IBM Introduces New Solutions, Services for Mid-Sized Businesses; Industry and Infrastructure Offerings Focus on Security, Business Performance and Ease of Use.ARMONK, N.Y. -- Designed and Priced for Mid-Market, Offered by Business Partners IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) today announced new IBM Express Portfolio offerings designed to help mid-sized businesses with security, supply chain management, backup and recovery, enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. and other critical applications. In response to growing mid-market demand for industry-specific solutions, most of the 22 new offerings address specific client needs in the retail, health care, industrial and life sciences industries. New industry solutions include medical imaging storage for health care, an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. solution for retailers, a Product Lifecycle Product lifecycle or product life cycle is the course of a product's sales and profits over time. The five stages of each product lifecycle are product development, introduction, growth, maturity and decline. Management solution for manufacturers, and a supply chain diagnostic solution for the industrial sector. Among the new IBM Express Portfolio infrastructure offerings are four System p5(TM) servers that bring enterprise-class capabilities to mid-sized business at new levels of affordability. These latest offerings demonstrate IBM's continued investment in the small and medium business market and accelerate the evolution of its SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. roadmap to encompass more high-value business and infrastructure solutions. The new offerings combine the strength of IBM technology offerings, business insight, services capabilities and simple financing options to help small and medium businesses improve performance and compete on a global scale. With 10% growth in the first half of 2005, IBM continues to expand its presence in the $360 billion small and medium business market. "Working together with our channel partners, we continue to develop and deploy solutions that help clients grow and become on demand businesses," said Steve Solazzo, general manager, IBM Global Small and Medium Business. "The combination of IBM and our Business Partners is a powerful 'one plus one equals three' value proposition for our clients." IBM Business Partners generate approximately half of IBM's revenue in the mid-market and are a critical channel that IBM continues to support with its IBM Small and Medium Business Advantage (SMBA SMBA Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam SMBA Shared Memory Buffer Architecture SMBA San Marcos Baptist Academy (San Marcos, TX) SMBA Scottish Marine Biological Association SMBA Saskatoon Minor Basketball Association ) initiative. This initiative aggregates SMB-centric PartnerWorld resources including IBM offerings, world class technical support, marketing and sales resources, teaming tools, education and incentives to help IBM Business Partners improve profitability and grow market share. One of the recent additions to SMBA is the Built on IBM Express Portfolio initiative. Introduced in April of this year, Built on IBM Express Portfolio offers IBM Business Partners an emblem to distinguish their solution as built on IBM offerings designed specifically for mid-sized businesses. These solutions contain at least one offering from the IBM Express Portfolio and have been successfully implemented in a mid-sized customer environment. Qualified IBM Business Partners who utilize the emblem can benefit from IBM's investment in demand generation and advertising to increase awareness of the IBM Express portfolio. To date, over 150 Built on IBM Express Portfolio solutions have been approved by IBM. "IBM Business Partners are our primary route to market for the small and medium business market," said Donn Atkins, general manager, IBM Global Business Partners. "As IBM brings higher value solutions and services to the midmarket, our partners will profit more by providing sales, technology and services around these offerings. We will enable partners to market the expanding IBM Express Portfolio with new tools and insights on SMBA in addition to existing partner resources that have experienced a usage growth rate of 65% this year. Through targeted programs such as the Built on IBM Express Portfolio, we will continue to focus on IBM Business Partner profitability in the mid-market and further refinements to the IBM Express Portfolio." New resources for IBM Business Partners to formulate infrastructure solutions for mid-market customers include the Technology Assessment Tool, the Seller Action Playbook, and SMB Infrastructure Insights. The Technology Assessment Tool helps partners prescribe pre·scribe v. To give directions, either orally or in writing, for the preparation and administration of a remedy to be used in the treatment of a disease. the right blend of technologies to create On Demand infrastructures. IBM Business Partners can use the Seller Action Playbook to guide customers through real business scenarios. SMB Infrastructure Insights helps partners target business resiliency The ability to recover from a failure. The term may be applied to hardware, software or data. and security opportunities to eliminate spam E-mail that is not requested. Also known as "unsolicited commercial e-mail" (UCE), "unsolicited bulk e-mail" (UBE), "gray mail" and just plain "junk mail," the term is both a noun (the e-mail message) and a verb (to send it). , viruses and spyware Software that sends information about your Web surfing habits to its Web site. Often quickly installed in your computer in combination with a free download you selected from the Web, spyware transmits information in the background as you move around the Web. with market intelligence and sales and marketing aids. "With the IBM Express and Built on IBM Express programs, customers can now benefit in being able to have affordable, easier to use, easier to manage solutions that will bring them faster ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). . IBM Business Partners can benefit by expanding and opening new markets within SMB, expanding their reach and relevancy to the mid-market client set, and increasing their own profits with higher volume, repeatable solutions," Biff (Binary Interchange File Format) A spreadsheet file format that holds data and charts, introduced with Excel Version 2.2 in 1989. 1. BIFF - /bif/ (Or "B1FF", from Usenet) The most famous pseudo, and the prototypical newbie. L. Myre, global director, Cooperative and Territory Marketing at Lakeview Technology. About IBM IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate in·no·vate v. in·no·vat·ed, in·no·vat·ing, in·no·vates v.tr. To begin or introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time. v.intr. To begin or introduce something new. . Drawing on resources from across IBM and IBM Business Partners, IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable customers, large and small, to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. For more information about IBM, visit http://www.ibm.com. More information on the IBM SMB Express Portfolio can be found at http://www-1.ibm.com/businesscenter/smb/us/en/expressbridge?&ca= smbexpressbridge&tacticid=&me=W&met=inli&re=smbhomemod1 (Due to the length of this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. , it may be necessary to copy and paste To copy files from one location to another or to copy text and images from one document to another. All modern operating systems and applications have a copy and paste capability that is typically selected from an Edit menu. See cut and paste and Win Copy between windows. this hyperlink A predefined linkage between one object and another. See hypertext. hyperlink - anchor into your Internet browser's URL address field.) Attachment -- New IBM Express offerings - Solutions for a growing market To remain competitive, medium businesses must address industry-specific challenges with speed and agility. With limited IT staff and budgets, they must make their infrastructure more cost-effective, reliable and flexible while maintaining the highest levels of security and confidentiality. To help address these needs, the following newly announced offerings have been designed and tested through IBM's rigorous Express offerings development process. Express Industry Solutions --Life Sciences: IBM Express Life Sciences Solution, a qualified mySAP(TM) All-in-One solution --Retail: --IBM Express RFID Services - slap and ship managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality --IBM SurePOS(TM) 500 Express --HealthCare: --IBM Express Storage(TM) Platform for Medical Imaging --Industrial: --IBM Express Supply Chain Diagnostic Solution --IBM Express Supply Chain Solution, a qualified mySAP(TM) All-in-One solution --IBM Product Lifecycle Management Express for Machining --IBM IntelliStation(R) POWER(TM) 285 Express --IBM IntelliStation M Pro Express Model --IBM Express Applications Services for Siebel - development --IBM Express Applications Services for PeopleSoft - development --IBM Express Applications Services for Oracle - development --IBM Express Applications Services for mySAP(TM) Business Suite - development --Express Infrastructure solutions: --IBM Express E-mail Recovery Solution --IBM Express Online Backup Using the Web to store copies of data for backup. There are numerous providers on the Internet that charge for storage, and fees are typically based on capacity. Online backup services provide offsite backup, which is essential for disaster recovery. See backup types. for Distributed Servers --IBM eServer(R) OpenPower(TM) Consolidation Express Solution --IBM Express Runtime --IBM System p5(TM) 505, 520, 550,550Q, Express --IBM System Storage(R) DR550 Express --IBM eServer(R) xSeries(R) x100 Express Model --IBM Product Lifecycle Management Express for Business Integration --IBM Express Storage Platform |
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