I am pleased to announce that on July 11th, 2008, ThoughtBridge joined the OHC, LLC group of companies.  The Microsoft Practice from Corus Consulting, LLC and ThoughtBridge has merged to create a more dynamic Business Innovation and Application Consulting Firm focused on delivering solutions with Microsoft technologies.    The newly merged entity has retained the ThoughtBridge (www.thoughtbc.com) name and will unite the two teams to continue the delivery of exceptional solutions and services to our clients.

ThoughtBridge is a regional Microsoft Gold Managed partner covering the East Coast as well as servicing several national accounts.   ThoughtBridge will retain an Atlanta, Georgia headquarters with remote locations in Raleigh, N.C. and Costa Rica.   The Costa Rica team is an extension to our U.S. team and is dedicated to Microsoft technologies and aligned with our competencies.  Finally, ThoughtBridge will continue driving a more vertical focus on our solutions to better service our clients.   From a capabilities perspective ThoughtBridge offers the following types of Consulting Services: 

• Consulting Services:  Planning, Discovery, Visioneering, Project Management, Implementation, Design and Governance, Business Process Improvement
• Creative and User Interface Design:   Creative, Branding, Design, Usability and Navigation
• Client Care Services:  ThoughtBridge University Training, Platinum Support and ThoughtIP Help Desk
• ThoughtBridge Software:  Department in a Box© Frameworks, Vertical focused software solutions, Managed Services, and Microsoft and ThoughtBridge Software as a Service both on Premise and Hosted environments.
•  Advanced Collaboration Solutions:  Enterprise Web 2.0, Social Computing, Video and Podcasting Solutions, Intranet, Extranet, Internet, Integration, Document Management, Compliance, Process Automation via Workflow, Custom Application Development, Mobile Applications, and Business Intelligence. 

ThoughtBridge currently holds 7 Microsoft competencies and provides technical expertise around the following Microsoft Collaboration Technologies:  

• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Office 2007, Forms Server / InfoPath
• Enterprise Search Services
• Microsoft .NET Web Development
• Microsoft Business Intelligence:  Excel Services,  Dashboarding, Performance Point and SQL Reporting Services
• Microsoft Office Communicator:  Live Meeting, Presence, Voice / Video and Data Conferencing
• Mobile Applications with GPS/LBS – Salesforce, Dispatch, Customer Service, Approvals

The philosophy of ThoughtBridge is to build a results oriented, high performance organization that fosters an environment of excellence, integrity, fun and quality of life for our employees, clients and partners.   We appreciate your business over the years and your continued commitment to ThoughtBridge.