FiveRuns(TM) Launches Rails(TM) Application Management Partner (RAMP) Program.Dual-track Program Offers Reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. and Cooperative Marketing Incentives for Industry-leading Enterprise and Rails Management Platform AUSTIN Austin. 1 City (1990 pop. 21,907), seat of Mower co., SE Minn., on the Cedar River, near the Iowa line; inc. 1868. The commercial and industrial center of a rich farm region, it is noted as home to the Hormel meatpacking company, whose Spam Town museum , Texas -- Today, Austin-based FiveRuns, a pioneer of enterprise-class management for Rails and other popular open source and commercial systems, introduced its Rails Application Management Partner (RAMP) program. The RAMP program is designed to provide additional revenue and profit opportunities for new and existing partners who are deploying and reselling the FiveRuns Enterprise Management Platform and Management Suite for Rails. To help partners leverage FiveRuns' unique capability to manage the complete Rails application lifecycle, the RAMP program offers dual tracks: * RAMP Reseller Program: Targeted at leading hosting providers, 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 , value added resellers See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). , systems integrators An individual or organization that builds systems from a variety of diverse components. With increasing complexity of technology, more customers want complete solutions to information problems, requiring hardware, software and networking expertise in a multivendor environment. , and Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , the RAMP Reseller Program enables organizations to include FiveRuns' systems management capabilities as part of their offerings. The program provides Resellers differentiation, new revenue streams, as well as new tools to help their customers streamline operations and reduce costs. * RAMP Cooperative Marketing Program: For organizations that want to recommend FiveRuns' systems management solutions to their customers, the RAMP Cooperative Marketing Program provides incentives for referrals to FiveRuns' account teams. The program makes it easy and profitable to recommend FiveRuns to customers and enable them to reduce the complexity, risk and cost of their IT initiatives. "Partners are an important part of our success, and we have developed the RAMP program to make their selling process easier and more lucrative," said Dean Cruse, VP of sales and business development at FiveRuns. "The RAMP program is designed to allow our partners to leverage our technology as a competitive differentiator and revenue builder for their businesses." Several key partners have already joined the FiveRuns RAMP Reseller program, including Rails-focused hosting providers Blue Box Group, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control and Engine Yard. Additionally, VirtualEvals, a provider of Web-based technologies to the health profession education market has signed as a RAMP Cooperative Marketing partner. "We are excited to be one of FiveRuns' first partners, and believe their unique technology provides a true competitive advantage for our customers. We are eager to begin marketing this new service to both our existing customers and as a value add for potential customers," said Jesse Jesse (jĕs`ē), in the Bible, the descendant of Rahab, the grandson of Boaz and Ruth, and the father of David. Referring to the restoration of the Davidic monarchy, the Book of Isaiah speaks of a shoot coming from the "stump of Jesse. Proudman, president of Blue Box Group. "The combination of the FiveRuns solution with Blue Box's powerful server platforms will provide customers with a complete and scalable environment for their Rails applications." "FiveRuns' focus on Rails led us to look at their solution for our customers," said Lance Walley, president of Engine Yard. "As the industry's first solution for managing Rails environments, FiveRuns is a perfect compliment Not to be confused with Complement. Compliment may be
More information on the FiveRuns RAMP program, and how to become a RAMP Partner, can be found at www.fiveruns.com. About Blue Box Group, LLC Web 2.0 Businesses choose Blue Box Group to host their mission rails applications because of our commitment to the success of their business. From development on our VPS (1) (Vectors Per Second) The measurement of the speed of a vector or array processor. See vector, vector processor and array processor. (2) (Virtual Private Server) See OS virtualization. platform, to full-scale full-scale adj. 1. Of actual or full size; not reduced: a full-scale model. 2. Employing all resources; not limited or partial: rails deployments utilizing 1 to more than 12 servers, we have what it takes to grow with you. Our support division eats, sleeps and breaths with the success of your business in mind. Visit us today at www.blueboxgrp.com to find out what cutting edge technology and award winning support can do for you. About Engine Yard Engine Yard came about in early 2006 because of a genuine need: clients were developing business-critical Rails apps, but they didn't want to worry about deployment issues, nor did they want to hire IT staff to manage servers. Clients wanted Rails-focused 24/7 operations support on top of great infrastructure, plus they wanted a smooth path from 100 users to 100,000 users. That's what Engine Yard is all about. About VirtualEvals VirtualEvals (www.virtualevals.org) is a secure, web-based system through which health professions advisors can transmit To send data over a communications line. See transfer. letters of evaluation to health professions schools. In 2006, over 180 undergraduate colleges and universities and 175 medical schools used VirtualEvals to transmit letters of evaluation for over 14,000 applicants making it the largest and only service of its kind. About FiveRuns Corporation FiveRuns is a leading provider of enterprise-class management solutions for Rails, and other popular open source and commercial systems. Built on Rails and delivered as a hosted service, FiveRuns' game-changing solutions provide relevant, intuitive and affordable management enabling organizations to save money and reduce operational complexity by managing the entire Rails application lifecycle - from installation to production. For more information or to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. a trial subscription, visit www.fiveruns.com. Copyright [R] 2007 FiveRuns Corporation. All Rights Reserved. FiveRuns is a trademark of FiveRuns Corporation. All other trademarks, trade names, or company names referenced herein are used for identification only and are the property of their respective owners. Rails is a trademark of David Heinemeier Hansson David Heinemeier Hansson is a Danish programmer and the creator of the popular Ruby on Rails web development framework and the Instiki wikis. He is also a partner at the web-based software development firm 37signals. . |
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