Nucleus Research Offers Solution to META Customers Caught in Void from Gartner Acquisition; Nucleus Research Seizes Opportunity to Capture META Group Clients by Offering Complement to Gartner

Business Wire, July 26, 2005

WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Nucleus Research, a global provider of IT research and advisory services, announced today it is offering META Group clients free research services through the end of 2005. This offer is a response to the demand from META Group clients that need advice from another leading research firm now that META is no longer available as an alternative to Gartner.

Two of the three leading IT research firms, Nucleus Research and Forrester Research are both taking advantage of the continued market research consolidation to attract new clients. Nucleus Research brings an attractive alternative for META Group customers, who can now subscribe to Nucleus' Tech Advisor service for 2006 and receive complimentary full service benefits throughout 2005. This unique offering includes continuous technology research and analysis, unlimited hotline support, ROI case studies, benchmark studies, vendor scorecards, ROI tools and reports, as well as project support. For more information on Nucleus Research's Tech Advisory service, visit www.nucleusresearch.com/services.html.> "Frankly, many META clients are very upset about losing yet another independent voice in IT research," said Ian Campbell, CEO of Nucleus Research. "We are offering an alternative, investigative, approach to IT research based on case studies that examine real-world deployments."

Of the leading industry IT analyst firms, Nucleus Research differentiates itself from Gartner and Forrester by delivering investigative analysis based on the results from ROI case studies of actual technology deployments, which serves to complement the analyst opinions from those other firms. The company maintains rigid standards in order to ensure the validity of its research, resulting in independent, unbiased, and certified ROI information. Its quantitative-oriented research provides a balance for technology users working with traditional IT research firms.

About Nucleus Research

Nucleus Research is a global provider of IT advisory and research services that provides CFOs, CIOs and their staffs with the real-world information they need to maximize the business returns from their technology investments. Its analysts blend financial analysis and case-based investigations with comprehensive technology expertise to deliver factual return-on-investment (ROI) data to organizations worldwide. The company uses an uncompromising set of processes and tools to evaluate the financial return on IT assets and is the only firm to gain certification by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. Nucleus Research has analyst experts across the entire enterprise software and hardware space and provides clients with ongoing advice to help with both short-term technology decisions and long-term strategic plans. For more information, visit www.nucleusresearch.com.