ATG Opens Education Center for IBM Software; Joins a Select Community Authorized to Help Customers Effectively Leverage IBM Software for their Business Needs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 2003 ATG ATG antithymocyte globulin. lymphocyte immune globulin (antithymocyte globulin equine, ATG, ATG equine, LIG) Atgam Pharmacologic class: Immunoglobulin Therapeutic class: Immunosuppressant (Art Technology Group, Inc., NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ARTG ARTG Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods ), a leading provider of innovative software applications for commerce and customer self-service, today announced that it has opened an Education Center for IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Software, joining a select community authorized to deliver end-user and technical training for IBM's WebSphere(a) software portfolio. ATG will be using courseware developed by IBM and designed to provide skills that will help customers more effectively leverage the functionality of IBM software for their business needs. "IBM is engaging with companies like ATG who possess proven excellence in training and/or services delivery capability as well as expertise with specific IBM software products," said Patty Linnon, director of enablement, IBM Software Group. "This is a terrific opportunity for ATG to leverage their existing skills and incorporate authorized IBM training into their customer value proposition." ATG Education will now offer a five-day track of courses entitled "Deploying ATG Applications on IBM WebSphere." ATG customers that elect to leverage their ATG solutions using WebSphere can take these courses to learn how to effectively use ATG applications on IBM WebSphere. The schedule for the new courses, which will be offered beginning in December, is available on atg.com. "Professional Access is committed to delivering to its customers the most elegantly architected and value-driven solution on the market, and the ATG/IBM combination is the offering that we believe helps us best achieve that goal," said Padmanabhan Vishwanath, vice president, East Coast Operations at Professional Access, a certified ATG partner. "ATG's IBM education center solution is a critical offering for us in that it allows us to maximize our skill set and expertise in the foundation layer for many of today's ATG implementations. Our expertise in ATG and IBM products The following is a list of products from the International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation and its predecessor corporations, beginning in the 1890s, and spanning punched card machinery, time clocks, and typewriters, via mainframe computers and minicomputers, to microprocessors, PCs, puts us in a position of advantage in the marketplace." The track includes a four-day course that covers the installation, configuration and maintenance of WebSphere Network Deployment V5, followed by a one-day course tailored specifically to administration of ATG applications. In July, ATG and IBM signed a marketing and technology agreement that enables ATG to OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and the IBM WebSphere application server This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. as part of its packaged solution offerings. "As more ATG customers either select or migrate to the IBM WebSphere platform, teaching them the skills necessary to reap the most benefit from using the technologies together will be critical to the success of the ATG-IBM relationship," said Bob Burke, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , ATG. "As the integration of our technologies continues to evolve, we look forward to expanding the range of courses we can offer." About Education Centers for IBM Software Modeled after the proven Lotus Authorized Education Centers (LAEC LAEC Lotus Authorized Education Center LAEC Leicester Adult Education College (Leicester, UK) LAEC Los Angeles Electronic Club ) initiative, the Education Centers for IBM Software (ECIS ECIS - European Committee for Interoperable Systems ) initiative creates an IBM software training channel and provides additional revenue opportunities for existing LAECs, Tivoli Authorized Training Partners, IBM Business Partners, training companies and services companies who deliver training. The Education Centers for IBM Software initiative creates a global education delivery model focused on increasing skills related to IBM software products, solutions, and technologies; and provides IBM customers in all markets with increased access to training. About ATG ATG (Art Technology Group, Inc.) is a leading provider of innovative software applications for commerce and customer self-service. Customers around the globe rely on ATG for frontline applications that enhance and improve the entire customer lifecycle experience. Deployed on the industry's most popular application servers, ATG's application suites for e-commerce, portals, and relationship management are ideal for integrating online initiatives across the enterprise. ATG has delivered online solutions to blue-chip companies worldwide including Aetna Services, Alcatel, American Airlines, Barclays Global Investors Barclays Global Investors is a subsidiary of British-based Barclays Bank which is in the investment management industry. It is the largest corporate money manager in the world, with over £936 billion (US$1.77 trillion) under management as of March 2006[1]. , Best Buy, BMG BMG Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Germand: Federal Ministry for Health) BMG Be My Girl BMG Blue Man Group BMG Bertelsmann Music Group BMG Be My Guest BMG Browning Machine Gun BMG Bulk Metallic Glass Direct, Eastman Kodak, Ford Motor Credit, HSBC HSBC Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation HSBC Humane Society of Broward County (Florida) HSBC Humane Society of Bay County (Bay County, Michigan) , J.Crew, Sun Microsystems, Walgreens, and Wells Fargo. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information about ATG, please visit our Web site at www.atg.com. (C)2003 Art Technology Group, Inc. ATG and Art Technology Group are registered trademarks of Art Technology Group, Inc. All other product names, service marks, and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause ATG's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important risk factors affecting ATG's business generally may be found in their periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. Risk factors related to the subject matter of this press release include, but are not limited to, the possibility that the changes in the ATG/IBM relationship in the future may affect the availability or content of courses described herein or ATG's ability to offer IBM products; that IBM product offerings may change in the future; that implementation results among customers following use or nonuse of classes described herein may vary; or that ATG product offerings may change in the future affecting the availability or utility of the classes described herein. ATG undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release. (a) Indicates trademark or registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. |
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