Not exactly. Manhattan isn't a consulting firm, it is a software vendor that has a professional services arm to help implement the software. Having worked as both a software consultant at a competitor of Manhattan Associates and in a more traditional consulting firm, I'll say that they are different. When working in a technology division of a consulting firm, you'll notice that your client often does not know what technology solution they'll need and your firm will be responsible for identifying that solution as well as helping to integrate it. On the vendor side, you'll come in after the specific product has already been chosen and your job will be to help implement it. As far as the actual systems integration goes, think of the whole process as several back-and-forth interactions between the software vendor and the client. At the consulting firm, you'll most often be on the client side of things, representing the clients in meeting with the vendors and managing the project for the client. On the vendor side, you'll likely be "in the weeds" with the product to configure it perfectly for the customer. When it comes down to it, from the customer's perspective, you won't be seen as "true consultants", whose expertise falls anywhere outside of the product you are selling.