Tivoli Business Partners to Benefit from Expanded IBM PartnerWorld Integration; Enhanced, Comprehensive Program Strengthens Business Partner Commitments.Business Editors & High-Tech high-tech also hi-tech adj. Informal Of, relating to, or resembling high technology. high-tech Adjective same as hi-tech Adj. 1. Writers 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--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2001 Tivoli Tivoli (tē`vōlē), Lat. Tibur, city (1991 pop. 52,372), in Latium, central Italy, on the Aniene River. An important tourist center, the city is beautifully situated on a terrace dominating nearby Rome and the plain to the sea. (R) Systems Inc., an 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) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IBM) company, today announced the worldwide Tivoli Business Partner Program for 2001 with enhanced Business Partner benefits as part of its continuing phased integration with the IBM PartnerWorld(R) marketing and enablement portal. All new and existing Tivoli software Tivoli Software is the systems management brand of the IBM Software Group. IBM purchased Austin-based Tivoli Systems, Inc. in 1996[1] and allowed it to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary for a few years before forming the Software Group. Business Partners worldwide will now have access to more comprehensive marketing and sales support, education, technical support and relationship management benefits designed to increase profits, expand e-business (Electronic-BUSINESS) Doing business online. The term is often used synonymously with e-commerce, but e-business is more of an umbrella term for having a presence on the Web. opportunities and make it more simple to do business with Tivoli. New Business Partner relationships include a focus on emerging influencer types such as service providers and Web Integrators. Tivoli Business Partner relationships continue to receive enablement support such as Tivoli Ready(tm) integration certification. Utilizing the PartnerWorld design, the Tivoli Business Partner Program focuses on consistency, simplification and choice through enhanced tiered-level benefits based on Business Partner commitments with Tivoli technology. Highlights of this program announcement include: -- Three-tiered entitlement levels: Member, Advanced and Premier. -- An online enrollment and registration process that includes signing the IBM PartnerWorld Agreement. -- New Tivoli Business Partner identity, including titles, emblem and plaque. -- Enhanced Business Partner support including Ask Tivoli, an online searchable support database. -- "You Pass, We Pay", reimbursement of certification-based training. -- Press Connections, a Web-based public relations "how-to" guide. -- Comprehensive Business Partner education roadmaps and classes. "Tivoli has maintained a close relationship with eB Networks for quite some time and these new program enhancements will further add value to what has been a fruitful fruit·ful adj. 1. a. Producing fruit. b. Conducive to productivity; causing to bear in abundance: fruitful soil. 2. relationship," said Michael Michael, archangel Michael (mī`kəl) [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the angels of God's presence. Lucciola, president, eB Networks. "Because of our close relationship with Tivoli we have greatly expanded our Enterprise Management Practice and look forward to increased cooperation and sales support." "Tivoli Business Partners are key contributors in our 50 percent increase year-to-year indirect sales growth, and these benefits will enable our Business Partners to grow their e-business opportunities with us," said Alva Purvis Purvis can refer to: People
This announcement furthers Tivoli's integration into PartnerWorld including plans for Tivoli software support integrating into PartnerWorld for Software, and Tivoli developer support integrating into PartnerWorld for Developers. For more detailed information on this announcement, click on "Business Partner Program" at the Tivoli Web site at www.tivoli.com. IBM PartnerWorld Launched in May 1999, IBM PartnerWorld is a marketing and enablement program designed to create new revenue opportunities for IBM, Lotus and Tivoli Business Partners. PartnerWorld initiatives are built around e-business and emphasize IBM's industry-leading portfolio of offerings -- including technology, software, services and financing. For more information on PartnerWorld, visit the IBM PartnerWorld Web site at www.ibm.com/partnerworld. PartnerWorld for Software PartnerWorld for Software delivers support for e-business solutions through access to integrated resources from IBM, Lotus and Tivoli. PartnerWorld for Software has the breadth and depth of benefits to help you grow your business quickly by providing world-class marketing and sales support, education, technical support, incentives, financing and relationship management. PartnerWorld for Software supports IBM, Lotus and Tivoli software. For more information, visit the PartnerWorld for Software Web site at www.ibm.com/partnerworld/software. PartnerWorld for Developers Recognizing the importance of developers to IBM's go-to-market strategy, PartnerWorld for Developers supports developers worldwide who create, market and/or sell business applications and services based on IBM technologies. PartnerWorld for Developers provides enhanced, consistent developer support for building and marketing e-business solutions. PartnerWorld for Developers is your simple and complete path to e-business. PartnerWorld for Developers supports IBM, Lotus and Tivoli software. For more information, visit the PartnerWorld for Developers Web site at www.ibm.com/partnerworld/developer. About Tivoli Systems Tivoli software manages the foundations of e-business, extending the boundaries of traditional network and systems management from the data center across the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , from the desktop to pervasive pervasive, adj indicates that a condition permeates the entire development of the individual. devices. Leading companies around the world use Tivoli software, Tivoli Ready third-party products and Tivoli Business Partner services to reduce the cost and complexity of managing heterogeneous Not the same. Contrast with homogeneous. heterogeneous - Composed of unrelated parts, different in kind. Often used in the context of distributed systems that may be running different operating systems or network protocols (a heterogeneous network). IT environments. Tivoli solutions, encompassing the management of security, storage and mobile devices, are helping these organizations to create a technology infrastructure to support the next generation of business. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Tivoli is an IBM company (NYSE:IBM). Tivoli distributes its products worldwide through a network of global sales offices and Business Partners such as 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. , resellers, service providers and IBM sales channels. For more information, visit www.tivoli.com. IBM, Lotus, Tivoli and IBM PartnerWorld are registered trademarks or trademarks of Tivoli Systems Inc., or IBM Corporation in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , other countries, or both. Note to Editors: For the latest Tivoli news and event information, visit our online newsroom at www.tivoli.com/news. |
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