Devant Eliminates Expensive Legal Overhead And Protects IPR At System Mechanics

Devant Eliminates Expensive Legal Overhead And Protects IPR At System Mechanics

• Devant’s commercial services support profitable business expansion

London, 17th July, 2007 – Devant, (www.devant.co.uk) a specialist in commercial contract services encompassing creation, negotiation and implementation of commercially sound contracts for European businesses, announced today Systems Mechanics, specialists in the field of Telecommunications Network and Service Management has eliminated the need for full time legal resources.

System Mechanics has a rapidly growing base of multinational clients in EMEA, USA and Asia Pacific. The increasing need to engage with clients, partners and resellers has led the company to change the way in which it manages contractual negotiations.

“We are working with larger customers and the scope of work is quite different. We knew that we could potentially open ourselves up to commercial risks, particularly with demanding multinational customers. That is why we looked for help and we now work with Devant to fulfill our contractual and negotiation needs,” said Rob Green, Managing Director, Systems Mechanics.

Systems Mechanics’ solutions can be customized to fit individual requirements with a customization element in each sale. Devant advised on licensing policy so that customizations are licensed to the customer, with IPR remaining with Systems Mechanics. This protects future revenue streams as the company can sell the same underlying technology to other organizations, whilst simplifying support and maintenance delivery for the customer.

Green commented “Devant has helped us manage key changes in our business and laid a solid foundation for the company to grow commercially, whilst avoiding the need to employ a full time commercial manager. I would definitely recommend the services of Devant, particularly to those companies where there is not a requirement for a full time legal resource. Their knowledge and understanding of our business and the challenges that we face as an expanding company, has been an essential ingredient in managing our profitable growth” concluded Green.

“Managing commercial relationships is critical to the success and profitable growth of any business. Companies that are experiencing growth often overlook this key aspect of their expansion as they don’t realize that there are effective alternatives to expensive lawyers who don’t have the business understanding or experience in working with growing companies,” said Tiffany Kemp, founder and managing director of Devant.

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About Devant

Devant Limited is a UK based company, established in 2003 to provide Contractual and Commercial Management services. Devant services enable clients to create, negotiate and implement contracts that reflect how companies sell, deliver and support their products and services as well as how they manage their commercial partnership/reseller or distributor relationships.

In addition to their consultancy practice, Devant also offers training for executives, sales teams, legal and commercial contract specialists in all aspects of contract negotiation and completion. For more information, please visit www.devant.co.uk