Thousands of Businesses Worldwide Rely on Nucleus as the Most Trusted Source For GAAP-Compliant ROI Tools And Services.

Nucleus Research, a global provider of Return on Investment (ROI)-focused research and advisory services, today announced that more than 100,000 of its proprietary ROI tools have been downloaded through the Web sites of its media partners. Already in use by thousands of companies worldwide, these tools help users assess the value of technology projects and develop the business case for IT investments.

Nucleus's financial modeling tools use a GAAP-compliant methodology for calculating ROI, TCO, NPV, Payback Period, IRR, and other key metrics CFOs use for evaluation and budgeting purposes. Nucleus ROI tools have been available to clients since early 2000; the availability of tools through partners is the next step in ensuring that all companies – be they sellers or buyers of technology – have clear, consistent, GAAP-approved standards for evaluation.

The current download rate of Nucleus tools is more than 5000 per week.

"It's time to stop talking about calculating ROI and focus on the value of the technology – the popularity of our tools shows users understand that and want a standard measuring stick," said Ian Campbell, Nucleus Research CEO. "Our ROI tools are available for free through our media partners, including KnowledgeStorm, Computerworld, TechTarget, SearchCIO and Greater China CRM. The numbers of users will continue to grow as companies leverage the value of having one standard way to evaluate every project in their IT portfolio."

Nucleus Research clients have access to a full library of solution-specific financial modeling tools, data, and analyst advice. Selected tools currently available for free download include:

• Business Intelligence (BI)
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• Storage management
• ERP
• Supply chain
• Standard ROI tool

Nucleus Research's ROI tools can also be accessed through http://nucleusresearch.com/research/roi-tool-packages

About Nucleus Research

Nucleus Research is an independent global research and advisory firm that provides CFOs, CIOs and their staffs with the financial and technology expertise they need to evaluate and manage their information technology investments the same way they evaluate and manage other capital investments. Nucleus Research is the first firm of its kind to blend financial analysis with comprehensive technology expertise to deliver 100% impartial return-on-investment (ROI) data and financial analysis services to organizations worldwide. Nucleus analysts use an uncompromising set of processes and tools to evaluate the financial return on IT assets throughout a technology's life cycle, from selection and deployment to upgrade and retirement. Nucleus Research's ROI assessment methodology can be applied to virtually any technology investment. For more information, visit NucleusrResearch.com.