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What We Do

Established in 1993, and based in Wellesley, Massachusetts, we are technology acquisition consultants and strategic advisors on enterprise-class information technology and infrastructure. We specialize in large servers (including Mainframes, UNIX, Linux, and Windows); enterprise storage solutions (including SAN, NAS, virtualization, tape, and storage appliances); and enterprise software (applications, database management systems, and middleware). In the last two years, about 70% of our business has been related to storage, storage networks, and storage-related software.

We are independent consultants and do not sell information technology products (hardware, software, etc.). We serve two client sets, to the betterment of both:

Helping mid-sized and large enterprises make the best information technology procurement decisions, in terms of identified business objectives, by focusing on each client's specific situation and critical business requirements

Helping information technology vendors resolve strategic product and marketing issues by better understanding the business needs of the marketplace

The Clipper Group concentrates on critical issues and decisions for information technology buyers, vendors and investors. Our portfolio of services combines technology assessment with business process expertise, specializing in the following:

Investors and investment advisors receive our insight into the marketplace and products of selected high-tech companies.

The Clipper Group's full-time consultants average more than 25 years of experience in solving business issues and technology problems for users and vendors of complex technology. Our capabilities are augmented by a team of staff consultants with significant experience across a broad spectrum of applications and environments.

Note: We do not do Clipper programming and are not associated with the Clipper software product, which is owned by Computer Associates.

Contact The Clipper Group

The Clipper Group's commitment to customer satisfaction is second to none. If you need a down-to-earth consulting firm to help you make the best information technology decisions, please contact Mike Kahn, Managing Director, in strictest confidence:

Or Call 781-235-0085 Ext. 121 (Dial "121" when you hear the automated attendant.)

Directions to The Clipper Group's Office in Wellesley, Mass.

Job Opportunities

The Clipper Group is always looking for talented, self-motivated enterprise systems and solutions analysts and consultants to join the team, either fulltime or parttime. We are an equal opportunity employer.

Be aware that job postings for The Clipper Group on job search web sites, or referrals from them ,are bogus. We do not have any such postings and have not authorized any entity to post such positions.

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However, in April 2002 and again in August 2003, we were alerted that virus-laden email attachments were being falsely distributed from what appear to be valid clipper.com email addresses. These did not come from our company, but were propagated by various viruses circulating around the web. If you receive any unexpected executable attachments from anyone in the clipper.com domain, please delete them immediately. We are sorry for any inconvenience, but clipper email addresses have been extracted from our web pages or domain registrations and have been sold into distribution without our permission. Now several viruses are extracting these addresses from mass-mailers' distribution lists. We know that we did not intiate this mail because it is supposedly being sent from clipper email addresses that exist only to receive mail. Contact webmaster for further information.

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