Horizontal Integration News

Business Journal Names Fast 50 Winners

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal on Thursday night unveiled its 2009 ranking of the 50 fastest-growing private companies in Minnesota.

Horizontal Integration was leading the list as the 4th fastest growing company with a growth rate of 299 percent since 2006 and 2008.

The average growth rate of all 50 companies is 116 percent, down from 122.7 percent in 2008. The average growth rate of the top 10 companies is 266 percent, up from 227.6 percent last year.

To read the full story in the Minneapolis St.Paul Business Journal click here .

Horizontal Integration is Named to the INC. 5000 List

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Minnetonka, MN – Horizontal Integration, a technology solutions company specializing in interactive marketing, business management applications, and IT staff augmentation, today announced it has been named to the Inc. 5000, Inc. magazine’s annual listing of the nation’s fastest growing private companies. Horizontal Integration’s rapid, yet controlled revenue growth over the last three years places Horizontal Integration in the top 2 fastest growing IT Services companies in Minnesota, and in the top 150 fastest growing IT Services organizations nationwide.

“It’s a tremendous honor for Horizontal Integration to be recognized for our continued financial performance,” said Sabin Ephrem, CEO of Horizontal Integration. “The fact that Horizontal Integration has been named to the Inc. 5000 list reflects our mission to provide our clients with exceptional technology solutions services and staff that are second to none. Horizontal Integration is well positioned for continued growth and success.”

To see our spot on the list click here

Horizontal Integration is named as a "2009 Best Places to Work" by the Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal.

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Horizontal Integration was honored as a “2009 Best Places to Work” by the Minneapolis St.Paul Business Journal a second year in a row. This award Honors 45 companies in the Twin Cities that go above and beyond the everyday when it comes to offering benefits and building a positive culture for workers.

To qualify, participants had to have an office in the Twin Cities 11-county metro area with 10 employees or more. Minnesota-based companies with offices outside the metro, but with more than 1,000 employees in the state, also were eligible.

Horizontal Integration was ranked the second best place to work in the Twin Cities in the small business category (10-100 full-time employees).

The complete list, along with profiles, employee quotes and interviews with executives, is available in the Aug. 28 issue of the Business Journal, or you can find them online by clicking here .

To see the article in the Minneapolis St.Paul Business Journal in the 2009 Best Places to Work section featuring Horizontal Integration click here .

Horizontal Integration authors article for American Marketing Association

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:45:00 GMT

Check out the success story shared by Jeremy Langevin and Ted Johnson at Horizontal Integration on "How to Navigate Career Success in a Hostile Economy".

Service Brands International selects Horizontal Integration to implement an Enterprise Content Management System

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Service Brands International has chosen Horizontal Integration to deliver an end-to-end Content Management System that will allow Service Brands International employees and franchisees with a single tool to mange all web content.

Horizontal Integration was also selected to assist Service Brands International with the technical development of their redesigned Molly Maid and Mr.Handyman brand websites.

"Horizontal Integration’s premium partnership with Sitecore, a best-of-breed WCM solution, coupled with their history of successful web redesign projects, led Service Brand International’s choice of a strategic Web solutions partner” says Eric N., Director of Information Technology at Service Brands International.

About Horizontal Integration: Horizontal Integration is a web solutions firm focused on delivering exceptional online experiences for their clients. With a portfolio of services that address the entire web development lifecycle from usability review and recommendations, user experience & creative design, web development to content management and ecommerce system implementation they offer enduring strategic solutions that anticipate rather than merely react.

About Service Brands International: Service Brands International is a privately held, multi-concept franchise system with worldwide headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Their portfolio of home-services brands includes category leaders Molly Maid, Mr. Handyman,1-800-DryClean, and ProTect Painters.

General Mills Selects Horizontal Integration as a Preferred IT Staffing Vendor

Fri, 29 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Horizontal Integration has been selected as a preferred vendor for General Mills IS Staff Augmentation for the period beginning June 1, 2009 and ending May 31, 2012.

UnitedHealth Group launches new careers & recruiting web site

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Horizontal Integration announces the launch of UnitedHealth Group’s next generation careers and recruiting web site. Based on extensive research into best practices on recruiting online and current technology trends the new revamped recruiting site delivers a compelling web experience powered by best in class technologies. The new site is created to help UnitedHealth Group attract and retain the best talent in the market place and continue to position UnitedHealth Group as a preferred employer. Horizontal Integration successfully managed the experience design, development, CMS selection and launch of the new careers and recruiting web site and a diversity web site on time and budget

The new web sites can be viewed at http://careers.unitedhealthgroup.com

Horizontal Integration Anounces its Move to a New Office

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Horizontal Integration has moved into its new headquarters to the Gateway Financial Center in Minnetonka, MN located at 9800 Bren Road East.

The company is moving from its offices in Edina Minnesota.

The build out at the new offices were completed by RAK Construction and the building is owned and managed by the JLT Group.

United Health Group launches internal customer care application with Horizontal Integration

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Horizontal Integration successfully designed and launched a next generation web based call center application to support the United Health Group customer care team. The application is hosted with Horizontal Integration and supports over 1500 call center agents worldwide for managing and tracking customer calls.

R.H. Donnelly Launches New Recycling Web Site in Support of their Recycle Dex Program

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Horizontal Integration announces the launch of R.H. Donnelly’s next generation recycling web site. The recycling web site is a resource for finding recycling options in your area for outdated directories and facts about the positive impact of recycling. As part of their commitment to promoting environmentally-conscious practices, Recycle Dex provides, in one location, the resources environmentally conscious consumers need. Visit the website at www.dexknows.com/recycle.

Horizontal Integration is named "Best Places to Work" by the Minneapolis St.Paul Business Journal

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Horizontal Integration is named as a "2008 Best Places to Work" by the Minneapolis St.Paul Business Journal.

To read the full article click here.

RH Donnelly launches first of a series of web sites with Horizontal Integration to Promote the Recycling of Dex Phone Directories

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Horizontal Integration announces the launch of RH Donnelly’s new recycling online resource. The site serves as a central resource for promoting recycling and limiting wasteage of paper by allowing consumers nationally to select the number of directories and the different types of phone directories they would like to receive. Not only does the web site help consumers get what they want but also protects the environment by reducing waste of paper and helps R.H. Donnelly cut costs by not overprinting directories that ultimately go unused. The new web site can be viewed at www.selectyourdex.com.

Horizontal Integration re-launches company website on Sitecore's Crestone platform

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:39:00 GMT

Horizontal Integration is excited to announce the re-launching of it's company website on the next version of Sitecore's Content Management System (CMS) software version 6.0 (Crestone). Sitecore finished the Crestone beta program at the end of June 2008 and announced plans that it would begin shipping its new CMS platform at the beginning of July 2008. Horizontal Integration along with a select group of customers were choosen to participate in the rollout of the beta versions of Crestone.

The Horizontal Integration development has gained considerable knowledge on Sitecore's next generation CMS software and decided to be the first to deploy an actual working website on top of Crestone. Our content writer has given favorable feedback on the new inline editing capabilities and timesaving features of Crestone.

Minnesota Business Magazine names Horizontal Integration an Emerging Company

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:00:00 GMT

As featured in the Minnesota Business magazine - March 2008 Edition
By Elizabeth Millard

Horizontal Integration creates a diverse yet fused trio of services to help clients make the most of the IT and business blend.

Investors know that to achieve long-term growth, stability, and success, they should diversify their portfolios. For Edina-based Horizontal Integration, they believe the same principle applies to their service offerings and operations.

Combining interactive marketing with enterprise business application development and staffing services, the firm is a consulting shop with increasing clout. Not only can clients understand how technology is affecting their business, they can also benefit from software application development, and a pool of IT-savvy and business-sharp candidates that can continue honing strategies after Horizontal Integration’s engagement. The fusion is a crucial one in the current corporate environment, where mission-critical applications don’t just hold data in a static form, but also act as dynamic drivers of customer retention, marketing strategy, sales efforts, and business goal creation. Executives may still be the drivers of overall operation, but applications that can bring data together and supply a holistic..........

To see the full article click here.

Federal Reserve Bank launches its new web presence

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Horizontal Integration announces the launch of www.frbservices.org. The Federal Reserve Bank, the central bank of the United States of America was founded in 1913 to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system. In addition to its role in monetary policy and banking supervision in the US, each Federal Reserve Bank acts as a bank for the banks and as a fiscal agent or bank for the federal government.

Horizontal Integration successfully managed the re-design, development and delivered another on-time and on budget launch of the new website for the Federal Reserve Bank.

Uponor Launches its new Web presence

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Horizontal Integration announces the launch of www.uponor-usa.com. Uponor, formerly know as Wirsbo, is a billion dollar manufacturer and supplier of plumbing, heating and fire safety systems for residential and commercial applications with operations in more than 20 countries throughout the world.

Horizontal Integration successfully managed the design, development and delivered another on-time and on budget launch of the new look and feel for www.uponor-usa.com. The site was developed from scratch on the Microsoft .Net platform running in a VMware virtual environment utilizing an Oracle database backed and managed by an enterprise content management solution from Sitecore.