United States : IBM Unveils Government IT Framework.Byline: Mamta03 Nominations are now open for the Channel Insider 2009 Bull s Eye Awards, which recognize excellence in customer service, technology prowess, business acumen acumen Astuteness, perception, perspicacity , channel leadership, communications and community building, and innovation among vendors, solution providers, distributors and channel services companies. 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) is hoping to expand its relationship with 'non-traditional' partners that don't typically bid on government deals. VARs and ISVs looking to enter or expand their presence in the government solutions marketplace now have an industry-specific IBM platform for building and deploying an array of public sector applications. On Oct. 30, Big Blue released its Government Industry Framework, a combination of software and services targeting the federal, state and local space. The framework aims to provide a standards-based industry platform for IBM customers and partners for building and deploying public sector applications for tax and revenue planning, homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States and safety, health and human services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Department of Health and Human Services, HHS , transportation and urban planning urban planning: see city planning. urban planning Programs pursued as a means of improving the urban environment and achieving certain social and economic objectives. and management. Applications built on the framework will incorporate and leverage IBM s complete line of software, server and storage products, the company said.IBM believes the new framework will provide additional channel opportunities for new and existing partners. Big Blue s public sector practice is hoping to deepen and expand relationships with what it considers non-traditional partners. Lonne Jaffe, director of public sector solutions in IBM Software Group, pointed to industrial-style consulting companies Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting firm business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a like Siemens as well as construction companies as examples of new partner targets. Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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