Ovum makes good on its commitment to the Canberra market

Melbourne, 29th January 2010. Following the opening of its Canberra office last year, Research and Advisory Services firm Ovum has strengthened its government presence with the appointment of Kevin Noonan to the role of Research Director, Public Sector.

Noonan is a well known industry figure with a substantial track record in public sector IT management. His government background spans more than 28 years. Over this time he worked in more than six government agencies and held a variety of senior government roles. Since leaving government, he has become a widely reported government analyst, working closely with more than half the top 100 government ICT suppliers.

“This is a significant step forward for Ovum in this region”, said Dr Steve Hodgkinson, regional head of Ovum’s public sector research. “We are pleased to have somebody of Kevin’s caliber and experience joining the team. He is well positioned with a wealth of experience spanning both government and industry. “

“Our aim is to provide our clients with locally relevant, world class, research-based advice. We do this by advisory engagements and research published on the Ovum Knowledge Centre”, Hodgkinson said. “We pride ourselves on responding to the decision support needs of our clients with practical and actionable advice – backed up by the breadth and depth of Ovum’s global analyst team. Kevin adds a wealth of practical experience and local insight to our Australian business.”

Ovum is the ICT advisory brand of the Datamonitor Group, with a 25 year history of advising both enterprises and their suppliers on the business value of ICT. It brings together the unique heritage of Butler Group, Datamonitor Technology and Ovum into a single and unified force that is changing the face of the ICT industry advisory market. Ovum is services are utilized by more than 50 public sector organisations across Australia and New Zealand.