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HBMG started with founder Manuel Zarate doing some development work on the Texas Toll Authority’s website for the SH130 project—a project HBMG is still involved in today. Manuel then developed what has become the cornerstone software for the organization, the eManagers Collaboration suite. Before long, the company had a tiny office with a tilting floor that shook when trains passed by. Employees like Kris Dages, the company’s second employee held on to their monitors, hoping they wouldn’t fall off their desks.

What a long way the company has come: from its roots in web development to its incorporation in 2001 to its current focus on Strategy, Collaboration, and Security, from its first contract, with HDR Engineering, in February of 2002, to establishing relationships with numerous engineering firms and the state of Texas to a presence in 17 states; HBMG has grown rapidly and dynamically. The company has seen over a 20% growth in revenues in each of the last four years.

As the company has grown, it has also made an effort to give back to the community. The HBMG Foundation started four years ago to fulfill that commitment. The Foundation participates and facilitates creativity in the arts community in Austin, Texas, where the company and foundation are headquartered. The Art of Business was developed in 2009 to bring business executives together to showcase their creative side. 

With big dreams and great people, HBMG sees no limit on future possibilities. 50 states in 5 years is one goal; HBMG believes it has the people, processes, and procedures in place to have a wide-reaching national impact.

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Collaboration

Collaboration is at the heart of Electronic Content Management. Effective collaboration allows people across the extended enterprise to circulate ideas, experiences and knowledge. Smart organizations look to collaboration technologies in order to increase productivity, lower costs, and enhance existing IT resources. To maximize agility and responsiveness, companies today focus on improving collaboration among employees, partners, and customers. Organizations around the world and from varied industries use Electronic Content Management, or ECM technology to foster collaboration, implement vital process improvements, and to protect and retain mission-critical information.

HBMG Inc. is focused on providing a secure space for sharing ideas and maximizing the intelligence of multiple entities. HBMG has created the eManagers Collaboration Suite to do just this. eManagers allows you to share information anytime and anywhere. It automates document tracking and auditing, and helps teams meet objectives in a secure enclave. People can quickly form cross-functional project teams, capture shared knowledge, manage processes and meet project deadlines across geographic, departmental or company boundaries.

HBMG’s Collaboration Suite may be just the solution to conquer the pressures of changing markets, shrinking margins, and increasing competition.

Security

Protecting your organizations assets is more important and more difficult than ever before. Today's threat landscape comprises far more than DDoS attacks, viruses and worms. To protect against the broad array of internal and external threats, more companies are considering security programs that forge closer ties between the physical and logical security realms. The different security staffs have the same goal—protect enterprise assets and usually they exist as independent factions.  The new economy of the convergence technology, budgetary realities and government initiatives are driving enterprises and agencies to question whether business as usual is hurting the bottom line.  HBMG’s Security Practice helps companies bridge the gap between physical, data and logical security. 

Strategy

Change is happening at an increasing pace. Newer technology replaces new technology. Global competition appears in local markets and changes not only the market but value chains. Customers demand more innovation from their partners and providers, changing the face of collaboration. Knowledge of and preparation for the future is a must for survival.

 

The HBMG Strategic Insights and Futures (SI&F) team provides a range of services to help you focus on the right future path for your organization. Experience across a range of industries and technologies has prepared our team to provide insight into how multiple technologies will impact your organization or region in such areas as digital convergence, collaboration, nanotech / biotech / infotech / neurotech fusion, and smart devices.