Silversword Awarded IT Contract For New Project Hope Center In Massachusetts

Business Wire, May 10, 2006

NEWTON CENTRE, Mass. -- Silversword, LLC, of Newton Centre, Massachusetts, has been awarded the IT management and maintenance for Project Hope's new four-story community center in Dorchester, MA. The facility will allow Project Hope, a nonprofit organization that works with impoverished families, to expand educational and housing services to better serve those at risk for homelessness.

Ziad Moukheiber, Silversword founder and president, said that the contract was won by placing customer service first. "We put ourselves in their shoes--learned their mission, goals, and finances. Then we looked beyond technical aspects to see how we could help. We applied for technology grants and found ways to cut costs, thus increasing our value."

Silversword is a full-service professional IT consulting firm, specializing in on-site technical computer and network solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses. A Microsoft Certified Partner, Silversword provides IT consulting for companies too small to have their own IT staff. Silversword provides network evaluation, design and implementation as well as scheduled maintenance.

Through a constant emphasis on customer service, Silversword has retained over 90% of its clients and is experiencing rapid growth through referrals.