To integrate state-of-the-art technology, deliver technology-enabled services, and maximize customer options in a dynamic and volatile marketplace, clients require a comprehensive approach to technology planning. Whether reviewing the technology service offerings of a single strategically important property, planning the telecommunications infrastructure for a large-scale multi-use development, or coordinating the delivery of technology services for a national real estate portfolio, Womble Carlyle can add value to the process by:

• developing a comprehensive technology plan that enhances a portfolio's competitive position and anticipates future market demands;

• evaluating strategic relationships with technology service providers--including joint ventures, consortiums and other non-traditional arrangements--for short-term return on investment and long-term viability;

• planning for the integration of new technology applications to increase efficiencies, reduce management costs, and create opportunities for the delivery of ancillary services;

• creating contractual relationships that allow owners to share the profit margins of successful telecommunications service offerings--including equity investments in and revenue-sharing arrangements with service providers--and capturing the revenue producing potential of a property's “high value” space;

• negotiating comprehensive, portfolio-wide technology agreements to leverage buying power and ensure favorable terms with multiple service providers.