Computacenter Joins BladeLogic's Reseller Program; Leading Provider of IT Infrastructure Services to Resell BladeLogic's Industry-Leading Suite of Data Center Automation Software Throughout Europe.WALTHAM, Mass. -- BladeLogic, Inc., the leading provider of data center automation software, today announced that Computacenter, Europe's leading vendor-independent provider of IT infrastructure services, has joined BladeLogic's reseller program. Under the terms of the agreement, Computacenter will resell BladeLogic Operations Manager See datacenter manager. (TM) to its existing clients and potential customers throughout Europe, and also be actively involved in the delivery of implementation and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" for BladeLogic customers. BladeLogic Operations Manager enables companies to automate a wide range of data center management processes, including server and software provisioning, application change management, remote administration, and on-going patch and compliance management. With BladeLogic, organizations can accelerate process-related initiatives such as ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library, www.itil.co.uk) One of the more comprehensive as well as non-proprietary and publicly available sets of guidelines for "best practice" IT services management, owned by the British Office of Government Commerce (OGC). , as well as ensure compliance to industry-specific regulatory and security compliance policies. The combination of BladeLogic's award-winning software and Computacenter's IT services provides clients throughout Europe with some of the most comprehensive data center automation solutions available. "We offer our clients a true end-to-end approach including advice on IT strategy, the design and implementation of best-of-breed technology solutions and the management of all elements of their IT infrastructure," said Simon Gay, Consultancy Practice Leader, Computacenter. "Our partnership with BladeLogic is critical to this approach, as it enables us to offer our clients leading data center automation solutions that have enabled large IT organizations to significantly reduce operational costs. We look forward to working with BladeLogic to further help organizations throughout Europe increase efficiencies in their data center operations." "BladeLogic has quickly amassed an impressive list of European customers through both direct sales and strategic reseller channel partnerships, such as our new agreement with Computacenter," said Luca Lazzaron, Vice President, 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. , BladeLogic. "As IT organizations throughout Europe begin to discover the substantial benefits of automating their data centers, we expect to significantly expand our leadership position and presence in the European market through this partnership with Computacenter." About Computacenter Computacenter is Europe's leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services. To help our customers maximize the value of IT to their businesses, we offer services at every stage of infrastructure investment. We can advise customers on their IT strategy, implement the most appropriate technology from a wide range of leading vendors and manage elements of their technology infrastructures on their behalf. At every stage we help them minimize the cost and maximize the business value of their IT expenditure. Our corporate and government clients are served by a network of branch offices across the UK, Germany, France, Luxembourg and Belgium and, through our international partners, at locations across the globe. About BladeLogic BladeLogic is the leading provider of data center automation software with the largest installed base of Global 2000 and other leading customers, including such organizations as AT&T, Capgemini, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is the largest futures exchange in the United States and the second largest exchange in the world for the trading of futures and options on futures. , HSBC HSBC Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation HSBC Humane Society of Broward County (Florida) HSBC Humane Society of Bay County (Bay County, Michigan) , priceline.com, Putnam Investments Putnam Investments was founded in 1937 by George Putnam. At the same time, he founded its first mutual fund offering, The George Putnam Fund of Boston.[1] Putnam has offices in London and Tokyo, and its headquarters is located in Boston, Massachusetts. , Time Warner, VeriSign, Virgin Mobile and Walmart.com. BladeLogic Operations Manager, the company's award-winning suite of enterprise-class data center automation solutions, enables organizations of any size to provision, configure and manage large-scale, distributed server environments more efficiently resulting in dramatically reduced data center operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales , improved responsiveness and enhanced server security. BladeLogic is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,226 at the 2000 census. . For more information, please visit www.bladelogic.com. |
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