EMC Extends EMC Proven Program to Solutions Integrators; Leading Integrators to Design and Implement EMC Proven E-Infostructure.Business/Technology Editors HOPKINTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 2000 EMC Corporation EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American Fortune 500 and S&P 500 manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. It is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA. , the world's leading provider of enterprise storage systems, software and services, announced today the 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. Proven Integration program. The new certification program is the next step in the company's ongoing effort to simplify the critical task customers face building information infrastructure. It ensures qualified solutions providers, system integrators and consulting firms Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a have the skills and experience needed to design and implement a robust and scalable IT foundation capable of meeting the changing needs of an Internet-fueled business. Building on the success of the EMC Proven E-Infostructure program announced in October 1999, the EMC Proven Integration program identifies and trains solutions integrators to deploy EMC E-Infostructure -- a highly scalable, constantly available infrastructure capable of meeting the enormous information management demands of today's Web-enabled companies. EMC Proven consultants pass a rigorous review and demonstrate a deep knowledge of EMC products and services. Consultants work with Internet-based businesses to implement the storage resources needed to operate at peak efficiency, adapt to a constantly changing business climate and easily manage Internet-driven growth. "Our Internet-driven customers don't have the internal expertise or time to deal with unproven unproven Dubious, nonscientific, not proven, quack, questionable, unscientific adjective Relating to that which has not been validated by reproducible experiments or other scientific methods for determining effect or efficacy , piece-part IT solutions," said Eva Losacco, President, Forsythe Solutions Group. "The EMC Proven Integration certification demonstrates to our customers that Forysthe has the experience and skills necessary to deploy a proven infrastructure to withstand the demands of e-business and capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. today's Internet economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. ." Internet business leaders, and the venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] that fund them, have recognized EMC as the tested and proven supplier for information-centric systems, software and services required to build best-of-breed IT infrastructures. EMC Proven is a family of certification programs to help businesses identify the best partners and information infrastructure solutions to operate in the 24-hour Internet workday. EMC Proven is an industry standard upon which investors and clients can measure commitment to future success and the promise of customer satisfaction. "On the Internet, time is a precious resource," said Mike Ruffolo, Executive Vice President of Global Sales, Service and Marketing for EMC. "Companies must quickly scale to meet the demands of their customers and stay ahead of competition. EMC Proven Integration makes it easier for integrators -- and the customers they work with -- to rapidly build a robust information infrastructure finely tuned for success in the Internet economy." About EMC EMC Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : EMC) is the world leader in information storage systems, software, networks and services, providing the information infrastructure for a connected world. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.EMC.com. EMC is a registered trademark and EMC Enterprise Storage, EMC Proven E-Infostructure, EMC Proven Integration are trademarks of EMC Corporation. Other trademarks may be the property of their respective owners. This release contains "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) component quality and availability; (ii) delays in the development of new technology and the transition to new products; (iii) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures, in the computer storage and server markets; (iv) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines; (v) economic trends in various geographic markets and fluctuating fluc·tu·ate v. fluc·tu·at·ed, fluc·tu·at·ing, fluc·tu·ates v.intr. 1. To vary irregularly. See Synonyms at swing. 2. To rise and fall in or as if in waves; undulate. v. currency exchange rates; (vi) deterioration de·te·ri·o·ra·tion n. The process or condition of becoming worse. or termination of the agreements with certain of the Company's resellers or OEMs; (vii) the uneven pattern of quarterly sales; (viii) risks associated with strategic investments and acquisitions; (ix) Year 2000 issues; and (x) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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