New Zealand IT Consultancy Sponsors MIT Sloan Research

New Zealand IT Consultancy Sponsors MIT Sloan Research

Equinox Limited has become the first New Zealand-owned company to sponsor the MIT Sloan Center for Information Systems Research (CISR). The sponsorship agreement follows an Equinox hosted visit to New Zealand in February by MIT CISR Chairman Peter Weill and Research Scientist Peter Reynolds to run training and client events.

MIT CISR undertakes practical research internationally to identify how successful organisations leverage their digital platforms to thrive in an ever changing economy. As an MIT CISR sponsor, Equinox has access to all of MIT CISR’s research findings, resources, case-studies and benchmarks and will use this information to provide better advice to customers, according to Equinox Consulting Director Julian Downs.

“Equinox advises key Government and corporate organisations on their critical IT decisions, and now that we have a relationship with MIT CISR, we will support this advice with current, high quality international evidence of what works and what doesn’t” says Downs. “This will provide a ripple effect of benefits as New Zealand organisations become more IT savvy and successful at leveraging their digital platforms.”

“Equinox IT and MIT CISR are an excellent match” says Downs. “We have always been strongly pragmatic in the way we assist customers with their IT problems. While MIT is an academic institution, the CISR take a very industry-based research approach, meaning their findings and observations are highly relevant to the situations our customers face.”

About the MIT Sloan Center for Information Systems Research
As part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, the Center for Information Systems Research (CISR) conducts research and disseminates findings on issues relating to the management and use of information technology in complex organisations. The center has a mission to help executives address the IT-related challenges of leading increasing dynamic, global, and information-sensitive organisations. Find out more about the MIT CISR at http://cisr.mit.edu/.

About Equinox Limited
Equinox Limited is a New Zealand owned company providing expert, independent IT consulting, software development and training since 1995. Equinox has offices in both Wellington and Auckland, with an experienced team of 40+ senior and principal consultants and technical specialists. Find out more about Equinox at www.equinox.co.nz

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