Avasta Joins Siebel Alliance Program as Platform Partner; Siebel eBusiness Applications Hosted Over the Internet on Secure Infrastructure.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 2001 Avasta, the provider of high-end, fully configured infrastructure and managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality for customers to optimize the delivery of Internet-based business applications, today announced that it has joined the Siebel Alliance Program as a base platform partner. Siebel Systems Siebel is a brand name of Oracle Corporation. Siebel Systems, Inc., founded by Thomas Siebel in 1993, was principally engaged in the design, development, marketing and support of CRM applications. , Inc. (Nasdaq:SEBL SEBL Siebel Systems, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) is the world's leading provider of eBusiness applications software. Througha the Alliance, Avasta is now authorized to host Siebel eBusiness Applications on its highly automated enterprise infrastructure. As a result, companies can now run their implementation of Siebel eBusiness Applications over the Internet with increased security, reliability and certainty. Siebel Systems provides an integrated family of eBusiness application software enabling (programming) software enabling - (Or "enabling") Modification of the design or implementation of software to allow internationalisation to take place. In particular, enabling may refer to the modification of software to support double-byte character sets, hence "Unicode multi-channel sales, marketing, and customer service systems to be deployed over the Web, call centers, field, reseller channels, retail, and dealer networks. Avasta provides managed operations, live 24x7 end-user support and Prasma(TM) its proprietary automated management server. Prasma allows Avasta to proactively monitor and manage multiple applications in a heterogeneous environment Using hardware and system software from different vendors. Organizations often use computers, operating systems and databases from a variety of vendors. Contrast with homogeneous environment. with unprecedented efficiencies and economies of scale. Avasta allows customers to run enterprise applications, such as Siebel eBusiness Applications, on a high-end enterprise infrastructure, reduce total operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales up to 70 percent, and be assured their end-users have a consistent, reliable experience. Avasta is partnering with Siebel Systems, the leader in eBusiness application software, to provide Global 2000 companies with management, monitoring and support of Internet-based business applications through its high-end enterprise IT infrastructure. "Our partnership with Siebel Systems allows us to provide our flexible infrastructure, managed services and customer support to anyone running Siebel eBusiness Applications," said Philip Bouchard, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Avasta. "Our partnership with Siebel Systems reflects our commitment to support premier applications in order to meet the needs of our customers." About Avasta Launched in March 2000, Avasta, Inc. provides its customers with expert management of business applications in order to optimize online delivery to their end-users. Avasta provides a flexible infrastructure, managed operations and 24x7 live customer service. Avasta customers benefit from technology expertise providing them flexibility to scale, reliability of customer service and ability to reduce total operating costs. Avasta is based in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and has secured financing from American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. , Alliance Capital, Convergence Partners, Sand Hill Capital, Robertson Stephens Co-Investment and Hewlett-Packard Company. Please call 415-956-8000 or visit online at www.avasta.net. Note to Editors: Avasta, Prasma and the Avasta logo are trademarks of Avasta. All other company or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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