thinkASG Receives Certification to Become Authorized Seller of IBM Software
Irvine, CA – January 26, 2010: Today thinkASG announced they have achieved certification to become an Authorized seller of IBM Tivoli, WebSphere, Rational, Lotus and Information Management Software by meeting the skill requirements of the new IBM Software Value Plus initiative.
As a Premier IBM Business Partner, thinkASG has built a reputation based on an intelligent, insightful, and effective approach to IT solutions. Their professionals have an average of 15 years experience turning theoretical concepts into real business value for customers. thinkASG uses a unique methodology that focuses on up front strategy, fast and effective implementation and knowledge transfer to ensure long-term success. This methodology is effective in part by the education and certification thinkASG continues to receive from IBM.
The IBM Software Value Plus initiative is designed to meet the demands of clients who are looking to drive more value from their technology investments by working with trusted partners with proven skills to quickly and effectively implement new infrastructures. IBM Software Value Plus enables IBM Business Partners to set themselves apart by gaining key technical and industry skills necessary for smarter technology implementations that help clients achieve their business goals.
“IBM is committed to supporting an ecosystem of skilled partners that can provide the most value to our shared clients,” said Sandy Carter, vice president, IBM Software Group Channels. “Business Partners who invest in the proper skills and expertise are well positioned to help clients achieve a faster time-to-value with the right solutions, reduce risk in solution development, and increase their return on investment over time.”
“thinkASG continues to invest in the IBM Software Program through certifications and approved solutions. We are dedicated to our customers’ success, and believe that the new IBM skills initiative will allow thinkASG to provide additional value to our clients. thinkASG is authorized and ready for the Software Value Plus (SVP) program, and we look forward to your continued partnership.”
IBM Software Value Plus rewards Business Partners who invest in skills and expertise and are focused on delivering greater client value. Under the initiative, IBM Software partners choose on which IBM software to build technical, marketing and sales skills, such as WebSphere, Information Management, Tivoli, Lotus and Rational. Partners can become certified and authorized to sell these products across multiple industries.
For more information about IBM Software Value Plus, please visit www.ibm.com/partnerworld/softwarevalueplus.
About thinkASG
At thinkASG, our mission statement is delivering measurable value and integrating technology solution through our People, Process and Principles. thinkASG grows your business through innovative IT strategy, implementation and support. Market leaders have come to regard thinkASG team members as knowledgeable, dedicated and, ultimately indispensable partners in growth.
But above all, our team is passionate about partnership. thinkASG provides the human drive to lead your next successful technology implementation. The Human Drive – What drives you, drives us.
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If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule a meeting with thinkASG to discuss how we can support your software initiatives, please contact Megan Murry at 949-777-0419 or email at mmurry@thinkasg.com.
IBM Helps Business Partners Gain Skills to Compete for 21st Century Infrastructure Opportunities
More than 150 Business Partners In Process of Gaining IBM Dynamic Infrastructure Specialty Accreditation
Armonk, NY – April 28, 2009 – IBM today announced that 25 Business Partners have gained certification for the IBM Dynamic Infrastructure Specialty Program, enabling them to help clients build a new, more dynamic infrastructure that will bring greater intelligence, automation, integration, and efficiencies to the digital and physical worlds.
Today, we are seeing the second wave of partners become certified, with 25 newly certified Business Partners in the Dynamic Infrastructure Specialty Program – including Fritz & Macziol Software und Computervertrieb GmbH, MSI Systems Integrators, Inc., Key Info Systems, Meridian IT Inc., thinkASG, Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc., Futuregen Co.,Ltd., Sycomp, A Technology Company, Inc., ABF Data Systems and Mainline Information Systems, Inc. – who are now in a strengthened position to go to market with a consultative, solutions-led approach. And more than 150 Business Partners are currently in the process of gaining IBM Dynamic Infrastructure Specialty Accreditation.
The program is designed to enable customers to use powerful computing systems to manage and gain insight from an increasing number of things in their physical infrastructure that are being instrumented with intelligent sensors. IDC estimates the market opportunity for the software, servers, technologies and services to manage the world’s converged IT and physical infrastructure to be $122 billion by 2012.
“The need for IT professionals to build a dynamic infrastructure in order to fully benefit from their data center technologies is undeniable,” said Mike Gerentine, IBM Global Vice President of Channels and Solution Marketing. “Our Business Partners’ dedication to fueling the adoption of the dynamic infrastructure model only helps them deliver more powerful, intelligent and secure data center solutions to their customers.”
The IBM Dynamic Infrastructure Specialty Program for Business Partners includes:
Comprehensive skills, training, technical enablement, marketing and business development capabilities
A Business Development Fund with up to $100,000 upfront for investment in marketing and business development activities
IBM Lab services mentoring
Assessment Toolkits to provide insight into clients’ business issues in specific areas of need
Increased sales support
Training for specialties in Consolidation & Virtualization, Energy Efficiency, Business Resiliency and Information Infrastructure.
These Business Partners’ participation in the Dynamic Infrastructure Specialty Program better positions them to assist businesses in managing challenges presented by today’s globally integrated planet. They have been able to deepen their skills in areas such as consolidation, virtualization, energy efficiency, business resiliency, information infrastructure. These enhanced skills will enable IBM’s Business Partners to more accurately respond to their customers’ multi-faceted IT challenges and help customers with the creation of dynamic infrastructures.
In order to achieve this certification, IBM’s Business Partners have invested many hours in IBM training classes; achieved brand, system architecture and project management based certifications; and built new offerings to help customers evaluate their environments and implement robust solutions for their dynamic infrastructure environments.
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