BMC Software Announces the Opening of Its First International and European Headquarters.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers AMSTERDAM Amsterdam, city, Netherlands Amsterdam (ăm`stərdăm', Dutch ämstərdäm`), city (1994 pop. 724,096), constitutional capital and largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, North Holland prov. , Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 2000 Expanding the Educational Offering for Partners, Customers and Employees in Europe Europe (y  r`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). in a State-of-the-Art Environment 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. (Nasdaq:BMCS BMCS Bristol Muslim Cultural Society (UK) BMCS Senior Chief Boatswain's Mate (Naval Rating) BMCS Blue Mountains Conservation Society (Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia) ), the leading provider of e-business systems management, today announced the opening of its newly designed international headquarters in Amsterdam, including a business school offering the very latest training courses for 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 partners, customers and employees in Europe. Established International Headquarters This new, five-floor office development is a direct result of BMC Software's expanding operations in Europe and Asia Pacific, and is the central point of coordination for all BMC Software international affairs Noun 1. international affairs - affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television" world affairs affairs - transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state" . Darroll Buytenhuys, senior vice president, Field Operations - International, heads up the new facility, being responsible for overseeing all BMC Software organisations in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. and the Asia Pacific region. "Our customers want to know that they are teamed with a reliable and trustworthy partner that brings substance to the relationship," Buytenhuys said. "The new headquarters will greatly assist in ensuring that this sense of confidence is aggressively projected into the marketplace." BMC Software Business School "BMC Business School is a terrific facility and is a credit to BMC Worldwide and especially to our international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. ," said Max Watson, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , BMC Software. Previously BMC Software offered training courses in Nice, France, from a dedicated team of trainers. The same team will bring their expertise and experience, plus incorporating the feedback from past courses to offer a more comprehensive training schedule, including Professional Development classes for improving sales, management and people skills. State of the Art Facility This investment in this state-of-the-art facility acknowledges BMC Software's recognition of the importance of hands-on technical training and education, to ensure that its customers, partners and employees are able to utilise BMC Software's products and solutions to maximum advantage. One of the attractive features of the headquarters is the Service Assurance Center(R) (SACenter(R)), where partners and customers can benefit from seeing all of BMC Software's products and solutions in a "live" working environment. The new facility in Amsterdam has also been specially designed to provide four fully equipped classrooms for teaching up to 100 people at one time. There is an auditorium auditorium Portion of a theater or hall where an audience sits, as distinct from the stage. The auditorium originated in the theaters of ancient Greece, as a semicircular seating area cut into a hillside. for large-scale lectures and presentations, plus a restaurant. Some 40 permanent staff will be housed in the international headquarters. The new offices will also house BMC Software's international management teams for marketing, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , finance and operations. The International Gateway to Europe The BMC Business School and International Headquarters have been built at the "Starparc Business Centre," located at Schiphol-Rijk, chosen because of the direct connection with Schiphol international airport, which is just ten minutes away. The location was chosen because of the growing reputation of the Netherlands as the international hub for high tech companies. About BMC Software One of the world's largest independent software vendors, BMC Software delivers the most comprehensive e-business systems management software with the fastest guaranteed implementation. This Service Assurance(TM) strategy enhances the availability, performance and recoverability of companies' business-critical applications. Companies can use this management methodology to demonstrate their ability to deliver optimal service to their customers and partners by joining BMC Software OnSite(TM), a certification program that includes solution implementation and regular HealthChecks performed by BMC Software Professional Services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . BMC Software is a Forbes 500 company and a member of the S&P 500, with fiscal year 2000 revenues exceeding $1.7 billion. The company is headquartered in Houston with offices worldwide. For more information please visit BMC Software's Web site at www.bmc.com, or call 800/841-2031 or 713/918-8800. BMC Software, BMC Software OnSite, 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. (c) 2000, BMC Software Inc. All rights reserved. |
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