Managed Services Utility-Based Asset Pricing Capital Investment Support
Financed Transactions (Deferred Payment Plans)
When budgets are cut and continuing resolutions limit procurement flexibility, a Four Inc.- structured deferred payment plan can enable your organization to continue operations and acquire assets by structuring a customized plan to make payments over time by using operational or capital funds. These transactions also enable vendor partners to “close the deal” when funds are limited and provides a rate of return to our investors.
The terms and conditions for financed transactions differ depending on the type of customer organization. Four Inc. has contractual expertise in performing financed transactions for large and small enterprises in both the public and private sectors
Our deferred payment plans enable “everyone to win.” This success is the basis of the FOUR Inc. name; enabling all "four" parties to benefit in a procurement transaction, when they would normally be constrained from doing so.
Our work has involved a number of different asset types:
On-Demand Solutions
The historical approach to IT acquisition is to procure enterprise licenses or hardware for however many users require the technology. In doing so,the customer owns those licenses, or assets, forever. Four Inc. has developed a Software-As-A Service (SaaS) offering in which the customer may utilize licenses and pay for only those that are in use. And unlike the historical approach, that usage can go up or down as the customer desires.
Cloud-Computing
Four Inc. provides software hosting for those organizations that do not see the need to host applications on their own networks, nor want to make the investment in capital intensive infrastructure. This results in considerable savings for customers and enables them to pay for usage on a monthly basis and for only what they utilize. FOUR is proud to be among the first companies to respond to the President's call for heightened utilization of Cloud Computing.
Managed Services
Organizations commit to numerous contracts to deliver IT services. Typically, these contracts are funded separately, little collaboration takes place in the procurement process, and third party relationships are not coordinated across the enterprise. This approach provides minimal economies of scale and causes valuable IT resources to duplicate efforts, while also potentially log jamming the contracting office with multiple requests.
Four Inc. structures manage service agreements whereby organizations have the ability to fund several IT services through one contract. We can provide expert guidance and recommendations to assist managers to identify which IT areas would most benefit from this type of solution. Our manage service contracts enable IT resources, personnel, and contracting offices to be nimble and fast-responding to other mission tasks, while generating millions of dollars in return on investment for the organization.
Utility-Based Asset Pricing
It is often difficult for customers to account for changes in volume and usage requirements when acquiring certain IT assets. Utility based asset pricing enables customers to dial up or dial down usage needs while keeping payment streams predictable. Four Inc. has facilitated a number of flexible utility based asset pricing arrangements for customers that enable them to manage their dynamic changing environment, while not limiting fiscal normalcy.
Capital Investment Support
Four Inc. has strong strategic partnerships with a number of financial institutions. We have secured funding at competitive rates for large and small transactions. If you are a reseller, vendor, or funding intermediary, call us to discuss your possible funding needs – we can help you.