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Guident Selects Deltek's Cloud-based Government Contracting Solutions to Powers Its Business
Leading government contractor chooses Deltek First Essentials Plus to manage its financial operations, drive compliance and minimize IT and administrative costs
Herndon, VA - November 8, 2011 - Deltek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PROJ), the leading global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for government contractors and professional services firms, today announced that Guident has selected Deltek First Essentials Plus. Guident will use Deltek's cloud-based solution to improve business performance while minimizing IT and administrative costs.
An IT services firm specializing in the development, implementation, and support of business solutions, Guident provides superior experience, skills, and knowledge to fulfill its customer's enterprise demands in three core capability areas - Business Intelligence, Management Consulting, and Systems Engineering. After experiencing sustained, rapid growth, Guident was searching for a secure and scalable financial management solution that would streamline its operations and improve decision-making across the organization while also keeping administrative and IT costs low. Guident selected Deltek's cloud-based Deltek First Essentials Plus solution because it offered a strong functional fit and required minimal IT infrastructure.
Deltek First Essentials Plus, delivered through the cloud, provides world-class functionality while also removing many of the "hands-on" processes associated with traditional premise-based solutions. Deltek First Essentials Plus delivers capabilities that growing government contractors need to succeed as a contractor including project accounting, time-keeping budgeting & planning, ad-hoc reporting and business intelligence & analytics. Additionally, Essentials Plus includes the expense management solution, Deltek Time & Expense.
"When Guident learned Deltek provided a cloud-based offering built to meet the needs of government contractors, we jumped on the opportunity to partner with them," said Dan Ackerman, Executive Vice President at Guident. "The ability to outsource the system support aspects of our financial management function not only reduces costs and risks, but also enables our executives to focus on the more pressing requirements of the business. Deltek First gives us a low-risk solution that is widely accepted by our government customers and has the proven ability to keep us in compliance as we grow our business."
"As a market leader in the government contracting world, Deltek continues to develop and deliver powerful capabilities to manage the entire project lifecycle for companies such as Guident," said Tom Mazich, Executive VP and General Manager - GovCon. "Deltek First Essentials Plus offers Guident an unmatched solution to manage its key financial management processes in the cloud, a compelling option for fast-growing government contractors that need a world-class solution that requires minimal IT infrastructure. As our largest Deltek First customer to date, Guident is a milestone customer for us, and we look forward to working with them now and in the future as they implement our solutions".
About Guident
Headquartered in Herndon, VA, Guident is a leading integrator of business intelligence and systems engineering services to the government and commercial marketplaces. Guident assists its public and private sector clients in tightly managing project scope, budget, resources, and risks to ensure success. For more information, visit www.guident.com.
About Deltek
Deltek (Nasdaq: PROJ) is the leading global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for professional services firms and government contractors. For decades, we have delivered actionable insight that empowers our customers to unlock their business potential. Over 14,500 organizations and 1.8 million users in approximately 80 countries around the world rely on Deltek to research and identify opportunities, win new business, optimize resources, streamline operations, and deliver more profitable projects. Deltek - Know more. Do more.® www.deltek.com
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