Portellus Inc., a developer of business-user-drivenchange-management solutions, and Technology Alliance Partners, across-industry business and technology consultancy, have formed apartnership to combine consulting and technology synergies focusedon the delivery of rapid implementations, enterprise flexibility,low total cost of ownership, and high return on investment(ROI).

"The formation of a partnership between TAP and Portellus was anatural fit due to the synergies between TAP's solution deliverymethodology and experience and Portellus' configurable approach toproduct design," says Richard Dolman, managing partner atTechnology Alliance Partners. "Both companies are dedicated toproviding customers with swift solution delivery, clientempowerment, process agility, and low system maintenance costs.Together, these commonalities make for a complementary partnershipin strategic business processes and leading technology that createa powerful competitive advantage."

TAP's business process-centric methodology focuses on creating asound framework for process optimization, best execution, solutiondesign, implementation best practices, and change management.Portellus' products are architected to be service-oriented andconfigurable, thus avoiding lengthy and costly coding efforts. Bothcompanies are positioned to address the technology and businessneeds of multiple vertical markets including financial services,insurance, and healthcare.