Asera and IBM Announce Web-hosting and Application Management Agreement; Agreement Offers Asera Customers World-Class Hosted Solution.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BELMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2002 Asera Inc., today announced that 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) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IBM) has become a premier partner for Web-hosting and preferred applications management supplier to Asera customers. Asera's customers span across commerce and supply chain solutions within the chemicals, high-tech and discrete manufacturing Fabricating products by assembling components and subsystems into larger systems. The automated assembly line is the prime example of discrete manufacturing such as in the making of automobiles, household appliances and computer systems. industries. Asera's customers have infrastructure requirements that demand highly reliable technology solutions capable of handling mission-critical business transactions. IBM's Web-hosting services bring robust, proven technology that makes a compelling offering for Asera's customers. "Transition of Web-hosting to IBM will enable Asera to concentrate on its core business of supplying the technology to build real-time commerce and supply chain solutions that extend investments in legacy ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. software applications, and transform them into seamless solutions," said David Murphy
A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. . "We chose IBM, the leader in Web-hosting as measured by IDC, to enable our global customers to leverage IBM's unparalleled experience, its support of open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced , and its industry-leading, robust Web-hosting services in areas such as security." As part of the business relationship, Asera will expand its next-generation eBusiness solutions to include IBM's infrastructure technologies, such as IBM WebSphere(R) Application Server, IBM MQSeries, and DB2 Universal Database, which will provide customers the advantages of both application server and integration software. About Asera, Inc. Asera provides Global 2000 and emerging, real-time enterprises with world-class commerce, supply chain and eMarketplace solutions. Asera allows companies to customize best-in-class software applications, implement their business processes rapidly, and remain insulated from the cost and complexity of technology change. Based in Silicon Valley, Asera also has offices in the U.K., Germany and India. Asera can be found on the Web at http://www.asera.com. |
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