Press Releases
Thu Dec 18 2008
Technologent received national certification as a Women and/or Minority-owned Business Enterprise Clearinghouse (WMBE) for the Supplier Clearinghouse.
LAKE FOREST, CA, December 18, 2008 — Technologent, a business specializing in technology solutions, received national certification as a Women and/or Minority-owned Business Enterprise Clearinghouse (WMBE) for the Supplier Clearinghouse.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) created the Women Minority Business Enterprise Clearinghouse (WMBE Clearinghouse) to implement guidelines designed to encourage, recruit, and utilize Women and Minority-owned Business Enterprises (WMBEs). All electric, gas, and telephone utility companies with gross annual revenues in excess of $25,000,000 (and their regulated subsidiaries and affiliates) are required to participate in the WMBE Clearinghouse, and to develop and implement programs designed to increase the utilization of WMBEs in their procurement activities. Procurement goals of 5% for women and 15% for minorities were initially established, and later augmented to include a 1.5% goal for disabled veterans.
Technologent is a leading technology integrator providing custom business solutions to Fortune 1000 companies. Lezlie Gallaway, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer of Technologent set a goal to make the lives of her employees and their communities better and more rewarding when she and her husband started the company. With Lezlie at the helm,Technologent is making a big name for itself. The company has experienced tremendous success and growth during her tenure—becoming one of the largest, fastest growing Sun Microsystems resellers in North America.
"I am tremendously pleased and excited about our WMBE certification. As a company whose workforce is over 50% female, this certification validates our hard work and persistence," says Lezlie. "Our WBE certification will play an important role in our overall business strategy and will help us in penetrating strategic accounts who value supplier diversity and procurement."
Lezlie got her start in the technology industry working for different franchises of MicroAge for seven years before becoming one of HP’s leading sales reps for the printer division. She was named one of VARBusiness magazine’s 50 Most Powerful Women of the Channel in 2006 and 2007.
About Technologent
Technologent is a leading national provider of technology infrastructure solutions for Fortune 1000 companies, aiding in bridging the gap between technology infrastructure and business strategy. Technologent serves the complete technology life cycle, including assessment, design, integration, system management, and financing, offering its customers unparalleled expertise, exceptional service, and technology from best-of-breed partners. Technologent’s strong network of provider partners includes Sun Microsystems, Hitachi Data Systems, Microsoft, VMware and others.
Technologent is headquartered in Lake Forest, California. To find out more about Technologent, please visit www.technologent.com.
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