Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 2000
Vivant!(TM) Corporation, an Internet Capital Group (Nasdaq:ICGE) backed company and the Internet leader in contract labor acquisition and management, is launching Vivant's Individual Service today in Houston and surrounding areas. Project managers can log on to the Vivant network (www.vivant.com) at no charge and find quality IT contractors to fill their technology openings.
The service allows individual project managers to fill their IT staffing needs with quality contractors. Vivant links project managers directly with some of the most respected staffing firms in the region. The entire process occurs online -- from job requisition to candidate submission, including the ability for users to rank candidates based on the best match for the job criteria. Once candidates are interviewed and a selection is made, project managers can finalize the contract, view hours incurred to date, analyze performance, and renew contracts via Vivant. Ultimately, the service provides a fast and streamlined method to find the right contractor. An individual project manager merely needs to register on the Vivant Website in order to access the service.
Vivant is making the service available on a regional basis. Staffing suppliers, representing hundreds-of-thousands of contractors, are actively engaged including the Houston offices of national suppliers Hall Kinion and Renaissance Worldwide and Houston-based Frontier Consulting. Skill sets cover a breadth of IT capabilities ranging from such skills as database administrators to help desk personnel.
Gartner Group estimates that by 2003, 60% of large companies will use contract workers to fulfill more than half their IT activities. However, the need for skilled contractors is especially strong in the area of Information Technology, where spending for contractor talent is greater than $50 billion a year in the U.S. alone.
"Texas is experiencing a IT worker shortage second only to California. As a result of Houston's technology boom, it has been particularly tough to find qualified people," says Cindy Padnos, CEO and president of Vivant. "Project managers can quickly and painlessly use the Vivant Individual Service to find the best contractors for their needs. Instead of taking weeks or months to find the right match, vacancies can be filled in a matter of days."
About Vivant! Corporation
Vivant! is a business-to-business service for acquiring and managing the contractor workforce. Vivant unites contractor buyers and suppliers online, providing the best match for the right project -- at the right rate -- quickly and easily. Vivant is backed by the Internet Capital Group (Nasdaq:ICGE) and AVI. The company is headquartered at 180 Grand Avenue, Suite 300, Oakland, California. For more information, contact Vivant at info@vivant.com, 1.877.4VIVANT (1.877.484.8268) or www.vivant.com.
Note to Editors: Vivant and the Vivant logo are trademarks of Vivant! Corporation.
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