Apertus Joins IBM's BESTeam, Awarded Premier Status; Expands IBM's MQSeries Development and Marketing Program.SOMERS, N.Y. and EDEN PRAIRIE Eden Prairie A city of eastern Minnesota, a residential suburb of Minneapolis. Population: 57,300. , Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- July 16, 1996--Apertus Technologies and 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) announced today that Apertus has joined IBM's Business Enterprise Solutions Team (BESTeam)(a) and has received Premier Partner status from IBM for its success in supporting IBM's award-winning MQSeries(a) messaging middleware Software that provides an interface between applications, allowing them to send data back and forth to each other asynchronously. Data sent by one program can be stored in a queue and then forwarded to the receiving program when it becomes available to process it. . IBM's BESTeam is a worldwide program for system and network integrators, value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. , and consultants. Apertus will participate in IBM's BESTeam program as a Premier Software Member and will focus on providing centralized systems In telecommunications, a centralized system is one in which most communications are routed through one or more major central hubs. Such a system allows certain functions to be concentrated in the system's hubs, freeing up resources in the peripheral units. management solutions for MQSeries networks. As a premier partner, Apertus will receive extensive IBM software information, professional development and training programs, industry-recognized certification, creative marketing tools, enhanced 24-hour technical assistance, lead referrals, and local sales team contact. "Apertus is committed to supporting IBM software, and we are excited about the opportunity to strengthen our expertise and broaden our customer base in the middleware marketplace," said Robert Gordon For other uses of "Robert Gordon", see Robert Gordon (disambiguation). Robert Gordon (1668-1731), a 17th century merchant and philanthropist, was born in Aberdeen. He was the only son of Arthur Gordon who married Isabella Menzies of Balgownie. , president and chief executive officer of Apertus. "We will continue to work closely with IBM to meet the needs of customers requiring a superior enterprise messaging solution." Apertus and IBM have worked closely over the last five years in the development and support of MQSeries solutions. MQSeries provides a robust communications layer that makes it simple for applications to interoperate across a network. The product delivers significant business benefits to organizations as diverse as entertainment parks and major stock exchanges. MQSeries is available on 20 platforms, including Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (c) and is widely recognized as being the industry standard in messaging. "We are extremely pleased to announce the addition of Apertus as a BESTeam member," said Ian Bonner, vice president, worldwide software channel marketing, IBM. "Apertus has demonstrated its value as a business partner and we believe that their status as a Premier Software Member will lead to increased business opportunities." Through the BESTeam program, Apertus will enhance its opportunities to sell and support IBM's MQSeries software and increase its service offerings to IBM customers. Apertus' strategic focus is to be the "best of breed" systems management solution provider for MQSeries environments. Apertus, already a supporter of the development and marketing of IBM's MQSeries, offers its own product developed for the MQSeries environment, MQView(b). The product provides centralized systems management software for IBM MQSeries networks, satisfying a critical customer need to configure, monitor, and control MQSeries from IBM's SNMP-based management framework, TME See Tivoli Systems Management Software. 10 NetView(a). For Internet users, IBM offers complete information about the company, its products, services, technology, and channel programs on the World Wide Web. The fastest, easiest way to get information about IBM software is to go to the IBM Software home page at http://www.software.ibm.com. For more information about IBM's channel partners, look for the "Spotlight on Business Partners" link on the software page. For more information about Apertus and MQView, go to the Apertus Web Site at http://www.apertus.com. IBM, the world's largest software provider, creates, develops, and manufactures the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, networking systems, storage devices, and microelectronics. Apertus Technologies Incorporated develops and markets enterprise-strength solutions that enable the access, integration, and management of data stored in systems distributed throughout a corporate enterprise. Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. , Apertus has sales and service offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe. (a) Indicates trademark or registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. (b) MQView is a trademark of Apertus Technologies Incorporated. (c) Indicates a trademark of Microsoft Corp. CONTACT: Apertus Press Relations: Beth Gallob, 612/828-0162 Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. : Don McIlwain, 612/828-0311 or IBM Crescent Communications: Michele Weakley, 770/698-8650, ext. 130 mweakley@crescomm.com |
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