Our Clients

Our Clients - High Tech

Walker Sands is one of the best tech PR firms in the country. That's our goal, and we are well on our way. We are experienced tech entrepreneurs, intimately familiar with the process of using good marketing, strong PR, and superb design to promote tech companies, tech products, tech services and tech executives. Extend your tech marketing capabilities by partnering with a firm that knows how to build tech businesses and how to get the job done.

2X

Walker Sands is currently assisting 2X with print advertising design. 2X is a leading thin client computing company.

Acquity Group

Walker Sands serves as tech PR firm for Acquity Group, a privately-held, fast-growth consulting firm based in Chicago.

Acunetix

Walker Sands is currently assisting Acunetix with media relations work. Acunetix was founded to combat the alarming rise in web attacks. Its flagship product, Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner, is the result of several years of development by a team of highly experienced security developers.

AdaptiBar

Walker Sands is currently assisting start-up AdaptiBar with marketing strategy, marketing plans, corporate identity, and web site design -- all in preparation for a planned 2004 product launch.

Advanced Solutions

Advanced Solutions is an IT consulting firm, specializing in SAP supply chain projects. Walker Sands is developing print advertising campaigns for Advanced Solutions.

Andersen Consulting (now Accenture)

Walker Sands played a large role in defining and delivering global marketing communications for the enterprise application development group at Andersen Consulting.

Armature

Walker Sands staff developed and helped implement global marketing strategies for this provider of merchandising/category management and supply chain management solutions for retailers. Subsequently, Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) acquired Armature.

Azulstar (Municipal Internet)

Walker Sands staff has assisted Azulstar with numerous media relations and marketing projects. Azulstar was formed to enable the rapid rollout of mobile Wi-Fi/WiMAX networks and services throughout the world and is recognized as the leader in metro Wi-Fi.

Black Diamond Technologies

Walker Sands Communications is helping Black Diamond Technologies improve their branding and update their web site. Black Diamond is a data management, security and storage firm.

Business Continuity Advice

Business Continuity Advice offers articles on business continuity, disaster recovery planning and data backups and recovery. Walker Sands staff assisted with the creation of the Business Continuity Advice website.

CentriNet

Walker Sands is helping Centrinet with a website redesign project. Centrinet engaged Walker Sands, a leading Chicago web design firm, based on its strong track record in website design.

CISCO Systems

Walker Sands staff assisted Cisco with defining its corporate positioning.

Corigelan

Walker Sands is presently assisting Corigelan with various media and analyst relations initiatives. Corigelan is a professional services firm with expertise in high availability and internal recovery-focused continuity services.

DBLS

Walker Sands is assisting DBLS in marketing its new line of business continuity and disaster recovery services.

Dieselpoint

Walker Sands is presently assisting Dieselpoint with various media and analyst relations initiatives. Dieselpoint provides advanced search software for enterprise-class applications.

DriveItAway

DriveItAway offers a breakthrough online service that facilites more effective vehicle remarketing for corporate fleets. Walker Sands is assisting DriveItAway on various marketing, design, and media relations initiatives.

eCoupled.com Wireless Power

eCoupled.com, a market leader in technology innovation, is commercializing its wireless power technology. Walker Sands is helping eCoupled.com with media relations and other PR firm services.

Emerging Solutions

Emerging Solutions is a professional services group that helps firms maximize the benefits of business technology. They have come to Walker Sands Communications to design a new web site and to optimize it for search engines.

eStarling WiFi Photo Frames

eStarling is the global leader in WiFi photo frames. Walker Sands, a leading Chicago PR firm, is helping eStarling with media relations assistance.

FrameWork Software (KJV Development Inc.)

Walker Sands provided design services -- including software icon and user interface design and website development -- to this Chicago-area developer of next-generation development tools.

I-Access

Walker Sands assisted I-Access with website development. I-Access is a leading network and computer consulting company.

ISD Corporation

Walker Sands assisted ISD with user interface design. ISD delivers best-of-breed payment management software that gives merchants more control over their rising payment acceptance costs.

KPMG Consulting (now BearingPoint)

Walker Sands staff assisted KPMG Consulting, Inc. with branding and positioning strategies. KPMG Consulting subsequently became BearingPoint, Inc.

Lanworth

Walker Sands assists Lanworth with PR. In selecting a PR firm, Lanworth looked for a PR agency that had a strong track record in high-tech PR. Lanworth specializes in information services and data analytics products that help their clients make informed decisions.

LifeWatch

LifeWatch is a leader in telemedicine, with an exclusive focus on Ambulatory ECG Monitoring. Walker Sands is assisting LifeWatch with corporate and product positioning initiatives.

Motorola

Walker Sands writers have assisted Motorola chief executives and managers with the preparation of speeches and presentations.

NCC

Walker Sands is assisting NCC in promoting a new line of GPS products.

Network Innovations

Network Innovations tapped Walker Sands, top Chicago PR firm and marketing consultants, to jumpstart its marketing efforts. Network Innovations is a telecom service provider.

Nexum

Nexum is a leading IT security company, based in Chicago. Walker Sands is assisting Nexum by designing new collateral materials that showcase new service offerings.

Novarra

Walker Sands has assisted Novarra with numerous design and communications projects, including user interface design, presentations and collateral materials. Novarra provides software solutions that allow organizations to deploy desktop, Web-based applications, seamlessly across wireless data networks and popular handheld devices.

PLATINUM Technology (now Computer Associates)

Walker Sands staff worked on numerous marketing projects for PLATINUM Technology, a publicly held software and services company focused on helping IT organizations manage and improve their IT infrastructure. PLATINUM was subsequently acquired by Computer Associates.

Pocketcard

Walker Sands staff managed public relations for PocketCard, a credit card market innovator and technology company. PocketCard was the first company to offer a Visa card for kids that parents could monitor and recharge via the Internet.

Product Development Technologies

Product Development Technologies (PDT) is an award-winning product development firm specializing in medical device design and hi-tech product design. Chicago PR agency Walker Sands is assisting PDT with raising awareness through extensive media coverage.

RapidApp

Walker Sands assisted RapidApp with refining its corporate positioning and with securing PR placements addressing server based computing. RapidApp is a Chicago-based IT solutions engineering firm that designs, plans, deploys and manages IT network and systems infrastructures.

Soft Solutions

Walker Sands is assisting Soft Solutions with media and analyst relations. Soft Solutions specializes in the development of decision-support information systems for retail merchandisers.

Sovus Media (Distance Assistance)

Sovus Media develops and markets technology that helps companies manage their operations and people from afar. Walker Sands has been involved in all aspects of Sovus and its startup process, everything from naming the company to building out their website.

Strategic Information Group

Strategic Information Group, an ERP software consultant and QAD reseller, needed search engine marketing (SEM) experts. Our SEM gurus helped Strategic with search engine optimization and pay-per-click advertising.

SurePayroll

SurePayroll, the leading provider of online payroll services, first turned to us in March 2002 to assist them with marketing and communications initiatives. Since that time, SurePayroll has come to rely on Walker Sands Communications for our expertise in many areas.

System Software Associates

Walker Sands staff led various global public relations initiatives for System Software Associates, a leading provider of enterprise solutions for process manufacturing, discrete manufacturing, consumer, services and public companies worldwide. The company is now known as SSA Global Technologies.

Technology Advisors

Walker Sands provided PR support to Technology Advisors, a leading CRM consultancy. Technology Advisors is a value-added reseller (VAR) for Sage CRM SalesLogix, Sage CRM, ACT! by Sage and other CRM solutions.

Tekom Inc.

Walker Sands provided PR support for the Tekom launch, in partnership with Kent State Univeristy, of a Financial Engineering Trading Floor that gives students hands-on experience in risk management and derivatives trading. Chicago-based Tekom provides a variety of network engineering, systems integration and telecommunication services to the financial industry.