Differentis Appoints Peter Keen, Reknown Business Author, as Senior Fellow to Oversee...

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

GUILDFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2001

Differentis, an e-business integration company, has announced the appointment of recognised business author and consultant, Peter Keen, as senior fellow. Mr. Keen will assist in the development

Mr. Keen is a leading authority on the deployment of information technology as a business resource, and has served on the faculties of Harvard, MIT, and Stanford, with visiting positions at Wharton, Oxford, and the London Business School. In 1988, he was named by Information Week as one of the top ten consultants in the information technology field.

A prolific writer, Mr. Keen is the author of many books that have strongly influenced the business-technology dialogue. His most recent publication "From .com to .profit" provides the solid business basics companies need to move from the old era of the .com to the next era of .profit.

Mr. Keen has worked as a consultant and adviser to top managers of international companies that include British Airways, BT, Citibank, Glaxo, IBM, MCI, Unilever and the World Bank. Peter has been pre-eminent amongst the current crop of e-business consultants in identifying key IT trends and issues for today's managers.

Differentis chief executive Ron Mackintosh commented: "Peter brings a wealth of talent and experience to this newly created post within Differentis. His thirty plus years of research into making IT a part of everyday management planning and thinking is very much in line with the logic behind Differentis' creation."

Mr. Keen will be speaking at "Mobilising Europe" -- Differentis' inaugural executive conference on Wednesday, 28 February at The Savoy, London. More details on the conference can be found at www.differentis.com

About Differentis

Founded in July 2000, Differentis is an e-business integrator that designs, builds and integrates complex information technology solutions for large companies. With significant experience in complex IT systems, Differentis combines the best talent with the best technologies to provide value-driven solutions to satisfy a client's e-business demands. Differentis is headquartered in Guildford, Surrey. For more information about Differentis, visit www.differentis.com