Avnet Computer Announces Partnership with BMC Software to Provide Highly Available Infrastructure Solutions.TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1999-- Avnet Computer, one of North America's leading solutions integrators, Thursday announced that it has signed an agreement with BMC Software BMC Software, Inc. NYSE: BMC, is an American enterprise management software provider, focusing on IT infrastructure applications. BMC was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Inc. as an official BMC Software Business Partner. Avnet Computer will resell BMC Software products including PATROL(R) and SQL-BackTrack(TM) in conjunction with Avnet Computer's key initiatives including Avnet Computer's ERPro(SM) and StoragePro(SM). The partnership capitalizes on BMC (BMC Software, Inc., Houston, TX, www.bmc.com) A leading supplier of software that supports and improves the availability, performance, and recovery of applications in complex computing environments. Software's leadership position in the field of application and data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. , performance and recovery. Avnet Computer's ERPro suite of services derives maximum performance from enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (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. ) systems, the backbone of e-business. As part of the ERPro solution, PATROL by BMC Software helps ensure the availability of these business-critical applications, particularly J.D. Edwards (J.D. Edwards & Company, Denver, CO, www.jdedwards.com) A developer of multinational, integrated enterprise software for distribution, finance, human resources, manufacturing and supply chain management. OneWorld. BMC Software is a flagship partner, along with J.D. Edwards and Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , in Avnet Computer's ERPro Supply Chain Solution, which helps companies harness the power of the Internet to conduct e-business. BMC Software's SQL-BackTrack is a comprehensive database backup and recovery product that simplifies, automates and shortens database backup and recovery processes, thus strengthening Avnet Computer's StoragePro solution. StoragePro is a comprehensive set of storage-based solutions designed to address the issues of complex data movement, efficient data access and reliable backup, archive and recovery of mission-critical data. As the world's leading developer of solutions that ensure application service assurance, BMC Software ensures the availability, performance and recovery of business-critical applications. These capabilities have become increasingly important as companies' business-critical systems extend into e-business ventures. By partnering with BMC Software to enhance its product suites, Avnet Computer will add significant value to its ERPro suite by delivering an integrated supply chain solution to clients and to its StoragePro suite by providing customers with a more complete backup and recovery solution. "As our customers move quickly to take advantage of the cost efficiencies and new market penetration Noun 1. market penetration - the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market penetration - the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women" capabilities of e-business, system availability becomes the primary focus of their customer service strategy," said Avnet Computer Senior Vice President Mike Schmidt  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. . "BMC Software's industry-leading portfolio of solutions that enable application service assurance, coupled with Avnet Computer's expertise in high-availability computing environments, enables us to be there for our customers as they fortify for·ti·fy v. for·ti·fied, for·ti·fy·ing, for·ti·fies v.tr. To make strong, as: a. To strengthen and secure (a position) with fortifications. b. To reinforce by adding material. their IT infrastructure to support e-business ventures and other enterprise applications." "This partnership is all about customer satisfaction," said Roger Lively, director of Channel Operations for BMC Software. "Avnet Computer has a strong presence and solid reputation in providing total infrastructure solutions. "We believe that Avnet Computer's ability to deliver quality solutions such as ERPro and StoragePro, coupled with BMC Software's products will enable us to provide customers with the best solutions possible." About BMC Software BMC Software is the world's leading provider of management solutions that ensure the availability, performance, and recovery of companies' business-critical applications. This application service assurance(TM) strategy means that the applications companies and their customers rely on most stay up and running, around the clock. For more than 19 years, the world's leading companies have relied on BMC Software. BMC Software is among the world's largest independent software vendors, a Forbes 500 company and is a member of the S&P 500, with fiscal year 1999 revenues exceeding $1.3 billion. The company is headquartered in Houston, with offices worldwide. For more information, visit BMC Software's Web site at www.bmc.com, or please call 800/841-2031 or 713/918-8800. About Avnet Computer Avnet Computer is one of North America's leading technology solutions integrators, deploying hardware, software and services across the enterprise. The company leverages its unique suite of technical, acquisition, financial and consulting services to bring value to businesses intent on managing their total cost of computing infrastructure -- from the data center, through the network, to the desktop. Avnet Computer delivers best-in-class solutions from the industry's leaders, including BMC Software, Cabletron, Cisco, Compaq, Computer Associates, Data Mirror, Hewlett-Packard, 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) and Oracle and is a J.D. Edwards Alliance Partner. Headquartered in Tempe, Avnet Computer (www.avnetcomputer.com) is a division of Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), a Fortune 500 company with annual sales exceeding $6.4 billion. BMC Software, the BMC Software logos, and all other BMC Software product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of BMC Software Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective companies. |
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