B. Customers
Our customers consist primarily of banks and other financial services companies located in the United States and Canada. The following is a list of representative customers during fiscal 2001:
Brokat Financial Systems
Central Carolina Bank & Trust Corporation
Chemical Financial
Citizens Financial Corporation
Citizens Banking Corporation (MI)
Corillian Corporation
FleetBoston Financial Corporation
Hudson United Bank Corporation, Inc.
NBT Bancorp
Old National Bancorp
S2 Systems, Inc.
We have derived and expect to continue to derive a significant portion of our revenues from a relatively limited number of customers. For example, our five largest customers in fiscal 2001, FleetBoston Financial Corporation, Citizens Banking Corporation (MI), Brokat Financial Systems, NBT Bancorp and Corillian Corporation, accounted for approximately 27.2%, 12.5%, 9.2%, 8.3% and 8.2%, respectively, of revenues. In fiscal 2000, FleetBoston Financial Corporation, Citizens Banking Corporation (MI), First Security Information Technology, Inc., UST Data Services, Inc. and Corillian Corporation, accounted for approximately 25.5%, 11.3%, 8.5%, 5.7% and 5.5%, respectively, of revenues. Because a significant portion of our revenues are derived from services related to deregulation and consolidation activities in the financial services industry, changes in the regulatory environment or a reduction in consolidation activity have in the past, and may in the future, have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, the loss of a major customer or termination of a major project as a result of an acquisition of a customer by an organization to which the Company does not currently provide services could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Although our largest customers have varied from period to period, we anticipate that our results of operations will continue to significantly depend upon revenues from a small number of customers. We cannot assure you that our major customers will continue to purchase our services at current levels, if at all, or that we will be able to replace revenues from such customers with revenues from other customers. The loss of, or a significant reduction in revenues from, any of our major customers could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
C. Sales and Marketing
We market and sell our services directly through our professional sales and marketing staff and senior management operating principally from our offices in Quincy, Massachusetts. As of March 31, 2001, we had 21 persons engaged in sales and marketing activities.
Our senior business development representatives are assigned to a limited number of customers to foster an in-depth understanding of each customers individual needs and build a long-term customer relationship. We attempt to develop customer relationships through a carefully coordinated effort between our sales and professional services staff. Initial sales calls are made at the customers senior management level and followed up by detailed presentations targeted to their specific needs.
We employ a variety of business development and marketing techniques to communicate directly with current and prospective customers, including targeted print and direct mail advertisements, participation in financial services industry trade shows and conferences, and our web site. In addition, we maintain relationships with key industry research groups such as Forrester Research, Inc., Meridien Research, Inc., the American Bankers Association, and the Information Technology Association of America.
As part of our sales and marketing strategy, we intend, from time to time, to partner with other IT consulting firms, including in some instances our competitors, and to explore relationships with certain third party software providers to the financial services market. In October 1999, we entered into an alliance with Brokat Financial Systems. As part of this alliance, Brokat will focus on developing, marketing and supporting leading e-Business software products and services, and we will provide solutions delivery and systems integration for financial institutions utilizing Brokat solutions.