Launch of the Platform Alliance Network to Enable Virtualization of Enterprise IT Solutions7 April 2006
Platform Computing (http://www.platform.com), the global leader in enterprise grid computing, today announced that it has launched the Platform Alliance Network, an innovative partnership program designed to build a broad ecosystem to deliver virtualization solutions for the Datacenter. Platform also announced new partner additions to the network: CSC, Novell, Red Hat, VMware, Wipro, and Dell China.
Enterprise IT departments are increasingly turning to virtualization of IT resources as a key strategy to meet the changing needs of the business and build sustainable competitive advantage. IT resource orchestration and virtualization management products such as Platform Enterprise Grid Orchestrator (EGO) and Platform VM Orchestrator (VMO), provide single, cohesive management environments that automate the allocation of resources across a grid platform to optimize utilization and deliver accelerated results from mission-critical applications.
The Platform Alliance Network provides the framework within which partners can take advantage of these industry-leading solutions to virtualize and grid enable their offerings for the enterprise IT market. Unifying Platform's existing partner offerings, the Platform Alliance Network supports new and existing partners in the categories of Independent Software Vendors, System Integrators, Resellers, Hardware Vendors and Service Providers. Through the Platform Alliance Network, Platform and its partners will build complementary, flexible, heterogeneous solutions through product integration and validation, partner certification, software and hardware optimization, and content development. As a result, joint customers will benefit from the combined strengths of Platform and its partners across all product sets.
Offering three distinct levels of participation, as well as programs targeted for each type of partner, the Platform Alliance Network allows companies to choose the amount of commitment that makes the most sense for them, ensuring that benefits are matched to the specific needs of each participant. Among these benefits are co-marketing opportunities, sales training, lead registration, partner support and access to Platform products. The release of developer editions of Symphony, Enterprise Grid Orchestrator and LSF through the Alliances Network offer partners rapid integration and extensibility options, as well as early access to new products and releases. Using these tools, ISV's can quickly enable their solutions to give their customers dynamic computing resource management, increased application performance, and improved service level delivery defined for their business units.
"As Platform continues to take a leadership position in the convergence between Service Oriented Applications (SOA) and Service Oriented Infrastructure (SOI), a reorganization of, and deeper commitment to, our partner ecosystem is essential to the execution of our vision," said Chris Purpura, Vice President - Strategic Alliances and New Ventures of Platform Computing. "The adoption of Linux and Windows Clusters, the rise of multi- core chipsets, and the spread of various virtualization technologies provide unparalleled opportunities for IT departments to reduce costs, but these technologies will only work at an enterprise scale if applications can be made to run on these environments in a managed and orchestrated manner. The Partner Alliance Network will provide our ecosystem partners with streamlined access to our technologies and expertise in these areas."
About Platform Computing
Platform Computing, the global leader in grid computing solutions, helps enterprises accelerate key business applications, reduce operational and capital costs, guarantee service levels and optimize their IT resources. Platform's integrated desktop and enterprise grid software solutions are used by over 1,700 customers worldwide in the financial services, government, industrial manufacturing, electronics and life science industries to deliver higher quality products and services, improve business performance and maximize the return on IT investments. Founded in 1992, Platform has strategic relationships with Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, Novell, Red Hat, SAS and VMware, and the Industry's broadest application integration support. More information about Platform can be found at http://www.platform.com.
Platform Alliance Network - Quote Sheet
IBM
"IBM and Platform have been working together for the past five years to bring advanced grid technologies to businesses around the world," said Tamara Crawford, IBM's Program Director of Grid Ecosystem Strategy. "IBM is pleased to be a part of the newly minted Platform Alliance Network, which will drive new innovations in this space for our joint clients."
Dassault Systems
"As grid computing continues its upward climb as a high priority IT investment, Platform Computing is a global partner that we can rely on to efficiently meet our customers demand for acceleration of their computationally intensive PLM processes," said Michael Moser, Software Partner Marketing Manager, Dassault Systemes. "The combination of our V5 PLM offering along with Platform's leading grid technology can provide a unique competitive advantage. By leveraging the power of grid computing, we help our customers to take maximum advantage of V5 PLM."
Intel
"Intel is pleased to be part of the newly launched Platform Alliance Network. Intel and Platform work together to deliver the benefits of Enterprise IT virtualization, and we look forward to collaborating with them in order to deliver even higher value solutions and benefits to end users" said Robert Fogel, Worldwide Director of Grid Strategy & Business Development, Intel Corporation.
Novell
"Novell is delighted to be part of the Platform Alliance Network," said Hal Bennett, Vice President of Global Partners and Alliances for Novell. "Novell and Platform are both committed to delivering innovative virtualization solutions that reduce cost and increase flexibility for our joint customers. Our partnership with Platform is another step toward Novell's vision of delivering a policy-driven adaptive data center."
SAS
"SAS is pleased to be a part of the newly established Platform Alliance Network," said Frank Nauta, Director of Data Integration at SAS. "As the market leading BI vendor, SAS recently launched SAS grid Manager based on Platform's grid middleware. Working within Platform's expanding partner ecosystem is an natural next step to speed the adoption SAS grid-enabled solutions to help our customers achieve unparalleled cost-effectiveness and dramatically accelerate the Power to Know(TM)."
Source: prnewswire
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