A Minnow, a Monster and the Mother of All Services Firms

First stop was a mid-morning meeting with the day's "minnow,” Tavant Technologies, headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., with a headcount of approximately 800. Tavant, a Sanskrit word meaning "so much of goodness,” currently focuses on processing and streaming technologies primarily for the sell side, although Ashok Chakravarthy, practice delivery director at the vendor, says the buy side is fast becoming an area of importance. Tavant provides what Chakravarthy describes as the "plumbing,”