December 31, 2003 – InfoNetrix ( www.InfoNetrix.com ), a leading energy and utility automation market research and consulting firm with headquarters in New Orleans, La. and Sacramento, Calif. today announced plans for realigning its market intelligence offerings in 2004.
Under the IAS (InfoNetrix Advisory Services™) plan, the firm’s market intelligence products and services will be offered in more flexible and more easily accessible ways. The IAS model significantly enhances the value of current InfoNetrix products and services while also bringing several new benefits to existing and prospective clients.Among the changes included with IAS are quarterly strategic reports, quarterly webcasts, a web-based delivery process and new market intelligence programs, the latter of which will be announced individually after January 1, 2004. Until now, the firm’s strategically focused Market Horizons™ reports were issued annually; periodic market briefings were co-located with major industry conferences; and reports were delivered primarily via email.
“These changes are the result of many factors but were driven primarily by our focus on continuous improvement,” said Mike Smith, co-founding principal and Director of Tactical Market Research for the firm. “In just two short years we have progressed from start-up status to a firm serving over 75 clients and that now supports a staff of more than a dozen senior market analysts. Because our client base already includes most of the leading companies in the utility automation and information technology marketplace, we cannot simply rest on past accomplishments; we must keep raising the bar.
We are continually striving to find better ways to serve our clients, and IAS is the next logical step toward meeting that ongoing challenge,” Smith concluded.The IAS approach further advances the original InfoNetrix business model of making a balanced mix of both strategic and tactical market intelligence available to clients on a year-round basis.
By changing the delivery frequency for strategic market research reports and executive market summits (i.e., previously offered only annually or semi-annually), all IAS components are now available on a quarterly basis, consistent with the firm’s popular Business Horizons™ reports.Concurrent with this IAS announcement, InfoNetrix has also realigned its “packaged” annual market intelligence programs under the IAS guidelines.
For 2004, InfoNetrix will offer four (4) levels of these comprehensive market intelligence programs, configured as follows.· Mi1: Mi-Prime, InfoNetrix’ most comprehensive IAS market intelligence program, brings together all of the strategic and tactical components needed for Enterprise Planning & Development including:o Four (4) quarterly strategic Market Horizons™ market reports;o Four (4) quarterly tactical Business Horizons™ project activity reports;o One (1) primary registration for all four (4) quarterly market update webcasts;o Up to four (4) hours of telephone-based consulting/support each calendar quarter;o PLUS, a 1-year subscription to Capsules™ Electronic News Bulletins.· Mi2: Market Planning & Development focused program consisting of:o Four (4) quarterly strategic Market Horizons™ market reports;o Four (4) quarterly tactical Business Horizons™ project activity reports;o One (1) primary registration for any two (2) quarterly market update webcasts;o PLUS, a 1-year subscription to Capsules™ Electronic News Bulletins.· Mi3: Business Planning & Development program focused on sales oppoprtunities includes:o Four (4) quarterly tactical Business Horizons™ project activity reports;o One (1) primary registration for any one (1) quarterly market update webcast;o PLUS, a 1-year subscription to Capsules™ Electronic News Bulletins.· Mi4: Business Development program targets early stage and new market entrants and includes: o Two (2) quarterly tactical Business Horizons™ project activity reports;o PLUS, a 1-year subscription to Capsules™ Electronic News Bulletins.IAS programs are available for immediate subscription by contacting InfoNetrix via email at [email protected] or by calling Mike Smith at 916.984.7430.About InfoNetrixInfoNetrix LLC is a market research and consulting firm with dual headquarters in New Orleans, Louisiana and Sacramento, California providing timely, pertinent and highly focused market intelligence for energy and utility automation suppliers; energy companies; electric, gas and water/wastewater utilities; technical and financial consulting firms; and others with automation market interests, both domestically and internationally.
InfoNetrix program clients receive periodic executive briefings, research reports, news updates and consulting services throughout the year in a package that can be customized to suit specific client needs and interests.