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INSPIREDTHINKINGProven Experience.

Our ClientsHow Starpoint Can Help Your Business

Chris Tobin

Regional Sales Director

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Since 1982, Starpoint Solutions

has been a trusted source of

human capital and solutions

to help our clients achieve and

exceed their business goals.

Corporate Mission

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Corporate Highlights

Solid company Founded in 1982 Privately held Headquartered in New York City, 10 offices nationwide Experienced management team

Fortune 500 customer base; 75% repeat business

Recognized industry innovator Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 & Fast 500 VARBusiness VAR of the Year for Custom Systems VARBusiness 500: 7 consecutive years Crain’s NY Largest Software Companies: 8 consecutive years Inc. 500 Hall of Fame: 5 consecutive years International Association of Web Masters & Designers Golden Web Award

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Starpoint Offices

Ten offices nationwide plus offshore development centers in Moscow and Kiev

New York City Headquarters Long Island, NY Boston, MA Stamford, CT Iselin, NJ Philadelphia, PA Bensalem, PA Chicago, IL Dallas, TX Washington, DC

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Online benefits application

A Decade of Success

Online travel reservation system

Vendor management & staffing

Application development & staffing

Web-enabled financial planning tools

Ariba time & expense implementation

iForge site builder & HomeAgain portal

PeopleSoft, Siebel, Lawson implementation

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New stock records matching product

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Staff augmentation

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Human CapitalIT

FinanceAccounting

CommunicationsManagement

Starpoint’s Flexible Offerings

Consulting Right to Hire Contingency

Committed Search

Package Selection/Assessments Implementations

Project Augmentation Upgrades

SOX Compliance

Onsite Offsite Offshore

ProfessionalDevelopment

Application DevelopmentNetwork

InfrastructureSecurity Audits

Enterprise SoftwareSAP

OraclePeopleSoftJD Edwards

SiebelApprova

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Starpoint’s Resource Qualification Process

We provide higher-caliber, qualified resources

Starpoint employs a three-tier screening methodology for hiring employees for a client’s team or our team for screening our resources for client projects and project augmentation

Step 1: Trained from a functional and technical perspective, our resource managers source, screen and interview initial candidates. Approved candidates are then forwarded

Step 2: Starpoint functional and technical managers validate skills and confirm candidates’ hands-on experience

Step 3: Starpoint CTO and practice director conduct final interviews to approve or reject the candidate

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Technology Staffing

Nationwide network of senior technical recruiters

Proven, automated process for expediting hiring

Project augmentation, team staffing, and right-to-hire

Executive search: CIO, CTO, VP of IT openings

Full understanding of client’s goals Technology SMEs meet with client’s technology

managers to understand in detail the project and position requirements

Help clients develop the position requirements from which to recruit

Technical screening and verification process Technical interviews and assessments with Starpoint’s

Professional Development Services staff prior to submitting candidates to clients

Staff augmentation


Staff augmentation

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Technology Staffing

Starpoint is on the preferred vendor lists of major companies

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Centralized Vendor Management Office

Centrally managed program with a dedicated, onsite Recruiting Manager

Enables you to focus on core business issues and grow revenue

Delivers highly qualified permanent and contract technology professionals — in a shorter timeframe

Offers cost savings — hard and soft dollars

Leverages Starpoint’s extensive experience managing the recruiting process — with no administrative cost

Integrates Starpoint’s processes with your current processes



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Finance and Accounting Staffing

A complete range of staffing services for Finance, Accounting, and Banking services

Onsite management services

Executive search

Project augmentation Restatement activities SOX Consulting Full-time

Investment operations Derivatives, fixed income, portfolio management

Three-tier screening and verification process Subject matter experts conduct interviews and assessments prior to submitting candidates to clients

Staff augmentation

Staff augmentation

Staff augmentation

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Professional Development Services

End-to-end solution offerings

Custom application development Business domain expertise, business process redesign User-centric information architecture and user interface Custom application architecture, existing frameworks, portal technologies

Specific focus on highly client-interactive projects, taking the time to know our clients

Application maintenance and support Provide teams to do on-going enhancements Clients can work directly with Moscow or through a Starpoint provided on-site technical coordinator

Custom portal

iForge site builder & TEMODAR Web site

New stock records matching product

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Flexible delivery models

Outsourced Team located at Starpoint US and/or client sites, plus at Starpoint facilities in Moscow and Kiev

US engagement team consists of Project Manager, Business Analyst, Information Architects, Application Architect and Development Lead

Entire team can be US-based at our NY Development Center

Project augmentation Team located at client site with governance and advice from Starpoint management as appropriate

Position requirements are created by Starpoint management with a team orientation after reviewing client goals

Uses Starpoint’s resources screening system, where client typically does final interviews

Stock option product & real estate portal

Extranet & digital asset library

Application framework

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Talented Moscow & Kiev based employees

Starpoint employees Located in Starpoint-leased facilities Established for eight years

Highly skilled computer scientists with focus on scientific and mathematical analysis

Proven staff structure Senior resources educated and practically trained working for corporations, military and space clients

On-going intern program to augment senior staff Intern program produces Doctoral and Masters graduates from two facilities (where our facilities are located):

Moscow Physics and Technology Institute (the “MIT” of Russia)

Institute of Cybernetics (largest Computer Science research center)

Online reservation system

Portal development

Web financial tools

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Proven iterative methodology

Starpoint follows a modified version of the Rational Unified Process (RUP), right-sized for each client project

Focus on short, iterative deliverable cycles for higher levels of client interaction

Common, integrated set of disciplines and procedures that link all components of a project

Strong governance and change management

Tight documentation control, tailored for each client project

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Key areas of technical competency

Platforms/portal technologies Java (J2EE): Sun Certified Java Center Microsoft .Net Framework with Enterprise Web Services WebLogic: BEA Integration Partner WebSphere: IBM Advanced Partner

Data/database Architecture Design and modeling Database analysis, development, and migration

Algorithmic design, analytics design, mathematical modeling

Middleware design, development, and implementation TIBCO MQ Series JMS

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Areas of expertise

ERP:

CRM:

SOX Compliance:

Enterprise Software Services

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Service offerings

Project augmentation Contract, consultants, staffing: Full-time, and right-to-hire

Consulting services Product evaluations, assessments, analysis (fit gap) Business case, discovery, PMO

Project-based services Implementations, upgrades

Software evaluations and recommendations

Assessments Fit gap Business case Discoveries Onsite functional training and support

Implementation & upgrade: PeopleSoft

Implementations: PeopleSoft, SAP, Siebel

Staff augmentation:SAP

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Strategic service offerings

Emerging markets PeopleSoft Financials and HCM for companies of less than $500m

Reseller of PeopleSoft Financials and HCM for companies of less than $100m

SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) Control & Compliance Practice Certified software partners with Approva and Security Weaver

Implementation: Oracle

Upgrade: JDE

Upgrade: SAP

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Procedure manuals User training Conference room pilot User acceptance testing Cutover planning Post implementation/support

Project management/methodologies Business process analysis Technical installation process

of enterprise software Application configuration Integration & modifications Data conversion


Upgrade and implementation skills

Functional and technical expertise

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Starpoint Communications

New VOiP security product

Staff augmentation

Staff augmentation

Senior communications executives with more than 20 years of business and technology experience

Focused on creating a competitive advantage for our customers through communications technology and services:

Integrated communications services: voice, data, video Communications technology: mobility, broadband, IP Operational productivity gains: engineering, ordering, monitoring, billing

Integrated with the existing capabilities of Starpoint Solutions Integration/application development/off-shoring Staffing – technology, financial, executive Enterprise solutions

Integrated with partner products Security assessments, telecom cost management

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Business development

Senior executive level business development to match business needs with the right technology

Quantitative analysis to make sure the technology solution makes business sense for your company

Architecture, requirements, vendor selection

World class technology, business and executive staffing

Experienced implementation and project management with a track record for delivering technology solutions

Communication challenges

How can my company gain advantage from the latest communications technologies?

What’s the business value of implementing a communications technology solution

How do I make the right technology choices

Where will I find the right expertise to ensure success

How do I manage quality in a cost effective manner?

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Telecom cost management (TCM) solution

Automates provisioning and service change processes in a single platform

Reduces or eliminates ordering and provisioning errors

Introduces and enforces consistency in ordering/provisioning

Creates and maintains accurate inventory of all working products and services

Facilitate reporting and reconciliation of vendor involves

Link with external systems for additional automation

Does all this in the context of your processes, vendors, services, contracts, locations, staff, etc.

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Implementation services – two effective delivery approaches

Outsourced Team located at Starpoint US and/or client sites, plus at Starpoint facilities in Moscow and Kiev

US engagement team consists of Project Manager, Business Analyst, Information Architects, Application Architect and Development Lead

Entire team can be US-based at our NY Development Center

Project augmentation Team located at client site with governance and advice from Starpoint management as appropriate

Position requirements are created by Starpoint management with a team orientation after reviewing client goals

Uses Starpoint’s resources screening system, where client typically does final interviews

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Why Select Starpoint

Project experience, expertise and practice-based resources Support our consultants Serve as trusted advisors to our clients

Tried and proven three-tier resource screening process

Ample supply of consultants that are known entities

Project, project augmentation, consulting services and full-time placement services are driven by our clients’ desire to engage

Strategic partnerships

Starpoint value Quality resources, ability to complete the work in a shorter period of time, and competitive pricing equals the most cost-effective solution and highest value for our clients

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