GARY E. SHUMAKER, INC.
Strategic Business Development Consultants

Companies to Watch . . .

It’s been said that nobody every got fired for selecting IBM. Among small companies, not many of them are that well known. Usually, those have that kind of name recognition are getting to the point where they’re not really small. There are a few truly small companies that are known in their fields. The list below cites some of them:

Intag Corporation
Intag Corporation has two focus areas—acquisition support and information technology, with a focus on the Pacific Rim region. Although still meeting all the requirements for a small business, Intag follows industry-standard best practices like CMMI and ITIL to ensure the repeatability of its efforts for clients. With its acquisition support expertise, Intag promises to be one of the growth companies in the federal IT area.

TechFirst, Inc.
TechFirst, Inc. (TFI) is a rapidly growing 8(a) small business. Founded in 2002 to meet the demanding technology needs of government and commercial clients, TFI has completed projects ranging from requirements analysis to technical design and program management consulting services to support projects. TFI focuses on secure infrastructures within government and commercial sectors including planning and design, implementation and installation, configuration, testing and training, and ongoing support.

Adnet, Inc.
Adnet, Inc., a minority-owned, small business, was established in 1991 to provide computer related services. Since then, it has provided systems engineering and quality assurance services to companies operating in the Federal IT market place. Adnet has highly qualified staff with extensive experience in systems engineering, quality assurance and process improvement. Key team members have Masters Degrees in and additional training in CMM, CMMI and. ISO 9001-2000 from formal course work and audits.

Adnet provides a complete range of services to support process improvement initiatives- training, process improvement plan, gap analysis, policy statement, software development life cycle description, process definition and appraisals. Adnet assists government agencies to develop a collaborative partnership to improve the quality of software and system acquired. This collaborative approach helps on one hand agencies to build quality in the software and reduce costs, and on the other hand it helps venders to improve their development capabilities.

DMS International, Inc.
Founded in 1994 by a group of experts in the fields of management and information technology, DMS International, Inc. (DMS) provides management and information technology consulting services to commercial and government clients. DMS identifies the business issues and the desired outcomes, defines the tasks to resolve the issues, and, suggests the technology that will help the client achieve his objectives in a way that suits the people doing the work. DMS focuses on the business needs, the processes and the business logic to make the technology work.

DMS has a user-centric approach to data retrieval and documentation. We are skilled at adapting legacy systems to new applications to create efficiencies in organizations. We have extensive experience in migration and modernization of legacy application systems for Web-Enablement and Enterprise Reporting. This experience allows us to understand the fundamental needs and uses of information, and the role of knowledge.

DRT Strategies, Inc.
DRT Strategies is a leading provider of management consulting services in support of information technology, finance, accounting and audit activities. DRT provides effective resources and implements solutions that lead to meaningful results. They offer world-class facilitators and project managers trained to get people to work collaboratively to achieve project goals. They partner with clients to drive resolution together.

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