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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / SEPTEMBER 29, 2003: VOL. 2 NO. 39
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Systems/Enterprise:
AVAKI INKS EXPANDED RELATIONSHIP
AGREEMENT WITH IBM
Avaki Corp, a leading provider of enterprise information integration (EII)
software, announced an expanded strategic and go-to-market relationship with
IBM, under which the company will more closely align its Grid-based EII
solutions with IBM offerings, and engage in a broad range of joint marketing
activities to customers and prospects worldwide. Under the terms of the
agreement, IBM and Avaki will work together to build and co-market solutions
incorporating Avaki Data Grid, the first data Grid-based EII software for
simplifying the provisioning, access and integration of distributed data
across the extended enterprise. The terms of the agreement include plans to
integrate Avaki Data Grid with IBM DB2, IBM WebSphere and Tivoli management
tools, as well as offer Avaki Data Grid for Linux.
With the announcement of the execution of an IBM Master Relationship
Agreement (MRA), Avaki underscores its status as a key contributor to IBM's
global go-to-market strategies for on demand and Grid computing. The company
will work with IBM to deliver Grid-based data access and integration solutions
to a wide range of global customers, especially those within financial
services, life sciences, manufacturing and other data-intensive industries.
IBM and Avaki will co-market global solutions for Avaki Data Grid, such as
research and development collaboration, business performance monitoring,
business intelligence and application development. Customers will benefit from
data solutions that make it easier to securely use relational and
non-relational data from distributed sources over a wide area without
extensive integration or managed replicas. Customers also gain the benefit of
a whole solution combining Avaki's award winning data integration software
with IBM's suite of middleware products, database products, hardware options,
vertical markets expertise and services.
The expanded agreement with IBM comes close on the heels of the release of
Avaki Data Grid 4.0 -- software that reduces the cost and complexity of
accessing real-time relational and non-relational data from heterogeneous,
distributed data sources. Based on a unique, adaptable data Grid foundation,
Avaki Data Grid provides enterprises across a broad spectrum of industries the
most up-to-date, accurate data to make the best use of information assets,
expedite business processes and decision-making, and compete more effectively
in a global marketplace. It is the only solution based on Grid technology that
allows companies to access and integrate data from multiple data sources
without the need to use data marts or conduct extensive programming. Avaki has
received overwhelming industry support for its ability to dramatically
increase efficiency and reduce the cost of provisioning data to applications
and resources including research and development, marketing and financial
services.
"As our customers move toward becoming on demand enterprises that can
respond
with complete flexibility to changing market conditions and customer demand,
they're looking for proven solutions that help them get there without
rebuilding entire infrastructures," said Tim Yeaton, president of Avaki
Corporation. "Together, Avaki and IBM can add tremendous value to companies
who are struggling with data provisioning, access and integration across the
enterprise by enabling them to utilize data from more distributed data
resources. In today's competitive business environment, it is critical that
technology not only make companies more efficient, but deliver immediate
returns. Avaki Data Grid is doing that today and our expanded relationship
with IBM will give more customers access than ever before."
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