DCV Partners With R3D: R3D Consulting Offers its Clients DCV's INVE$TFOLIO(C) Solution for Managing Their Project Portfolios

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - July 12, 2011) - Montreal firm DCV & Associates, a leader in corporate performance management solutions, has entered into a partnership with the Quebec Division of management and information technology company R3D Consulting. This alliance will allow R3D to use the INVE$TFOLIO^© Suite for its investment portfolios management, projects, programs and contracts management, and it will be the integrator of DCV's investment project management solution INVE$TFOLIO^© for an initial period of two years. With this partnership, the two companies will work closely together to help R3D's clients take full advantage of this state-of-the-art solution.

INVE$TFOLIO^© is a software solution used to optimize the process of planning, selecting and prioritizing investment projects within an organization. Developed by DCV and marketed for three years, the solution allows users to consider and analyze the many factors that affect the issues, objectives, profitability and monitoring of the various projects of an organization. By ensuring that these are optimally selected and managed, INVE$TFOLIO^© makes it possible to harmonize a company's investment portfolio with its business strategies and governance objectives, while at the same time achieving savings in the order of 5% to 20% of total investments. In addition, INVE$TFOLIO^© is available in software as a service (SaaS) mode, making the solution easy to implement and very affordable.

"This partnership adds undeniable value to our investment portfolios, projects, programs and contract management service," said Claude Levasseur, Executive Vice-President, Quebec Division, R3D Consulting. Among other benefits for our clients, the INVE$TFOLIO^© suite will greatly assist government organizations in the implementation of the processes required under the new Bill 133 on governance and management of information resources. INVE$TFOLIO^© will also be very useful internally for optimizing the management of our own projects."

"We are very pleased to be partnering with a well-established, competent company like R3D," said Christian Vaillancourt, Senior Partner and CEO of DCV & Associates. Together, we will be able to help more organizations take advantage of a technology that is essential for proven governance."

About DCV & Associates

DCV & Associates Inc. specializes in the development of software and expert systems, specifically in the field of investment project management. The firm offers consulting services in the areas of project management, strategic planning, business plan development and optimization of business processes and budgeting. Its products and services are designed for medium-sized and large companies in a variety of sectors, including manufacturing, finance and insurance, real estate, public administration, public services and retail. In 2008, DCV made a shift toward products to meet the needs expressed by its clients to develop a more rigorous management framework, allowing them to make the right choices and monitor their investment projects. Its flagship product in this area is the INVE$TFOLIO^© solution, which includes five specialized, fully integrated modules and helps organizations to optimize the evaluation, selection and management of all their potential projects. Efforts made in recent years to educate business managers on portfolios management practices – in the context of the socio-economic transformations that are occurring around the globe – are very much in line with the concept of management advocated by INVE$TFOLIO^©. For more information: www.dcva.ca.

About R3D Consulting

Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, R3D Consulting Inc. provides consulting services in management and information technology. What makes it stand out is the way in which it matches business services with technology services. R3D Consulting Inc. brings its expertise in projects management, business consulting, architecture and information technology to four major sectors: the public sector, finance and insurance, manufacturing, and distribution and services. R3D Consulting Inc. has over 400 professionals in six offices in Canada, the United States, France and Mexico. It is headquartered in Montreal. For more information: www.r3d.com.