Crossroads Systems Unveils New Business Information Assurance Partner Program; Jo McCausland Named Head of Crossroads BIA Partner Program; New Program Targets VARs, System Integrators and Industry Consultants.AUSTIN, Texas -- Crossroads Systems, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CRDS CRDS Contribution pour Le Remboursement de la Dette Sociale (French: Social Debt Repayment Contribution) CRDS Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy CRDS Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies ), a leading provider of Business Information Assurance (BIA BIA abbr. Bureau of Indian Affairs ) solutions for guaranteed security, resiliency and access to enterprise information, today announced the launch of its new Business Information Assurance Partner Program. In light of today's growing customer needs for integrated storage and security solutions, Crossroads introduces a new partnership program designed to ensure the success of value-added resellers (VARs), system integrators (SIs) and industry consultants. Members of the new BIA Partner Program are positioned to deliver Crossroads' simplified, integrated and cost-effective BIA solutions. The Crossroads BIA Partner Program provides a foundation enabling partners to deploy Crossroads' BIA solutions of today and tomorrow. As a leading provider of BIA solutions, Crossroads has spent more than a decade developing effective technologies and industry relationships that serve the growing data storage, business continuity, disaster recovery, compliance, information protection, data privacy and risk management markets. The newly unveiled Crossroads BIA Partner Program expands upon a growing network of Crossroads' partners, providing program members with financial incentives and tailored support. "As the deployment of integrated storage and security solutions requires a more intimate relationship An intimate relationship is a particularly close interpersonal relationship. It is a relationship in which the participants know or trust one another very well or are confidants of one another, or a relationship in which there is physical or emotional intimacy. with customers and user communities, Crossroads is extending its sales approach to work more closely with channel partners," said Rob Sims Rob Sims (b. December 6, 1983) is an American football offensive guard, who currently plays for the National Football League's Seattle Seahawks. He was drafted in round four, pick 128 of the 2006 NFL Draft. , 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. and President of Crossroads. "I have appointed Jo McCausland to lead a new team of storage and security sales experts focused on the successful deployment of this new BIA Partner Program." BIA Partner Program Benefits The Crossroads BIA Partner Program is designed to provide its members with continuous, extensive benefits, including: --Appointment of a dedicated Crossroads relationship manager responsible for the co-development and maintenance of joint business plans, ROI-based go-to-market strategies, and lead generation programs -- ensuring that Crossroads BIA solutions are a profitable part of partners' products portfolio --Online access to comprehensive technical, marketing and sales materials via Crossroads' custom-designed secured intranet for BIA Partners on PartnerSPACE --Promotional activities including development of joint campaigns, webinars and collaterals, participation in trade shows and conferences, joint content promotion, and assistance for market readiness and corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. -- including press and analyst relations --Best-of-breed technical support, training and education, including quarterly solution updates, on-going train-the- trainer programs, continuous on-line training and phone support "Through our new Crossroads BIA Partner Program, partners will quickly reap significant financial rewards from the deployment of innovative solutions that are built on proven technologies and architectures," said Jo McCausland, head of the Crossroads BIA Partner Program. "The Crossroads BIA Partner Program offers full support for rapid deployment of today and tomorrow's required BIA solutions -- particularly related to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when (HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, ), the International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards (BASEL II) and the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA FISMA Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 FISMA Federal Information System Management Act )." To join, partners must complete an application form, demonstrate breadth of expertise in security or storage, designate a point of contact and work with a Crossroads' relationship manager to identify regional, national and global opportunities. Potential partners can apply online at https://partners.crossroads.com/access/SignUp.asp. For more information on the Crossroads BIA Partner Program, visit Crossroads' Web site at: www.crossroads.com/partners/biaprogram/ or contact Jo McCausland at 512-928-7553 or at jmccausland@crossroads.com. About Crossroads Systems, Inc. With headquarters in Austin, Texas, Crossroads Systems is a leading provider of Business Information Assurance (BIA) solutions. Solutions from Crossroads serve the growing needs of data storage, business continuity, disaster recovery, information protection, risk management and business information assurance markets. Crossroads' offerings are designed to help companies store, manage and ensure the security, resiliency and access to their critical enterprise information. Crossroads' products are embedded in solutions from companies such as EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , HP, Quantum and SUN. Crossroads (CRDS.PK) is currently traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). ) and is a member of several key industry associations like the Storage Networking Industry Association An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications. The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA (SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association, San Francisco, CA, www.snia.org) An organization devoted to the advancement of mission critical storage systems. Founded in 1997, its goal is to determine the standards that must be developed to allow hosts and storage systems to interact via ). For more information about Crossroads Systems, please visit www.crossroads.com or call 866-BUY-CRDS / 866-643-7148. (C) 2006 Crossroads Systems, Inc. Crossroads and Crossroads Systems are registered trademarks of Crossroads Systems, Inc. All specifications are subject to change without notice. |
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