Press Release
IBM RALLIES VENTURE-BACKED SOFTWARE FIRMS TO DRIVE NEW E-BUSINESS ON DEMAND TECHNOLOGIES; ENTUITY, INC. PARTICIPATES
NEW YORK, NY – October 21, 2003 – Entuity, Inc., a leading infrastructure management
software company, today announced it was among a select
group of independent software vendors (ISVs) chosen
to participate in IBM's Innovation Forum for e-business
on demand.
The Innovation Forum's purpose is
to provide promising ISVs with an introduction to the
e-business on demand model and explore various opportunities,
including: establishing new markets, developing a partner
ecosystem around IBM's on demand environment tailored
to meet the needs of customers in specific industries,
and gaining access to the services and offerings that
will help developers achieve competitive advantage.
"ISVs play a critical role in
influencing the direction of e-business on demand helping
companies transform their businesses to achieve automation,
virtualization and new levels of integration within
and between enterprises," said Buell Duncan, IBM's
General Manager, Developer Relations. "The Innovation
Forum builds on IBM's existing programs to help the
development community find and serve new markets effectively,
and drive breakthrough technologies needed to realize
the full potential of e-business on demand."
"We are extremely pleased that
IBM has chosen Entuity to be a part of its invitation-only
Innovation Forum and ecosystem," said Gerry O'Connell,
CEO, Entuity, Inc. "We are excited by the prospect
of working closely with IBM to sell our respective solutions
to address joint customer requirements in the worldwide
market and generate new opportunities by providing ebusiness
on demand infrastructure management solutions."
IBM offers a broad range of
programs and resources for the development community,
including: A network of Venture Capital firms seeking
to fund promising developers with sound business models.
- PartnerWorld for Developers,
a worldwide program designed to help software developers
reach broader markets, lower their costs of doing
business, and take their products to market faster.
- The Strategic Alliance initiative
represents IBM's highest level of commitment to software
providers.
- ISV Advantage, a worldwide
initiative that provides developers with technical
and marketing support to better serve small and medium
business (SMB) customers.
- The Initiative for Emerging
Technology Developers is a special community designed
to help meet the needs of software companies and entrepreneurs
focused on emerging technologies and marketplaces.
This select group of developers has access to the
resources and support needed to take their products
and solutions from concept to market.
- developerWorks is IBM's resource
for developers, providing relevant technical information
online regardless of their platform of choice.
About Entuity
Entuity is a leading provider of network management and service delivery solutions. The Company’s Eye of the Storm (EYE) software suite automatically discovers and captures unrivalled network data and analytics, and provides integrated fault, device and flow-based performance management capabilities that help businesses reduce network downtime, commit to, deliver and prove service level commitments, and ensure network configuration compliance.
Winner of numerous industry and business awards in the last year, EYE has been praised for its fast deployment, ease of use, and low cost of ownership. Entuity customers include enterprises, SIs, and MSPs such as ABB, Amtrak, Astra Zeneca, BMC Software, Deutsche Bank, IBM Global Services, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Sony, Visteon, and the Williams Companies. For more information on Entuity, please visit www.entuity.com or call +1.718.261.3440 (North America) or +44 (0) 20 7444 4800 (Europe).
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