Founded in 1988, STAFF&LINE is a pioneer in the development of information technology (IT) asset management solutions. The company's specialized and innovative solutions address the growing demand for tools that assist in decision-making and strategic management of IT system resources.
STAFF&LINE is unique in that it has developed a complete range of application software and ASP solutions that meet the IT asset management needs of companies of all sizes, whether small businesses or large enterprises. The key factors in STAFF&LINE's success are its experience and positioning, business models, clients, partners and an international presence. The key factors in STAFF&LINE's growth and continued success are: Unique expertise and positioning in the IT Asset Management market
Based upon long-standing asset taxation laws, the French market is arguably the world's most mature market for asset management technology. Based upon the needs of this market, STAFF&LINE has designed and honed its technology and over the years has developed unique expertise in IT Asset Management. The company's world-class technology has been designed towards implementing simple, dynamic and interoperable solutions that integrate all organizational, technical and strategic aspects of IT Asset Management. Based upon its success in the French enterprise market, STAFF&LINE has adapted its organization and technology to address the needs of an enormous global market of small and medium sized companies that have previously been untapped. The traditional IT Asset Management market has historically encompassed large enterprises and after rapidly expanding in 1999 (after the Y2K challenges were addressed) is estimated to be worth 8.6 billion Euros by 2003. However, the largely untapped IT asset management market for small and medium sized businesses is expected to have even more potential for growth and is estimated to be worth 3.9 billion Euros.
Current product offerings from STAFF&LINE competitors focus primarily on the large enterprise market. It is becoming increasingly apparent, however that smaller organizations have an even more urgent need to manage IT assets in order to establish or reinforce international competitiveness. Based upon the market growth estimates and its competitive differentiators, STAFF&LINE has developed a clear strategic focus on addressing the needs of the small and mid-size (SMB) market segment.
The innovative adaptation of two business models (IT asset management software publisher and on-line application service provider: ASP)
STAFF&LINE combines two business models: traditional software publishing and innovative ASP. STAFF&LINE was the first in the industry to launch an online, automatic PC inventory service through its ASP organization easyvista.com, and which is the first structured product of this type in the IT Asset Management sector. By pioneering new approaches to asset management and by leveraging years of experience as an ISV, STAFF&LINE provides complete and unique solutions for large enterprises and for the SMB market using a combination of traditional products and services based on Web technology. STAFF&LINE's low-cost, automated online PC Inventory Service (available through its easyvista.com site) generates a complete hardware and software inventory of all networked PCs. Every month, members receive inventory data sent from the STAFF&LINE production facility, in one of two service levels. A free service provides aggregate data reports on all inventoried PCs. A low-cost premium service provides complete PC-by-PC hardware and software data. STAFF&LINE therefore obtains revenue from conventional software licences as well as revenue from the Internet through the premium level of the PC Inventory Service.
Solid European client references in banking, large scale retailing, public administration and media.
STAFF&LINE has client-acknowledged business expertise in fields such as:
Public administration, including:
- French Ministry of Justice
- French Ministry of Culture
- French Parliament
- French Senate, Auditing Court
- French Presidency of the Republic, as well as the Council of Europe
- City of Paris
- Mˇtˇo France weather service and Acoss-URSSAF social security organization
Banking, including:
- la Compagnie Financi¸re Edmond de Rothschild
- Groupama
- Credit Agricole national headquarters
- CDC Asset Management
- Crˇdit du Nord
Retailing and industry, including:Media, including:
- Decathlon
- Air Liquide
- Moet Hennessy
- Kodak
- Matra Nortel Communication
- Royal Canin
- Tefal
- Monoprix
- Bertelsmann (Belgium)
- Edipresse (Switzerland)
- France 2
- Noos
- NRJ
- Vivendi
- Nortel GSM Networks
Top-ranking strategic partnerships: In addition to partnerships with resellers, STAFF&LINE has built strategic partnerships that enable an increase in brand awareness and serve to expand its prospect base, all with the aim of accelerating international growth. Major partners include Microsoft France and IBM Global Services.
Following its success in France, STAFF&LINE started operations in the United States in 1999 by opening an office in Boston. The historical IT Asset Management market that initially expanded in France primarily due to the taxes on corporate infrastructures, now extends to the United States given the growing vulnerability of computer infrastructures. The asset management market in the US is growing rapidly, based in part on the ubiquitous nature of the Internet as well as the organizational changes taking place in the corporate world. STAFF&LINE is now strategically located on both sides of the Atlantic and is poised to become a major player in the new global market for IT Asset Management.
