Alinean Relocates to Downtown Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 16, 2006 — Alinean, Inc., an leading software firm that develops products to provide Business Value Selling solutions to major technology vendors, has relocated its headquarters from the Central Florida Research Park to a larger suite of offices in downtown Orlando at 201 S. Orange Ave.

Tom Pisello, CEO of Alinean, said the move was a function of Alinean’s growth. Currently, Alinean serves nine of the world’s 10 largest information technology vendors.

Alinean is a graduate of the UCF Technology Incubator. “With the initial support from the UCF Technology Incubator four years ago, we are now well poised for future growth based on the refinement and validation of our business model.” said Pisello.

Frank Billingsley, Director of the City of Orlando’s Downtown Development Board, stated, “We are delighted that Alinean is growing and prospering in Downtown Orlando.”

Pisello noted several important advantages the new downtown location offers the firm: a larger and more diverse employment center from which to draw leading edge software engineers, local synergies with partners such as banks and professional advisors and ready access to shopping and restaurants.

For more information contact:
Marie Fendt, Alinean Inc., 407-382-0005 ext. 302
Tom O’Neal or Carol Ann Dykes, UCF Technology Incubator, 407-882-0202
Larry Vershel, LV Communications, 407-644-4142

About the UCF Technology Incubator
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Technology Incubator has helped more than 80 emerging technologycompanies create over $175 million in revenue and more than 630 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. As a result of this success, the UCF Technology Incubator was recently named the 2004 Technology Incubator of the Year by the National Business Incubation Association. Headquartered in Research Park near the University, the Incubator is a true collaboration in economic development between UCF, Orange County, the City of Orlando, the Florida High Tech Corridor Council and the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission. For more information, please visit http://www.incubator.ucf.edu.

About Alinean

Alinean develops software and solutions to streamline the B2B selling process with business value selling solutions – using ROI/TCO and business case analysis to prove and improve the value of solutions to prospects and customers. The company’s founding team pioneered the concept of interactive ROI and TCO software in 1994, developing award-winning solutions for leading B2B vendors and consultants. Its research methodologies and software tools are used by analyst firms and consultancies such as IDC and B2B leaders such as Oracle, HP, Dell, SAP, Microsoft, Symantec and IBM, and have helped justify billions of dollars in IT spending and derived value. For more information, visit www.alinean.com or call 407.382.0005.
 

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