAlly for a podcast on integrated solutions for IT Service Management (ITSM) applications. This podcast will explain how to mitigate business risk and drive business value for delivering and managing IT services through process-based, best practice based integrated solutions. Also find out about how businesses can derive the maximum out of an ITSM Application Remote Support Engagement model.

Watch this space for details soon!

About BlueAlly

BlueAlly delivers specialized Application Services and Concept-to-Market Partnerships to businesses worldwide. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA, and operating globally since 1994, BlueAlly has been serving as a prime source of comprehensive Application Services for a global customer base. With a mature ecosystem for providing ITSM solutions, we employ reliable, creative, success-vetted engagement models that are consistently well aligned with our customers’ business vision and objectives. For further information, please visit www.blueally.com.

About Gartner

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A., and has 4,000 associates, including 1,200 research analysts and consultants in 80 countries. For further information, please visit www.gartner.com.