FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Avatech Solutions Consulting Group
Lands $900,000 in Services Projects
Three leading U.S. Manufacturers Will Gain
Game-Changing Competitive Advantages
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – September 25, 2008 – Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: AVSO), the nationwide technology services experts for design, engineering, and facilities management, announced today three new customer agreements secured by its Manufacturing Consulting Services Group that will provide more than $900,000 in consulting-related business. The customers investing in Avatech’s expertise are industry-leading U.S. manufacturing companies from the electrical controls, industrial machinery, and recreational equipment sectors.
As part of these projects, Avatech experts are looking beyond technology to assist these clients in re-engineering and innovating their business processes. The result will be a transformed build-to-order process that maximizes efficiency and minimizes response time. Avatech is creating clear competitive advantages for these companies and enabling their vision of the total customer experience.
“Our team of strategists, software developers, and project managers understands the design and manufacturing process inside out—proven with more than a hundred manufacturing customer successes,” says Scott Hale, vice president, Manufacturing Consulting Services Group, Avatech Solutions. “We look well beyond technology and dive deep into business processes to achieve dramatic gains that rocket our customers forward.”
Avatech experts know the entire manufacturing process and how business processes can be streamlined and automated across the organization. These new agreements will provide business development and sales improvements. Avatech has also assisted companies in streamlining and automating their shop floor, design engineering, purchasing, and customer service processes.
“These wins confirm the demand for our services expertise,” says George Davis, president and CEO, Avatech Solutions. “Avatech is strategically positioned as a top provider in this space. In this challenging economic climate, shrewd industry leaders are investing to extend their competitive advantage. These recent successes move Avatech toward our goals to leverage our great talent and diversify our revenue streams.”
About Avatech Solutions
Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: AVSO) is America’s leading professional services company for design and engineering technologies. Avatech advances the way organizations design, develop, and manage building, infrastructure, and manufacturing projects. Fortune 500 and Engineering News-Record's Top 100 companies work with Avatech to gain a competitive advantage through technology consulting, implementation, training, and support services. One of the world’s largest integrators of Autodesk software, Avatech designs systems that accelerate innovation while improving quality and profitability. For more information, please visit www.avatech.com.
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