Information and Communication Technologies

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Before you acquire or invest in technology companies, you need solid technical information to complement the financial picture. Failure to properly assess products, technologies and systems may lead to a Technical Due Diligence Horror Story, resulting in business failures, investment write-offs, unsuccessful mergers, flawed deliverables, missed deadlines, legal troubles, and/or general frustration.

Information and communication technology (ICT) is growing at a phenomenal pace. In just a few years the Internet has become a household word. Interactive traffic management; electronic payments; video-conferencing are but a few manifestations of ICT relevant for business, government and households alike. A virtual society is coming into being, a society where distance will be less of an issue. E-government; E-commerce; E-learning E-health and teleworking are developments that have far-reaching consequences for all segments of society.

CTPD has established an ICT Expertise team to guarantee our clients maximum benefit of the combined ICT knowledge available in the Group. It is the innovative implementation of ICT that makes it possible for experts of all our areas of specialization to work closely together in the frame of our ICT Expertise Centre. Our intricate combination of ICT and sector expertise ensures that we use the best practices in one area to inspire solutions for another area. Our areas of work include the following:

• Websites
• System architecture
• Market research
• Cost-benefit analysis of ICT applications
• Impact assessment
• Policy development
• Financial engineering
• Monitoring and evaluation of policy measures
• Pilot projects and programmes
• Dissemination

The good news is that these problems can be avoided through proper due diligence. The professionals who serve our Information and Communication Technology Practice are adept at this analysis.

• Our Credentials
• What We Can Do For You
• Questions We Will Answer On Your Behalf

Our Credentials

Our Information and Communication Technology Practice professionals have in-depth experience in all areas of the computer and technology industries, including but not limited to extensive due diligence experience with Software Developers Telecommunications Companies Application Service Providers Electronic Commerce Companies Computer Manufacturers Biotechnology Firms Medical Device Manufacturers Web Development Firms Multimedia Companies Systems Integrators Internet Access Providers

What We Can Do For You

We bring the skills, experience, and breadth and depth of knowledge necessary to:

• Look under the covers and determine the real value of underlying technology assets;
• Assess the culture, productivity, management experience and technical depth of target development staff who will play a critical role in determining your future success or failure; and
• Evaluate development methodologies, coding guidelines, quality, infrastructure, security precautions, quality assurance capabilities, and disaster and recovery preparedness.

We will provide answers to important questions, such as:

• Is the product unique in the market or one of many similar products? How easily can the product be replicated?
• Are competitors working on competitive offerings, and, if so, when are they likely to come to market? Are technology trends or developments evolving that may make it extremely difficult for product or technology to succeed?
• Will the technology scale, or will it stop working, or experience serious problems, when transaction levels increase? Have adequate precautions been made concerning security?
• Does the technical architecture allow the product to evolve over time based on market needs or will the next major revision require a complete re-write starting from scratch?
• How much time and money is necessary to meet technical goals?
• Does the target company have the personnel, experience, management and technical capabilities to meet objectives and targeted milestones?