Avnet Hall-Mark Announces Strategic Alliance with Worktiviti; Leading Business Process Management Solution Will Offer New Avenues for Growth for Resellers with IBM Distributor.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Avnet Hall-Mark, a value-added distributor of enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. products, software and services, and the largest 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) distributor worldwide, Tuesday announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Worktiviti(TM), a leading developer of integrated workflow and content management software solutions. The alliance will enable IBM 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. (VARs) with Avnet Hall-Mark to offer Worktiviti's workflow software suite, Flotiva(TM), to its customer base. Database independent, Flotiva offers a quick-to-deploy solution for firms looking to streamline business processes within heterogeneous database environments. "We are always looking to provide our VARs with new opportunities for growth, and workflow is a focus area for many customers looking to streamline business processes and improve profitability," said Fred J. Cuen, senior vice president and general manager of Avnet Hall-Mark's IBM Business Unit. "Worktiviti has been in the Business Process Management (BPM) marketplace since 1990, and offers a solid e-business solution that our VARs can sell with confidence." "We are excited about the partnership with Avnet Hall-Mark, IBM's largest distributor," said Steve Bell Steve Bell is the name of:
According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Bell, Worktiviti is the only product to fully integrate three important components: content management, workflow, and a rapid application development tool. Coming in the third quarter of 2002 is a full Java-enabled version, which will allow Avnet Hall-Mark's IBM resellers to integrate seamlessly with IBM WebSphere. About Avnet Hall-Mark Headquartered in Tempe, Avnet Hall-Mark is an industry-leading, value-added distributor of enterprise computing solutions, storage, software and services, marketing exclusively to the reseller channel. Avnet Hall-Mark is a division of the $2.85 billion Avnet Computer Marketing operating group of Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), a global distributor of electronic components, embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. and computer products and services from industry-leading manufacturers. Avnet's sales for fiscal 2001 (year ended June 30, 2001) were $12.8 billion. For more information about Avnet Hall-Mark, visit www.hallmark.avnet.com. Worktiviti and Flotiva are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Worktiviti Inc. All other trade names are the property of their respective owners. |
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