MRO Software Expands Channel Program; Bolsters Indirect Sales Program; More Than 20 Channel Partners Join New ChannelImpact Program.BEDFORD, Mass. -- MRO Software MRO Software, Inc. - formerly known as PSDI, was a software firm based in Bedford, Massachusetts, which published Maximo, the top-selling Enterprise Asset Management system in the market. , Inc. (Nasdaq: MROI MROI Marketing Return On Investment MROI Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer (New Mexico) MROI Marginal Return on Investment ), the leading provider of asset management and service managements solutions, today announced ChannelImpact, an expanded channel program designed to extend the reach and market penetration Noun 1. market penetration - the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market penetration - the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women" for the Company's Maximo Enterprise Suite (MXES) (TM) solution. The expanded channel program will identify and support key resellers and service providers to extend the availability of, and meet the market demands for, Maximo Enterprise Suite. The program will complement and build on the Company's successful four-year-old alliance program that works with systems integrators complementary solutions providers, and technology partners. In addition, the Company will continue to expand its relationships with business partners who have specific industry expertise as part of its ongoing industry solutions program. ChannelImpact participants will work in unison with the Company's direct sales force to identify, support and close sales opportunities in the traditional Enterprise Asset management (EAM (1) (Enterprise Asset Management) The management and control of the information technology assets within the enterprise. The asset management repository includes a description of the asset as well as contract information pertaining to its acquisition. ) market, and in the IT Asset Management (ITAM ITAM Instituto Tecnológico Autonomo de Mexico ITAM Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México ITAM Immunoreceptor Tyrosine–based Activation Motif ITAM Information Technology Asset Management ITAM Integrated Training Area Management (Program) ) and IT Service Management (ITSM ITSM Information Technology Service Management ITSM Information Technology Security Manager ITSM Indirect Tensile Stiffness Modulus ITSM Information Technology System Management ITSM Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager ITSM It Service Management ) markets. The program includes a dedicated secure website for channel-related content, customizable marketing collateral Marketing collateral, in marketing and sales, is the collection of media used to support the sales of a product or service. These sales aids are intended to make the sales effort easier and more effective. , specialized training and sales tools, channel-focused support and integration resources and funding for other joint marketing activities. ChannelImpact partners include new and existing resellers from around Europe and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , such as, Soluziona in Spain, Devoteam in France, Fox IT in the UK and Lanit in Russia. The Company's channel program recruitment will continue, and plans call for more new partners in Asia and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. in addition to the activity in North America and Europe. "LANIT has always been focused on empowering our customers with the most advanced and sophisticated solutions in any segment of IT landscape. From now on, this statement fully includes solutions for managing enterprise assets - which is an area to be watched with extreme attention for the Russian economy," said Eugene Dukhonin, vice president, Director of Management Systems and Consulting Division, LANIT. "Asset utilization is obviously the area of primary interest for the majority of asset-heavy companies in Russia since their competitiveness is highly dependent on efficient asset management. LANIT's partnership with MRO Software provides our clients with new exciting opportunities for managing their assets using Maximo, which is a leader in the EAM solutions marketplace not only recognized by independent analysts but also endorsed by thousands of satisfied customers worldwide." "Llanarch Consulting Group became an MRO Software ChannelImpact partner to share in the success of what we see as a clearly superior IT service management solution, both in terms of use Terms of Use are rules set up by the owner of an intellectual property or service to govern how they may be legally used. In many cases, terms of service are used as a contractual agreement between a company and users of a service they provide. web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. architecture and 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). compliance for today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. environment," said Peter McMullen, General Manager and Director of IT for Llanarch Consulting Group, based in Pennsylvania. "Expanding the indirect channel to include more resellers and service providers makes sense for us especially as we move into the new, larger markets for ITAM and ITSM," said Roberto Casetta, vice president channels worldwide, MRO Software. "We have already signed agreements and have provided the product training for these new ChannelImpact partners. We expect this new program that includes proven solutions providers will complement both our direct sales team and our alliances program in the U.S. and international markets to bring the capabilities available in Maximo Enterprise Suite to a broader market." For more information on MRO MRO In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Mauritanian Ouguiya. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. Software's Channel and Alliance program please visit http://www.mro.com/channelimpact About MRO Software MRO Software is the leading provider of asset and service management solutions. Maximo Enterprise Suite, the Company's flagship solution, is delivered on a web-architected platform and increases productivity, optimizes asset performance, and service levels, reduces costs and enables asset-related sourcing and procurement across the entire spectrum of strategic assets. The Company's asset management solutions allow customers to manage the complete life cycle of strategic assets including: planning, procurement, deployment, tracking, maintenance and retirement. Using MRO Software's solutions, customers improve production reliability, labor efficiency, material optimization, software license compliance, lease management, warranty and service management across their asset base. MRO Software (Nasdaq: MROI) is a global company based in Bedford, Mass., with approximately 900 employees, and more than 300,000 end-users. The Company markets its products through a direct sales organization in combination with a network of distributors and resellers. MRO Software has sales offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific and Latin America. Additional information on MRO Software can be found at http://www.mro.com. Forward-Looking Statements. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements and, specifically, there can be no assurances that the Company's new channel program will be successful, or that the Company will derive additional revenues from this new program. For a description of certain factors that might cause such a difference, please refer to the Section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, and for a discussion of those specific factors that are relevant to the Company's new channel program please refer to those factors discussed under the heading "Our sales efforts depend in part on strategic relationships and reseller arrangements with other companies." Maximo(R) is a registered trademark, and MRO Software(TM) and MXES(TM) are trademarks, of MRO Software, Inc. |
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