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Aberdeen is a leading provider of fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having benchmarked more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is uniquely positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to Aberdeen(TM) for insights that drive decisions. As a Harte-Hanks Company, Aberdeen plays a key role of putting content in context for the global direct and targeted marketing company. Aberdeen's analytical and independent view of the "customer optimization" process of Harte-Hanks (Information - Opportunity - Insight - Engagement - Interaction) extends the client value and accentuates the strategic role Harte-Hanks brings to the market.
President
Stephen GoldNumber of Employees 100
Contact Information
260 Franklin St Ste 1700
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
1 617 723 7890
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling: 541910
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Companies Cut Corporate Telecom Costs by Over 30%
- 2008-08-26
As companies face additional pressure to control expenses and maintain profitability in a recessionary environment, a new report from Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), demonstrates that companies actively controlling their telecom expenses reduce them by over 30% compared to companies that do not analyze their telecom costs at...
Letter: Your Say - RACHEL'S A BRAVE LADY
- 2008-08-24
IF ever someone deserves a second chance at life surely it is X Factor contestant Rachel Hylton. She has admitted that she is ashamed of her drug-taking, promiscuous past but is determined to put it behind her and provide a better life for her five children. I greatly admire her...
Slashing Telecom Expenses in a Looming Recession
- 2008-07-08
As companies face additional pressure to control expenses and maintain profitability in a recessionary environment, a new report from Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), demonstrates that companies actively controlling their telecom expenses reduce them by over 30% compared to companies that do not analyze their telecom costs at all....
Analyst Report Underwritten by Veramark Identifies Successful Strategies for Reducing Telecom Spend
- 2008-07-01
Aberdeen Report Examines Telecom Management Solutions that Enabled Surveyed Companies to Save over 30 percent in Landline and Wireless Spend PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- Veramark Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB:VERA), a leading provider of communications management solutions, announced that it has underwritten an Aberdeen Group analyst benchmark report titled "Slashing Telecom...
Benefits of VoIP Deployments Diminish Without Proper Performance Management
- 2008-04-08
"Benchmarking VoIP Performance Management," a new benchmark report by Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), found that as compared to Laggards, Best-in-Class organizations are nearly four times more likely to reduce call failure rate. Aberdeen's research also revealed that on average, 48% of end-points have been IP enabled with...
Telesoft Included in Aberdeen Research for Annual TEM Report
- 2007-12-18
PHOENIX -- Telesoft Corporation, a leading provider of Telecom Expense Management TEM solutions, is pleased to participate in Aberdeen Research by sponsoring their 2007 annual report on telecom expense management. The report, titled "The Real Return on Investment of Total Telecom Cost Management" revealed that on average, best-in-class organizations realize...
The Real ROI of Total Telecom Cost Management
- 2007-12-13
A possible settlement in the war of cost savings claims among Total Telecom Cost Management TTCM suppliers is finally available, clearing the way for organizations to focus on saving time and money on telecom expenses. A recent study by Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), "The Real Return on Investment...
Wireless Evades Corporate Cost Cutters
- 2007-08-01
EXPENSE MANAGEMENTCompanies have put a lot of effort these last few years into reducing their telecommunication costs, and they have invested heavily in tools to help them do it, such as telecom expense management solutions.But while those efforts have met with success, and businesses now generally have a good handle...
Digital Fairway Corporation: New Research Shows Enterprises Deploying Telecom Order and Inventory Software Before Network Transitions Are More Likely to Succeed; Aberdeen Report Finds These Best-In-Class Organizations Typically Complete Their Network Tran
- 2007-06-05
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jun 5, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Digital Fairway Corp. (www.digitalfairway.com), a leading developer of software solutions that help enterprises simplify management of their telecommunications infrastructures, announces the a TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jun 5, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Digital Fairway Corp. (www.digitalfairway.com), a...
Technology Increases Gains From Sourcing
- 2007-05-11
In the new benchmark report, "The Conundrum of Managing International Telecom Expenses," Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), found Best-in-Class organizations are two times more likely to monitor their realized cost reduction savings on a monthly basis than all the others. This report highlights areas how Best-in-Class performers are...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Stephen Gold | President |
| Andrew Boyd PhD | Chief Research Officer |
| Bill Malik | CIO & Vice President |
| David Southwick | Chief Operating Officer |
| Ted Owens | CFO & Senior Vice President |
| Chris Jones | Senior Vice President, Res |
| Stanley D. Elbaum | Senior Vice President, Research |
| Tim Minahan | Senior Vice President, Supply Chain |
| Beth Enslow | Vice President, Res |
| Brian S. Sommer | Vice President, Field Res Services |
| Chris Selland | Vice President, Res |
| James P. Hurley | Vice President |
| Jane Biddle | Vice President |
| Marc J Gucciardi | Vice President of Finance |
| Mark W. Vigoroso | Vice President, Sales |
| Richard Waugh | Vice President, Supply Management |
| Hugh Young | Managing Director |
| Robert Keith | Managing Partner, Tl Ventures |
| Christa Degnan | Research Director, Supply Chain |
| Craig Chin | Director, Research |
| Jack McAvoy | Research Director, Strategic Service Management Research Practice |
| James L. Polak | Director, Purchasing |
| Jeff Pikulik | Director, Research |
| Johnathon Baker | Director, Supply Chain |
| Katherine Jones | Research Director |
| William Guttman | Director, Cylab, Carnegie Mellon University |
| Jamie Siler | Manager, HR |
| Randy Salzman | |
| Michael Fitzgerald | Investor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Jean Tempel | Board Director |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Chief Research Officer | Current |
| Barnes & Noble, Inc. | Vice President, Technology & Operations, Enews, B&N | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | CIO & Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | CFO & Senior Vice President | Current |
As Executive Vice President, Solutions & Services, Chris Jones is primarily responsible for product development, and for customer and professional services for Descartes’ solutions. With over 20 years of experience in the supply chain market, Chris has held a variety of senior management positions including: Senior Vice President at The Aberdeen Group's Value Chain Research division, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development for SynQuest and Vice President and Research Director for Enterprise Resource Planning Solutions at The Gartner Group.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Descartes Systems Group, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Solutions & Services | Current |
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Res | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Research | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ariba, Inc. | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Supply Chain | Current |
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | chief services officer | Former |
| Procuri, Inc. | senior vice president | Former |
| Boston College | bachelor's degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Vice President, Res | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Vice President, Field Res Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Vice President, Res | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Vice President of Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Vice President, Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Vice President, Supply Management | Current |
Hugh Young is managing director of Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited, the Aberdeen Group's regional HQ, group head of equities as well as a member of the executive committee responsible for the Aberdeen Group's day-to-day running. He co-founded Singapore-based Aberdeen Asia in 1992, having been recruited in 1985 to manage Asian equities from London. Since then he has built the company into one of the largest managers of such assets globally. Singapore employs over 100 staff, while there are 25 investment managers stationed across the region, with research/investment offices also in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand, over which Hugh is in overall charge. Aberdeen's regional funds have won many awards for performance over the years, including open ended and closed-end funds, although today Aberdeen Asia mainly manages institutional funds. Hugh is a regular commentator for the financial media. His early career included spells at Fidelity International and MGM Assurance. Hugh graduated with a BA (Hons) in politics from Exeter University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Managing Director | Current |
| Aberdeen Asset Management PLC | Managing Director | Current |
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Member | Former |
| Exeter University | Ba (Hons) In Politics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Managing Partner, Tl Ventures | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Research Director, Supply Chain | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Director, Research | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Research Director, Strategic Service Management Research Practice | Current |
| ViryaNet, Ltd. | Vice President, Marketing Programs | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Director, Purchasing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Director, Research | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Director, Supply Chain | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Research Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Director, Cylab, Carnegie Mellon University | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Manager, HR | Current |
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| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tek Elements Inc | Managing Director | Current |
| Giga Information Group | Executive | Former |
| Harvard University | Former | |
| University of Michigan | Bachelor of Arts In Political Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Light Capital | Managing Director | Current |
| The Commonwealth Institute | Director of the United Way | Current |
| Northeastern University | Trustee | Current |
| Connecticut College | Trustee | Current |
| The Commonwealth Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Connecticut College | Board of Directors | Current |
| First Light Capital | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sonesta International Hotels Corporation | Board Member | Current |
| AH Ventures | Member of Advisory Board | Current |
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| Pine Street Inn | Board Member | Current |
| Walnut Venture Associates | Board Member | Current |
| Marathon Technologies Corporation | Board Director | Current |
| Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. | President | Former |
| Boston Inc. | CIO | Former |
| Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Boston Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| TL Ventures | Managing Director | Former |
| First Light Capital | founder | Former |
| Internet Capital Group, Inc. | venture partner | Former |
| First Light Capital | Managing Partner | Former |
| Cambridge Technology Partners | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Cambridge Technology Partners | Director | Former |
| Cambridge Technology Partners | founding investor | Former |
| Northeastern University | Doctorate In Business Administration | Former |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | MS | Former |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | BA In Mathematics | Former |
| Connecticut College | BA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Capital Ventures | Co-Founder | Current |
| Pactolus | Board of Directors | Current |
| BuyerZone.com | Board Member | Current |
| Aberdeen Group, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Palmer and Partners | General Partner | Former |
| Commonwealth Capital Ventures | Managing General Partner | Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation | NA | Former |
| Cerulean Technology, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Universal Electronics, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Extraprise Group Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Gensym Corporation | Investor | Former |
| Quallaby Corporation | Investor | Former |
| Banyan Systems | Investor | Former |
| Centra Software, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Stratus Computer, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Amherst College | graduate | Former |
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Aberdeen Leads the Market as the First Research Firm to Offer Reports on Amazon's Kindle
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