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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Franchise.com Partners with Attirance to Expand Franchise Locations - PR.com
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
Industrial Opportunity Partners Closes Fund II at $275 Million - StreetInsider.com
EVANSTON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Operations-focused private equity firm Industrial Opportunity Partners (“IOP”) of Evanston, Ill. today announced the final close of its second fund, Industrial Opportunity Partners II, L.P. (“Fund II”), with $275 million of committed capital. IOP achieved its hard cap of $275 million for Fund II and was oversubscribed at its final closing, exceeding its original target of $250 million. The first closing of Fund II was held on February 15, 2012. IOP’s investor base is comprised of a group of institutional investors, including university endowments, foundations, pension plans, and funds-of-funds.
Founded in 2005, IOP focuses on acquiring and overseeing middle-market manufacturing and value-added distribution businesses, typically with revenues between $30 million and $350 million. IOP targets businesses with strong product, customer, and market positions and provides management and operational resources to support sales growth and operational improvements.
“We are excited to have completed raising Fund II so quickly and with such strong demand,” said Kenneth M. Tallering, Senior Managing Director of IOP. “We appreciate the support and confidence of our Limited Partners, and we look forward to the opportunity to create value in our Fund II portfolio companies and to achieve strong returns for our investors.”
IOP is differentiated by its operating resources led by its dedicated, full-time Board of Operating Principals – a cadre of operating executives, each with over 30 years of experience, who guide and assist management teams in stabilizing, enhancing, and growing the value of their businesses.
“IOP’s committed Board of Operating Principals was a key factor in surviving the recession and in creating value in our portfolio companies. We believe the talents of our team truly resonated with our investors,” said IOP Managing Director Robert M. Vedra. “We believe IOP is well-positioned to pursue a broad spectrum of investment situations, ranging from profitable businesses that require management or other support to reach their full potential to businesses experiencing operational or financial distress.”
IOP’s first fund, Industrial Opportunity Partners, L.P. (“Fund I”), totaled $185 million of committed capital and was raised in 2006 and 2007. Fund I has completed 18 acquisitions: eleven portfolio companies and seven add-ons.
The portfolio companies serve a variety of end markets, including transportation, construction, agriculture, building products, energy, and general industrial. In December, 2011, IOP completed its first full realization in its Fund I portfolio with the sale of FAS Controls, Inc., a manufacturer of electromechanical devices, pneumatic control valves and lighting products.
“We believe that the strength of our Fund I investment portfolio was a significant factor in the success of our Fund II fund raising efforts,” commented Adam R. Gottlieb, IOP Managing Director. “It also is a testament to IOP’s value orientation and ability to execute on operational improvement strategies.”
Park Hill Group LLC and Sidley Austin LLP served as placement agent and legal counsel, respectively, to IOP.
For more information, visit IOP’s website at http://www.iopfund.com.
Industrial Opportunity PartnersKenneth M. Tallering, (847) 556-3462Adam R. Gottlieb, (847) 556-3463Robert M. Vedra, (847) 556-3464
Source: Industrial Opportunity Partners
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Monday, March 26, 2012
HP Helps U.S. Storage Partners Expand Revenue Opportunities, Profitability With "100 Percent" Channel Initiatives - msnbc.com
"The storage market continues to rapidly grow as businesses create and manage more and more information every day," said Matt Troka, senior vice president of Product and Partner Management at CDW, an HP channel partner. "By pushing all new storage business to partners, HP has demonstrated its commitment to CDW's success and, at the same time, is building additional trust and goodwill with the channel."
Under the terms and conditions of the 100 Percent New Accounts Initiative, new registered sales opportunities of HP Storage products will be fulfilled by, and remain in, the channel. This includes high-growth HP Converged Storage products, HP 3PAR Storage, HP StoreOnce Backup, HP LeftHand Storage, HP IBRIX Storage, HP X5000 Storage and the rest of the HP Storage portfolio.
The 100 Percent LeftHand and StoreOnce Initiative includes commercial emerging-growth accounts, as well as state, local and education deals.
Both initiatives drive increased sales engagement for HP Storage partners with the HP direct sales force. Whether a sales lead is identified by HP or a partner, HP will always funnel these new business and up-sell opportunities through U.S. channel partners.
More customers, more deals, more margin
The new channel partner initiatives complement the recently announced HP ServiceONE Partner Support for Storage program, which enables qualified partners to pursue new business opportunities by combining HP and partner-branded services to bolster portfolios.
With access to sales, deployment and maintenance opportunities, partners have the potential to compete for and win significant customer deals, as well as increase profit margins.
"With these new programs, HP is driving more storage sales opportunities and profitable growth potential to reseller partners than any other vendor," said Chris Riley, vice president, Americas, Storage, HP. "HP is helping partners increase revenue with HP 3PAR, HP StoreOnce and HP LeftHand products by bringing them more opportunities than ever before."
HP's premier client event, HP Discover, takes place June 4-7 in Las Vegas.
About HP
HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world's largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP is available at http://www.hp.com.
(1) Any end-user account that HP has not sold storage to in the last three years. Deals registration is required to drive alignment. This strategic policy change becomes effective immediately for all new opportunities, whether identified by HP or by the channel partner. Implicit in this policy is the assurance that every registered Storage New Business Opportunity (NBO) is now guaranteed to stay in the channel. Outside of HP Global Accounts, opportunities where storage cannot be unbundled from the overall HP Solution, or select opportunities where HP is contractually obligated to fulfill direct, such as the public sector.
This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including execution of cost reduction programs and restructuring and integration plans; any statements concerning expected development, performance or market share relating to products and services; any statements regarding anticipated operational and financial results; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the competitive pressures faced by HP's businesses; the development and transition of new products and services (and the enhancement of existing products and services) to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its customers, suppliers and partners; the protection of HP's intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties; integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the hiring and retention of key employees; expectations and assumptions relating to the execution and timing of cost reduction programs and restructuring and integration plans; the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described in HP's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2012 and HP's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including HP's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
© 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
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HP Helps U.S. Storage Partners Expand Revenue Opportunities, Profitability With "100 Percent" Channel Initiatives
"The storage market continues to rapidly grow as businesses create and manage more and more information every day," said Matt Troka, senior vice president of Product and Partner Management at CDW, an HP channel partner. "By pushing all new storage business to partners, HP has demonstrated its commitment to CDW's success and, at the same time, is building additional trust and goodwill with the channel."
Under the terms and conditions of the 100 Percent New Accounts Initiative, new registered sales opportunities of HP Storage products will be fulfilled by, and remain in, the channel. This includes high-growth HP Converged Storage products, HP 3PAR Storage, HP StoreOnce Backup, HP LeftHand Storage, HP IBRIX Storage, HP X5000 Storage and the rest of the HP Storage portfolio.
The 100 Percent LeftHand and StoreOnce Initiative includes commercial emerging-growth accounts, as well as state, local and education deals.
Both initiatives drive increased sales engagement for HP Storage partners with the HP direct sales force. Whether a sales lead is identified by HP or a partner, HP will always funnel these new business and up-sell opportunities through U.S. channel partners.
More customers, more deals, more margin
The new channel partner initiatives complement the recently announced HP ServiceONE Partner Support for Storage program, which enables qualified partners to pursue new business opportunities by combining HP and partner-branded services to bolster portfolios.
With access to sales, deployment and maintenance opportunities, partners have the potential to compete for and win significant customer deals, as well as increase profit margins.
"With these new programs, HP is driving more storage sales opportunities and profitable growth potential to reseller partners than any other vendor," said Chris Riley, vice president, Americas, Storage, HP. "HP is helping partners increase revenue with HP 3PAR, HP StoreOnce and HP LeftHand products by bringing them more opportunities than ever before."
HP's premier client event, HP Discover, takes place June 4-7 in Las Vegas.
About HP
HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world's largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP is available at http://www.hp.com.
(1) Any end-user account that HP has not sold storage to in the last three years. Deals registration is required to drive alignment. This strategic policy change becomes effective immediately for all new opportunities, whether identified by HP or by the channel partner. Implicit in this policy is the assurance that every registered Storage New Business Opportunity (NBO) is now guaranteed to stay in the channel. Outside of HP Global Accounts, opportunities where storage cannot be unbundled from the overall HP Solution, or select opportunities where HP is contractually obligated to fulfill direct, such as the public sector.
This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including execution of cost reduction programs and restructuring and integration plans; any statements concerning expected development, performance or market share relating to products and services; any statements regarding anticipated operational and financial results; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the competitive pressures faced by HP's businesses; the development and transition of new products and services (and the enhancement of existing products and services) to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its customers, suppliers and partners; the protection of HP's intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties; integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the hiring and retention of key employees; expectations and assumptions relating to the execution and timing of cost reduction programs and restructuring and integration plans; the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described in HP's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2012 and HP's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including HP's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
© 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
NetCom Learning Partners with WOBI, powered by HSM for Major Business Events Offering Insights from Business and ...
NEW YORK, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NetCom Learning, the leading technology and business learning center, has partnered with global multimedia content company WOBI, powered by HSM to promote major business events in New York City, the company just announced.
The collaboration will include the World Innovation Forum, focusing on using innovation to create business opportunities and success. Another event happening this year is the World Business Forum, which will help business professionals connect and exchange ideas while absorbing a wealth of business knowledge shared by some of the most successful business leaders in the world.
NetCom Learning's purpose is to promote the values of lifelong learning, and founder and CEO Russell Sarder said the partnership is a wonderful way to share the benefits of lifelong learning with business professionals who are hungry to succeed.
WOBI, the producers of the World Innovation Forum and World Business Forum, specialize in executive education, bringing together the world's top executives and leaders to foster an exchange of knowledge and ideas through a variety of online content, print media and offline conferences.
"We're pleased to have this opportunity to partner with HSM in promoting these events. All of the business professionals who attend these events have one thing in common — a desire to learn. Lifelong learning is crucial to business success, and our mission at NetCom Learning is to encourage people to continue learning in order to succeed," Sarder said.
The World Innovation Forum brings together business leaders who are changing the way business is done. Guy Kawasaki, Jean-Claude Biver, Russell Stevens, Jane McGonigal, Clay Shirky, Sir Ken Robinson, Mohanbir Sawhney, Scott Cook, Henry Chesbrough, Andrew Winston, and Ray Kurzwei will offer their business insights at the event.
The World Business Forum is dedicated to building better businesses and professionals through the sharing of ideas and knowledge. It attracts a powerful network of businessmen and women who believe in the transformative potential of talent, enterprise and endeavor. The World Business Forum boasts speakers like Fareed Zakaria, Richard Branson, Jack Welch, Barbara Corcoran, Jim Collins, Michael Porter, Mark C. Thompson, Mark King, Robert Gates, Don Tapscott, Sherry Turkle, Lynda Gratton, Ursula Burns, and Marcus Buckingham.
To find out more about NetCom Learning or its partnership with HSM, visit www.NetComLearning.com
Information about the World Innovation Forum can be found at: http://www.netcomlearning.com/world-innovation-forum/World_Innovation_Forum_New_York_2012.html
About HSM and WOBI
Specializing in executive education, HSM has brought the world's top executives and thought leaders together via their world-class conferences to analyze and debate the latest and most pressing issues in business, science, technology, and the economy since 1989.
Powered by HSM, WOBI – A World of Business Ideas – delivers content across distinct platforms. WOBI is an unparalleled source of insight and inspiration dedicated to building better businesses, better people, a better world.
About NetCom Learning
NetCom Learning is a premier provider of IT and business-training solutions to companies, individuals, and government agencies. Since its inception in 1998, NetCom Learning has trained over 80 percent of the Fortune 100, serviced over 45,500 business customers, and advanced the skills of more than 71,000 professionals through hands-on, expert-led training, with the organization maintaining an average instructor evaluation score of 8.6 out of 9. NetCom Learning was recognized by Microsoft Corporation as its Worldwide Training Partner of the Year and named twice to Inc. Magazine's list of fastest growing private companies in America. The organization was also recently named to the 2011 IT Training Companies Watch List by TrainingIndustry.com.
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Friday, March 16, 2012
SAP to Extend Business Opportunities for Partners with Launch of SAP® Business One ...
Hosted by Certified Partners, SAP? Business One OnDemand Solution to Come Via Web Browser
HANOVER, Germany--SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced the SAP? Business One OnDemand solution, a new offering that aims to build upon the broad market success of the SAP Business One application, addressing small enterprise preferences for minimal up-front cost and lower IT operations. The announcement was made at CeBIT 2012, being held March 6-10 in Hanover, Germany.
To be offered by trusted partners, including Hungarian Telecom, itelligence, Seidor, Singtel, Versino and Virtustream, the on-demand solution is planned to be comprehensive, easy to consume and available with transparent, predictable costs. It will target smaller companies seeking a single offering with deep business functionality, as well as support for sales, purchasing, inventory and finance business processes.
SAP intends to provide SAP Business One OnDemand through qualified partners as well as further extendibility and industry offerings as required. The recommended concept to partners is a monthly subscription fee per user. Initially, the solution is planned for availability in 18 countries, including Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. As a comprehensive partner-hosted cloud environment targeting smaller companies, SAP Business One OnDemand is intended to complement the currently available SAP? Business ByDesign(TM) solution for midmarket customers.
"Small and midsize companies continue to be a relatively untapped market for SaaS / hosted solutions, especially small firms," said Ray Boggs, vice president, IDC. Boggs indicated that this will likely change as over half of small firms plan to add enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM) and other advanced software while looking at cloud-delivered solutions: "Not everyone will move to the cloud, of course, but interest is clearly growing even among the smallest firms."
SAP Business One OnDemand will be suitable for customers seeking to implement their first holistic ERP software as well as for affiliates of large enterprises with deep industry functionality requirements. Customers may want to choose the cloud deployment model or combine it with on-premise deployment, avoid a lump-sum cash outlay or capital investment and help heavily reduce IT operation costs by not having to hire experienced IT staff for maintenance of the underlying infrastructure. Together with perpetual license options for on-premise or hosted installation, the on-demand option aims to provide customers unprecedented licensing and delivery flexibility to adopt the world-class SAP Business One application on their own terms, based on their individual IT and financial needs and preferences.
Building on Broad Market Success Building on the significant channel success of SAP Business One, SAP intends to offer SAP Business One OnDemand exclusively via its vibrant partner ecosystem, which provides local industry expertise to customers. A compelling set of new features are planned, aiming to allow partners to operate the solution for their customers in a cost-efficient way, building on proven architectural principles of SAP software. SAP is planning various ways for partners to participate in the delivery of SAP Business One OnDemand. Hosting partners will need to obtain an SAP hosting certification. Reselling partners or value-added resellers (VARs) without SAP hosting certification will be able to subcontract to a certified SAP hosting partner.
"Small companies with little infrastructure and outsourced IT are expecting cloud offerings, sometimes in easy combination with their existing software," said Eric Duffaut, president, Ecosystem & Channels, SAP AG. "Together with our partners, SAP is committed to providing customers of all sizes with choice and a solution that fits their needs. Now, small companies can use SAP Business One on premise or in the cloud to run their businesses better."
To read more about what partners have to say about the solution, see: "Partners on SAP Business One OnDemand." For more information, including additional news and coverage from CeBIT 2012, visit the Events Newsroom.
About SAP As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device - SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 183,000 customers (includes customers from the acquisition of Sybase) to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com.
? 2012 by SAP AG. All rights reserved.
SAP and the SAP logo are registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and other countries. Business Objects and the Business Objects logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects Software Ltd. Business Objects is an SAP company. Sybase and the Sybase logo are registered trademarks of Sybase Inc. Sybase is an SAP company. Crossgate is a registered trademark of Crossgate AG in Germany and other countries. Crossgate is an SAP company.
Follow SAP on Twitter at @sapnews.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
SAP to Extend Business Opportunities for Partners With Launch of SAP® Business One OnDemand
HANOVER, Germany, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP AG (NYSE: SAP - News) today announced the SAP® Business One OnDemand solution, a new offering that aims to build upon the broad market success of the SAP Business One application, addressing small enterprise preferences for minimal up-front cost and lower IT operations. The announcement was made at CeBIT 2012, being held March 6-10 in Hanover, Germany.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110126/AQ34470LOGO)
To be offered by trusted partners, including Hungarian Telecom, itelligence, Seidor, Singtel, Versino and Virtustream, the on-demand solution is planned to be comprehensive, easy to consume and available with transparent, predictable costs. It will target smaller companies seeking a single offering with deep business functionality, as well as support for sales, purchasing, inventory and finance business processes.
SAP intends to provide SAP Business One OnDemand through qualified partners as well as further extendibility and industry offerings as required. The recommended concept to partners is a monthly subscription fee per user. Initially, the solution is planned for availability in 18 countries, including Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. As a comprehensive partner-hosted cloud environment targeting smaller companies, SAP Business One OnDemand is intended to complement the currently available SAP® Business ByDesign™ solution for midmarket customers.
"Small and midsize companies continue to be a relatively untapped market for SaaS / hosted solutions, especially small firms," said Ray Boggs, vice president, IDC. Boggs indicated that this will likely change as over half of small firms plan to add enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM) and other advanced software while looking at cloud-delivered solutions: "Not everyone will move to the cloud, of course, but interest is clearly growing even among the smallest firms."
SAP Business One OnDemand will be suitable for customers seeking to implement their first holistic ERP software as well as for affiliates of large enterprises with deep industry functionality requirements. Customers may want to choose the cloud deployment model or combine it with on-premise deployment, avoid a lump-sum cash outlay or capital investment and help heavily reduce IT operation costs by not having to hire experienced IT staff for maintenance of the underlying infrastructure. Together with perpetual license options for on-premise or hosted installation, the on-demand option aims to provide customers unprecedented licensing and delivery flexibility to adopt the world-class SAP Business One application on their own terms, based on their individual IT and financial needs and preferences.
Building on Broad Market Success
Building on the significant channel success of SAP Business One, SAP intends to offer SAP Business One OnDemand exclusively via its vibrant partner ecosystem, which provides local industry expertise to customers. A compelling set of new features are planned, aiming to allow partners to operate the solution for their customers in a cost-efficient way, building on proven architectural principles of SAP software. SAP is planning various ways for partners to participate in the delivery of SAP Business One OnDemand. Hosting partners will need to obtain an SAP hosting certification. Reselling partners or value-added resellers (VARs) without SAP hosting certification will be able to subcontract to a certified SAP hosting partner.
"Small companies with little infrastructure and outsourced IT are expecting cloud offerings, sometimes in easy combination with their existing software," said Eric Duffaut, president, Ecosystem & Channels, SAP AG. "Together with our partners, SAP is committed to providing customers of all sizes with choice and a solution that fits their needs. Now, small companies can use SAP Business One on premise or in the cloud to run their businesses better."
To read more about what partners have to say about the solution, see: "Partners on SAP Business One OnDemand." For more information, including additional news and coverage from CeBIT 2012, visit the Events Newsroom.
About SAP
As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP - News) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 183,000 customers (includes customers from the acquisition of Sybase) to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com.
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SAP and the SAP logo are registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and other countries. Business Objects and the Business Objects logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects Software Ltd. Business Objects is an SAP company. Sybase and the Sybase logo are registered trademarks of Sybase Inc. Sybase is an SAP company. Crossgate is a registered trademark of Crossgate AG in Germany and other countries. Crossgate is an SAP company.
Follow SAP on Twitter at @sapnews.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
ANZ Partners with Innovyz to Launch Small Business Accelerator Program - YAHOO!
Melbourne, Victoria (PRWEB) March 14, 2012
Start ups, early stage small businesses or those with innovative ideas are encouraged to apply. Applications are open until 20 April 2012. To apply, go to http://www.innovyzstart.com/.
The ANZ Innovyz START program is a member of the Global Accelerator Network and is modelled on TechStars, the US mentor-driven seed stage investment program which has created some of the world's most successful start-up businesses.
The ANZ Innovyz START program offers participants the unique opportunity to be mentored by global specialists in entrepreneurship and innovation, including world renowned expert, Dr Jana Matthews.
Commenting on ANZ's partnership with Innovyz, ANZ General Manager for Small Business, Nick Reade said: "Our support for this program forms part of ANZ's commitment to the Australian small business sector. We're also a strong supporter of the start up segment, having an approval rate of around 80 per cent for ANZ start up loan applications.
"The Australian small business sector contributes almost half of Australia's private sector jobs, and while many are very successful, there are some which are having a tough time at present, and the sector continues to need investment and support.
"This program is about fostering growth and innovation in small business, and accelerating the development of start-up companies who really need that initial leg-up to get going.
"Whether you're a new small business, or just someone with a great innovative idea, it's about having the right support, mentoring and skills to get off the ground. The ANZ Innovyz START program is all about creating a launch pad for these people by giving them the expertise and funding to grow and commercialise their business," Mr Reade said.
The program commences on 28 May 2012 and will require 10 selected companies to reside in Adelaide for three months. The companies will be mentored by successful global entrepreneurs, be given the tools and programs to help them identify target markets, develop business plans and create strategies for growth. On the final day of the program they will then present to potential investors to seek funding.
ANZ has also launched The ANZ Small Business Hub' LinkedIn group which provides an interactive and inclusive community for small businesses to connect, share ideas, build profiles and open doors to new opportunities. To become a member of ANZ's Small Business Hub community, go to LinkedIn.
Bonnie Lynch
ANZ Banking Group
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
SAP to Extend Business Opportunities for Partners With Launch of SAP® Business One OnDemand
HANOVER, Germany, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP AG (NYSE: SAP - News) today announced the SAP® Business One OnDemand solution, a new offering that aims to build upon the broad market success of the SAP Business One application, addressing small enterprise preferences for minimal up-front cost and lower IT operations. The announcement was made at CeBIT 2012, being held March 6-10 in Hanover, Germany.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110126/AQ34470LOGO)
To be offered by trusted partners, including Hungarian Telecom, itelligence, Seidor, Singtel, Versino and Virtustream, the on-demand solution is planned to be comprehensive, easy to consume and available with transparent, predictable costs. It will target smaller companies seeking a single offering with deep business functionality, as well as support for sales, purchasing, inventory and finance business processes.
SAP intends to provide SAP Business One OnDemand through qualified partners as well as further extendibility and industry offerings as required. The recommended concept to partners is a monthly subscription fee per user. Initially, the solution is planned for availability in 18 countries, including Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. As a comprehensive partner-hosted cloud environment targeting smaller companies, SAP Business One OnDemand is intended to complement the currently available SAP® Business ByDesign™ solution for midmarket customers.
"Small and midsize companies continue to be a relatively untapped market for SaaS / hosted solutions, especially small firms," said Ray Boggs, vice president, IDC. Boggs indicated that this will likely change as over half of small firms plan to add enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM) and other advanced software while looking at cloud-delivered solutions: "Not everyone will move to the cloud, of course, but interest is clearly growing even among the smallest firms."
SAP Business One OnDemand will be suitable for customers seeking to implement their first holistic ERP software as well as for affiliates of large enterprises with deep industry functionality requirements. Customers may want to choose the cloud deployment model or combine it with on-premise deployment, avoid a lump-sum cash outlay or capital investment and help heavily reduce IT operation costs by not having to hire experienced IT staff for maintenance of the underlying infrastructure. Together with perpetual license options for on-premise or hosted installation, the on-demand option aims to provide customers unprecedented licensing and delivery flexibility to adopt the world-class SAP Business One application on their own terms, based on their individual IT and financial needs and preferences.
Building on Broad Market Success
Building on the significant channel success of SAP Business One, SAP intends to offer SAP Business One OnDemand exclusively via its vibrant partner ecosystem, which provides local industry expertise to customers. A compelling set of new features are planned, aiming to allow partners to operate the solution for their customers in a cost-efficient way, building on proven architectural principles of SAP software. SAP is planning various ways for partners to participate in the delivery of SAP Business One OnDemand. Hosting partners will need to obtain an SAP hosting certification. Reselling partners or value-added resellers (VARs) without SAP hosting certification will be able to subcontract to a certified SAP hosting partner.
"Small companies with little infrastructure and outsourced IT are expecting cloud offerings, sometimes in easy combination with their existing software," said Eric Duffaut, president, Ecosystem & Channels, SAP AG. "Together with our partners, SAP is committed to providing customers of all sizes with choice and a solution that fits their needs. Now, small companies can use SAP Business One on premise or in the cloud to run their businesses better."
To read more about what partners have to say about the solution, see: "Partners on SAP Business One OnDemand." For more information, including additional news and coverage from CeBIT 2012, visit the Events Newsroom.
About SAP
As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP - News) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 183,000 customers (includes customers from the acquisition of Sybase) to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com.
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Follow SAP on Twitter at @sapnews.
For customers interested in learning more about SAP products:
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SAP to Extend Business Opportunities for Partners With Launch of SAP® Business One OnDemand - Yahoo Finance
HANOVER, Germany, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP AG (NYSE: SAP - News) today announced the SAP® Business One OnDemand solution, a new offering that aims to build upon the broad market success of the SAP Business One application, addressing small enterprise preferences for minimal up-front cost and lower IT operations. The announcement was made at CeBIT 2012, being held March 6-10 in Hanover, Germany.
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To be offered by trusted partners, including Hungarian Telecom, itelligence, Seidor, Singtel, Versino and Virtustream, the on-demand solution is planned to be comprehensive, easy to consume and available with transparent, predictable costs. It will target smaller companies seeking a single offering with deep business functionality, as well as support for sales, purchasing, inventory and finance business processes.
SAP intends to provide SAP Business One OnDemand through qualified partners as well as further extendibility and industry offerings as required. The recommended concept to partners is a monthly subscription fee per user. Initially, the solution is planned for availability in 18 countries, including Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. As a comprehensive partner-hosted cloud environment targeting smaller companies, SAP Business One OnDemand is intended to complement the currently available SAP® Business ByDesign™ solution for midmarket customers.
"Small and midsize companies continue to be a relatively untapped market for SaaS / hosted solutions, especially small firms," said Ray Boggs, vice president, IDC. Boggs indicated that this will likely change as over half of small firms plan to add enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM) and other advanced software while looking at cloud-delivered solutions: "Not everyone will move to the cloud, of course, but interest is clearly growing even among the smallest firms."
SAP Business One OnDemand will be suitable for customers seeking to implement their first holistic ERP software as well as for affiliates of large enterprises with deep industry functionality requirements. Customers may want to choose the cloud deployment model or combine it with on-premise deployment, avoid a lump-sum cash outlay or capital investment and help heavily reduce IT operation costs by not having to hire experienced IT staff for maintenance of the underlying infrastructure. Together with perpetual license options for on-premise or hosted installation, the on-demand option aims to provide customers unprecedented licensing and delivery flexibility to adopt the world-class SAP Business One application on their own terms, based on their individual IT and financial needs and preferences.
Building on Broad Market Success
Building on the significant channel success of SAP Business One, SAP intends to offer SAP Business One OnDemand exclusively via its vibrant partner ecosystem, which provides local industry expertise to customers. A compelling set of new features are planned, aiming to allow partners to operate the solution for their customers in a cost-efficient way, building on proven architectural principles of SAP software. SAP is planning various ways for partners to participate in the delivery of SAP Business One OnDemand. Hosting partners will need to obtain an SAP hosting certification. Reselling partners or value-added resellers (VARs) without SAP hosting certification will be able to subcontract to a certified SAP hosting partner.
"Small companies with little infrastructure and outsourced IT are expecting cloud offerings, sometimes in easy combination with their existing software," said Eric Duffaut, president, Ecosystem & Channels, SAP AG. "Together with our partners, SAP is committed to providing customers of all sizes with choice and a solution that fits their needs. Now, small companies can use SAP Business One on premise or in the cloud to run their businesses better."
To read more about what partners have to say about the solution, see: "Partners on SAP Business One OnDemand." For more information, including additional news and coverage from CeBIT 2012, visit the Events Newsroom.
About SAP
As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP - News) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 183,000 customers (includes customers from the acquisition of Sybase) to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com.
Any statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "predict," "should" and "will" and similar expressions as they relate to SAP are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. SAP undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could affect SAP's future financial results are discussed more fully in SAP's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including SAP's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.
© 2012 by SAP AG. All rights reserved.
SAP and the SAP logo are registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and other countries. Business Objects and the Business Objects logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects Software Ltd. Business Objects is an SAP company. Sybase and the Sybase logo are registered trademarks of Sybase Inc. Sybase is an SAP company. Crossgate is a registered trademark of Crossgate AG in Germany and other countries. Crossgate is an SAP company.
Follow SAP on Twitter at @sapnews.
For customers interested in learning more about SAP products:
Global Customer Center: +49 180 534-34-24
United States Only: 1 (800) 872-1SAP (1-800-872-1727)
For more information, press only:
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Monday, March 5, 2012
Dubai FDI partners with The Business Year to highlight investment opportunities - Zawya.com

Dubai, 3 March 2012: Dubai FDI, the foreign direct investment (FDI) office in the Department of Economic Development (DED), has formed a partnership with the international business consultancy The Business Year (TBY) to produce 'The Business Year: Dubai 2012', a comprehensive report on the economic opportunities in Dubai.
A memorandum to this effect was recently signed by Fahad Al Gergawi, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai FDI, and Betul Cakaloglu, Country Director of TBY. The report will be released in the third quarter of 2012, and distributed extensively, both locally and internationally.
"It's the right time for Dubai to showcase its economic strengths on a global stage as the entire world is looking for sustainable and competitive investment opportunities. Dubai FDI's partnership with The Business Year is part of our efforts to provide high quality economic intelligence on Dubai and encourage investors worldwide to explore Dubai's unique business landscape," Al Gergawi stated.
Commenting on the partnership, Cakaloglu referred to the importance of Dubai as one of the most stable economies in the Middle East, with a sustainable growth rate and a strategic location that makes the emirate a vital trading hub, both regionally and globally. "TBY is delighted to be partnering with Dubai FDI, and looks forward to collaborating closely on the co-publishing of The Business Year: Dubai 2012," she added.
At over 200 pages, The Business Year: Dubai 2012 will be the most comprehensive English language review of Dubai's economy available internationally. The report will serve to highlight the ongoing development and diversification of the Dubai economy, and draw attention to the host of investment opportunities that remain in spite of the global economic downturn.The TBY team will spend six to eight months in Dubai, conducting interviews with close to 200 top private and public sector decision makers, to be featured in the report. As well as the direct experiences, insights and outlooks of locally based executives, the book will feature a number of international guest speakers discussing bilateral trade relations.
The TBY research will focus on all major sectors of the economy including finance, industry, retail, energy, green technology, ICT, transport, real estate and construction, health and education, and tourism. The key topics highlighted will include the Dubai Strategic Plan for 2015, recovery following the global economic downturn, and the 2012 outlook for the economy in general.-Ends-
About Dubai FDI:
Dubai FDI in the Department of Economic Development works to promote investment opportunities in Dubai, support international investors to establish a presence here whilst taking advantage of Dubai's strategic location to access the MENASA region. Dubai FDI assists in the identification of sector specific opportunities, provide connections to a network of both government and non-government partners, and provide support throughout the investment lifecycle from setup to growth.
For further information, please contact:
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Department of Economic Development
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IBM Unveils New Financial Incentives to Drive Growth With Business Partners - Yahoo Finance
ARMONK, N.Y., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new incentives for its Business Partners to help them deliver the latest technology to their clients and drive growth in key markets such as smarter cities, smarter commerce and social business.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO )
Advances in technology such as analytics and cloud computing are changing how businesses operate, consumers interact with companies and cities deliver services to their citizens. As businesses and cities look for new ways to improve quality of life and productivity there is a significant opportunity for IBM and its Business Partners to provide new solutions that combine advanced technology with industry expertise.
"Commerce, social business, cloud computing and analytics are all multi-billion dollar industries and we want to ensure that our Business Partners have the resources, skills and support they need to succeed in these markets," said Mark Register, vice president of software business partners, IBM. "These new incentives are designed to help our Business Partners grow their businesses and continue to work with us to deliver simplified approaches to the complex challenges our clients are facing."
The IBM Solution Accelerator incentive is a new channel incentive for selling combined software and systems and/or business solutions. The incentive has two elements:
Software and Systems Reward: A 5 percent incremental rebate for selling eligible IBM systems and a 15 percent incremental rebate for selling eligible software together to a single client.Business Solutions Reward: An additional 10 percent rebate for selling a solution aimed at a particular IT challenge on the eligible software content of the solution. The eligible solutions cover client needs such as turning information into insights, managing risk, security and compliance and social business.In addition, approximately 1 percent in fees can be earned when clients finance their solution through IBM Global Financing.
"Our clients want solutions not piece-parts," said Ernie Yenke, president of Lighthouse Computing Services, an IBM Business Partner. "This new incentive from IBM will help grow our business while delivering solutions that combine hardware, software and business-specific solutions that help address client needs."
Smarter Cities Incentives
Helping cities solve key challenges in urban planning, environmental compliance, energy and water, transportation, education, social welfare and health, public safety, government and agency administration represents a $57 billion market opportunity.* IBM is turning to its Business Partner community to help make integrated solutions accessible to cities globally. To quickly respond to rising citizen demand, IBM is launching incentives for Business Partners including:
Smarter Commerce and Social Business Incentives
IBM's Smarter Commerce initiative is redefining the way businesses are engaging with today's empowered consumer. At an estimated $20 billion opportunity** for software alone, IBM is enabling eligible Business Partners to sell SaaS solutions for Smarter Commerce to their clients with IBM and obtain 15 percent of the annual contract value. The goal of the Smarter Commerce Saas Incentive Program is to accelerate cloud adoption by encouraging new business models, such as cloud services solution providers, to incorporate SaaS capabilities for Smarter Commerce into their solutions.
Products offered through this incentive include Smarter Commerce Industry solutions SaaS products such as IBM Coremetrics, Sterling Commerce and Unica. The Smarter Commerce Saas Incentive Program will be available to eligible IBM Business Partners including partners of recently acquired companies such as DemandTec.
Additionally, IBM is announcing new incentives to help Business Partners capitalize on the growing social business market opportunity. According to Forrester Research, the market for social enterprise apps and related services will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 61 percent to become a $6.4 billion market in 2016.*** Now, qualified IBM Business Partners selling SaaS offerings to small or mid-sized companies can earn a 28 percent rebate when they sell IBM SmartCloud for Social Business.
The IBM Solution Accelerator incentive and Social Business incentives are available now. The Smarter Commerce and Smarter Cities incentives are expected to be available in the Second Quarter of this year.
Some incentive components are not available in certain countries. Other restrictions may apply. Offerings are subject to change, extension or withdrawal without notice.
For more information: www.ibm.com/PartnerWorld
For more information: http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/presskit/36796.wss
* Analyst firm IDC estimates that the new Smarter Cities information technology market opportunity at $34 billion in 2011, increasing more than 18 percent per year to $57 billion by 2014.
** IBM Market Insight data
***Social Enterprise Apps Redefine Collaboration, Forrester Research, Inc., November 30, 2011.
Contact:
Erica Topolski
IBM Media Relations
Ericat@us.ibm.com
+1 617 693 2816
Sunday, March 4, 2012
IBM Unveils New Financial Incentives to Drive Growth With Business Partners - Yahoo Finance
ARMONK, N.Y., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new incentives for its Business Partners to help them deliver the latest technology to their clients and drive growth in key markets such as smarter cities, smarter commerce and social business.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO )
Advances in technology such as analytics and cloud computing are changing how businesses operate, consumers interact with companies and cities deliver services to their citizens. As businesses and cities look for new ways to improve quality of life and productivity there is a significant opportunity for IBM and its Business Partners to provide new solutions that combine advanced technology with industry expertise.
"Commerce, social business, cloud computing and analytics are all multi-billion dollar industries and we want to ensure that our Business Partners have the resources, skills and support they need to succeed in these markets," said Mark Register, vice president of software business partners, IBM. "These new incentives are designed to help our Business Partners grow their businesses and continue to work with us to deliver simplified approaches to the complex challenges our clients are facing."
The IBM Solution Accelerator incentive is a new channel incentive for selling combined software and systems and/or business solutions. The incentive has two elements:
Software and Systems Reward: A 5 percent incremental rebate for selling eligible IBM systems and a 15 percent incremental rebate for selling eligible software together to a single client.Business Solutions Reward: An additional 10 percent rebate for selling a solution aimed at a particular IT challenge on the eligible software content of the solution. The eligible solutions cover client needs such as turning information into insights, managing risk, security and compliance and social business.In addition, approximately 1 percent in fees can be earned when clients finance their solution through IBM Global Financing.
"Our clients want solutions not piece-parts," said Ernie Yenke, president of Lighthouse Computing Services, an IBM Business Partner. "This new incentive from IBM will help grow our business while delivering solutions that combine hardware, software and business-specific solutions that help address client needs."
Smarter Cities Incentives
Helping cities solve key challenges in urban planning, environmental compliance, energy and water, transportation, education, social welfare and health, public safety, government and agency administration represents a $57 billion market opportunity.* IBM is turning to its Business Partner community to help make integrated solutions accessible to cities globally. To quickly respond to rising citizen demand, IBM is launching incentives for Business Partners including:
Smarter Commerce and Social Business Incentives
IBM's Smarter Commerce initiative is redefining the way businesses are engaging with today's empowered consumer. At an estimated $20 billion opportunity** for software alone, IBM is enabling eligible Business Partners to sell SaaS solutions for Smarter Commerce to their clients with IBM and obtain 15 percent of the annual contract value. The goal of the Smarter Commerce Saas Incentive Program is to accelerate cloud adoption by encouraging new business models, such as cloud services solution providers, to incorporate SaaS capabilities for Smarter Commerce into their solutions.
Products offered through this incentive include Smarter Commerce Industry solutions SaaS products such as IBM Coremetrics, Sterling Commerce and Unica. The Smarter Commerce Saas Incentive Program will be available to eligible IBM Business Partners including partners of recently acquired companies such as DemandTec.
Additionally, IBM is announcing new incentives to help Business Partners capitalize on the growing social business market opportunity. According to Forrester Research, the market for social enterprise apps and related services will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 61 percent to become a $6.4 billion market in 2016.*** Now, qualified IBM Business Partners selling SaaS offerings to small or mid-sized companies can earn a 28 percent rebate when they sell IBM SmartCloud for Social Business.
The IBM Solution Accelerator incentive and Social Business incentives are available now. The Smarter Commerce and Smarter Cities incentives are expected to be available in the Second Quarter of this year.
Some incentive components are not available in certain countries. Other restrictions may apply. Offerings are subject to change, extension or withdrawal without notice.
For more information: www.ibm.com/PartnerWorld
For more information: http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/presskit/36796.wss
* Analyst firm IDC estimates that the new Smarter Cities information technology market opportunity at $34 billion in 2011, increasing more than 18 percent per year to $57 billion by 2014.
** IBM Market Insight data
***Social Enterprise Apps Redefine Collaboration, Forrester Research, Inc., November 30, 2011.
Contact:
Erica Topolski
IBM Media Relations
Ericat@us.ibm.com
+1 617 693 2816
Friday, March 2, 2012
IBM Unveils New Financial Incentives to Drive Growth with Business Partners - TMCnet
Mar 01, 2012 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- IBM (NYSE: IBM ) today announced new incentives for its Business Partners to help them deliver the latest technology to their clients and drive growth in key markets such as smarter cities, smarter commerce and social business.Advances in technology such as analytics and cloud computing are changing how businesses operate, consumers interact with companies and cities deliver services to their citizens. As businesses and cities look for new ways to improve quality of life and productivity there is a significant opportunity for IBM and its Business Partners to provide new solutions that combine advanced technology with industry expertise.
"Commerce, social business, cloud computing and analytics are all multi-billion dollar industries and we want to ensure that our Business Partners have the resources, skills and support they need to succeed in these markets," said Mark Register, vice president of software business partners, IBM. "These new incentives are designed to help our Business Partners grow their businesses and continue to work with us to deliver simplified approaches to the complex challenges our clients are facing." The IBM Solution Accelerator incentive is a new channel incentive for selling combined software and systems and/or business solutions. The incentive has two elements: - Software and Systems Reward: A 5 percent incremental rebate for selling eligible IBM systems and a 15 percent incremental rebate for selling eligible software together to a single client.
- Business Solutions Reward: An additional 10 percent rebate for selling a solution aimed at a particular IT challenge on the eligible software content of the solution. The eligible solutions cover client needs such as turning information into insights, managing risk, security and compliance and social business.
In addition, approximately 1 percent in fees can be earned when clients finance their solution through IBM Global Financing.
"Our clients want solutions not piece-parts," said Ernie Yenke, president of Lighthouse Computing Services, an IBM Business Partner. "This new incentive from IBM will help grow our business while delivering solutions that combine hardware, software and business-specific solutions that help address client needs." Smarter Cities Incentives Helping cities solve key challenges in urban planning, environmental compliance, energy and water, transportation, education, social welfare and health, public safety, government and agency administration represents a $57 billion market opportunity.* IBM is turning to its Business Partner community to help make integrated solutions accessible to cities globally. To quickly respond to rising citizen demand, IBM is launching incentives for Business Partners including: - SaaS Referral: Business Partners can take advantage of the new SaaS referral incentive for the Intelligent Operations Center Cloud offering and will be rewarded 15 percent of the annual contract value of the sale.
- Global Financing : Business Partners working on smarter cities projects that are part of IBM's Software Value Plus Program, can access zero percent, 12-month, interest-free financing from IBM Global Financing.
- Government & Industry Expertise : Business Partners can take advantage of additional earning opportunities through IBM's Industry and Capability authorization incentives for on premise use of the Intelligent Operations Center.
Smarter Commerce and Social Business Incentives IBM's Smarter Commerce initiative is redefining the way businesses are engaging with today's empowered consumer. At an estimated $20 billion opportunity** for software alone, IBM is enabling eligible Business Partners to sell SaaS solutions for Smarter Commerce to their clients with IBM and obtain 15 percent of the annual contract value. The goal of the Smarter Commerce Saas Incentive Program is to accelerate cloud adoption by encouraging new business models, such as cloud services solution providers, to incorporate SaaS capabilities for Smarter Commerce into their solutions.
Products offered through this incentive include Smarter Commerce Industry solutions SaaS products such as IBM Coremetrics, Sterling Commerce and Unica. The Smarter Commerce Saas Incentive Program will be available to eligible IBM Business Partners including partners of recently acquired companies such as DemandTec.
Additionally, IBM is announcing new incentives to help Business Partners capitalize on the growing social business market opportunity . According to Forrester Research, the market for social enterprise apps and related services will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 61 percent to become a $6.4 billion market in 2016.*** Now, qualified IBM Business Partners selling SaaS offerings to small or mid-sized companies can earn a 28 percent rebate when they sell IBM SmartCloud for Social Business.
The IBM Solution Accelerator incentive and Social Business incentives are available now. The Smarter Commerce and Smarter Cities incentives are expected to be available in the Second Quarter of this year.
Some incentive components are not available in certain countries. Other restrictions may apply. Offerings are subject to change, extension or withdrawal without notice.
For more information: www.ibm.com/PartnerWorld For more information: http://www.ibm.com * Analyst firm IDC estimates that the new Smarter Cities information technology market opportunity at $34 billion in 2011, increasing more than 18 percent per year to $57 billion by 2014.
** IBM Market Insight data ***Social Enterprise Apps Redefine Collaboration, Forrester Research, Inc., November 30, 2011.
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
IBM Unveils New Financial Incentives to Drive Growth With Business Partners - Yahoo Finance
ARMONK, N.Y., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new incentives for its Business Partners to help them deliver the latest technology to their clients and drive growth in key markets such as smarter cities, smarter commerce and social business.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO )
Advances in technology such as analytics and cloud computing are changing how businesses operate, consumers interact with companies and cities deliver services to their citizens. As businesses and cities look for new ways to improve quality of life and productivity there is a significant opportunity for IBM and its Business Partners to provide new solutions that combine advanced technology with industry expertise.
"Commerce, social business, cloud computing and analytics are all multi-billion dollar industries and we want to ensure that our Business Partners have the resources, skills and support they need to succeed in these markets," said Mark Register, vice president of software business partners, IBM. "These new incentives are designed to help our Business Partners grow their businesses and continue to work with us to deliver simplified approaches to the complex challenges our clients are facing."
The IBM Solution Accelerator incentive is a new channel incentive for selling combined software and systems and/or business solutions. The incentive has two elements:
Software and Systems Reward: A 5 percent incremental rebate for selling eligible IBM systems and a 15 percent incremental rebate for selling eligible software together to a single client.Business Solutions Reward: An additional 10 percent rebate for selling a solution aimed at a particular IT challenge on the eligible software content of the solution. The eligible solutions cover client needs such as turning information into insights, managing risk, security and compliance and social business.In addition, approximately 1 percent in fees can be earned when clients finance their solution through IBM Global Financing.
"Our clients want solutions not piece-parts," said Ernie Yenke, president of Lighthouse Computing Services, an IBM Business Partner. "This new incentive from IBM will help grow our business while delivering solutions that combine hardware, software and business-specific solutions that help address client needs."
Smarter Cities Incentives
Helping cities solve key challenges in urban planning, environmental compliance, energy and water, transportation, education, social welfare and health, public safety, government and agency administration represents a $57 billion market opportunity.* IBM is turning to its Business Partner community to help make integrated solutions accessible to cities globally. To quickly respond to rising citizen demand, IBM is launching incentives for Business Partners including:
Smarter Commerce and Social Business Incentives
IBM's Smarter Commerce initiative is redefining the way businesses are engaging with today's empowered consumer. At an estimated $20 billion opportunity** for software alone, IBM is enabling eligible Business Partners to sell SaaS solutions for Smarter Commerce to their clients with IBM and obtain 15 percent of the annual contract value. The goal of the Smarter Commerce Saas Incentive Program is to accelerate cloud adoption by encouraging new business models, such as cloud services solution providers, to incorporate SaaS capabilities for Smarter Commerce into their solutions.
Products offered through this incentive include Smarter Commerce Industry solutions SaaS products such as IBM Coremetrics, Sterling Commerce and Unica. The Smarter Commerce Saas Incentive Program will be available to eligible IBM Business Partners including partners of recently acquired companies such as DemandTec.
Additionally, IBM is announcing new incentives to help Business Partners capitalize on the growing social business market opportunity. According to Forrester Research, the market for social enterprise apps and related services will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 61 percent to become a $6.4 billion market in 2016.*** Now, qualified IBM Business Partners selling SaaS offerings to small or mid-sized companies can earn a 28 percent rebate when they sell IBM SmartCloud for Social Business.
The IBM Solution Accelerator incentive and Social Business incentives are available now. The Smarter Commerce and Smarter Cities incentives are expected to be available in the Second Quarter of this year.
Some incentive components are not available in certain countries. Other restrictions may apply. Offerings are subject to change, extension or withdrawal without notice.
For more information: www.ibm.com/PartnerWorld
For more information: http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/presskit/36796.wss
* Analyst firm IDC estimates that the new Smarter Cities information technology market opportunity at $34 billion in 2011, increasing more than 18 percent per year to $57 billion by 2014.
** IBM Market Insight data
***Social Enterprise Apps Redefine Collaboration, Forrester Research, Inc., November 30, 2011.
Contact:
Erica Topolski
IBM Media Relations
Ericat@us.ibm.com
+1 617 693 2816
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
IBM Unveils New Financial Incentives to Drive Growth With Business Partners - Yahoo Finance
ARMONK, N.Y., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new incentives for its Business Partners to help them deliver the latest technology to their clients and drive growth in key markets such as smarter cities, smarter commerce and social business.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO )
Advances in technology such as analytics and cloud computing are changing how businesses operate, consumers interact with companies and cities deliver services to their citizens. As businesses and cities look for new ways to improve quality of life and productivity there is a significant opportunity for IBM and its Business Partners to provide new solutions that combine advanced technology with industry expertise.
"Commerce, social business, cloud computing and analytics are all multi-billion dollar industries and we want to ensure that our Business Partners have the resources, skills and support they need to succeed in these markets," said Mark Register, vice president of software business partners, IBM. "These new incentives are designed to help our Business Partners grow their businesses and continue to work with us to deliver simplified approaches to the complex challenges our clients are facing."
The IBM Solution Accelerator incentive is a new channel incentive for selling combined software and systems and/or business solutions. The incentive has two elements:
Software and Systems Reward: A 5 percent incremental rebate for selling eligible IBM systems and a 15 percent incremental rebate for selling eligible software together to a single client.Business Solutions Reward: An additional 10 percent rebate for selling a solution aimed at a particular IT challenge on the eligible software content of the solution. The eligible solutions cover client needs such as turning information into insights, managing risk, security and compliance and social business.In addition, approximately 1 percent in fees can be earned when clients finance their solution through IBM Global Financing.
"Our clients want solutions not piece-parts," said Ernie Yenke, president of Lighthouse Computing Services, an IBM Business Partner. "This new incentive from IBM will help grow our business while delivering solutions that combine hardware, software and business-specific solutions that help address client needs."
Smarter Cities Incentives
Helping cities solve key challenges in urban planning, environmental compliance, energy and water, transportation, education, social welfare and health, public safety, government and agency administration represents a $57 billion market opportunity.* IBM is turning to its Business Partner community to help make integrated solutions accessible to cities globally. To quickly respond to rising citizen demand, IBM is launching incentives for Business Partners including:
Smarter Commerce and Social Business Incentives
IBM's Smarter Commerce initiative is redefining the way businesses are engaging with today's empowered consumer. At an estimated $20 billion opportunity** for software alone, IBM is enabling eligible Business Partners to sell SaaS solutions for Smarter Commerce to their clients with IBM and obtain 15 percent of the annual contract value. The goal of the Smarter Commerce Saas Incentive Program is to accelerate cloud adoption by encouraging new business models, such as cloud services solution providers, to incorporate SaaS capabilities for Smarter Commerce into their solutions.
Products offered through this incentive include Smarter Commerce Industry solutions SaaS products such as IBM Coremetrics, Sterling Commerce and Unica. The Smarter Commerce Saas Incentive Program will be available to eligible IBM Business Partners including partners of recently acquired companies such as DemandTec.
Additionally, IBM is announcing new incentives to help Business Partners capitalize on the growing social business market opportunity. According to Forrester Research, the market for social enterprise apps and related services will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 61 percent to become a $6.4 billion market in 2016.*** Now, qualified IBM Business Partners selling SaaS offerings to small or mid-sized companies can earn a 28 percent rebate when they sell IBM SmartCloud for Social Business.
The IBM Solution Accelerator incentive and Social Business incentives are available now. The Smarter Commerce and Smarter Cities incentives are expected to be available in the Second Quarter of this year.
Some incentive components are not available in certain countries. Other restrictions may apply. Offerings are subject to change, extension or withdrawal without notice.
For more information: www.ibm.com/PartnerWorld
For more information: http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/presskit/36796.wss
* Analyst firm IDC estimates that the new Smarter Cities information technology market opportunity at $34 billion in 2011, increasing more than 18 percent per year to $57 billion by 2014.
** IBM Market Insight data
***Social Enterprise Apps Redefine Collaboration, Forrester Research, Inc., November 30, 2011.
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IBM Media Relations
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IBM Unveils New Financial Incentives to Drive Growth With Business Partners - Yahoo Finance
ARMONK, N.Y., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new incentives for its Business Partners to help them deliver the latest technology to their clients and drive growth in key markets such as smarter cities, smarter commerce and social business.
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Advances in technology such as analytics and cloud computing are changing how businesses operate, consumers interact with companies and cities deliver services to their citizens. As businesses and cities look for new ways to improve quality of life and productivity there is a significant opportunity for IBM and its Business Partners to provide new solutions that combine advanced technology with industry expertise.
"Commerce, social business, cloud computing and analytics are all multi-billion dollar industries and we want to ensure that our Business Partners have the resources, skills and support they need to succeed in these markets," said Mark Register, vice president of software business partners, IBM. "These new incentives are designed to help our Business Partners grow their businesses and continue to work with us to deliver simplified approaches to the complex challenges our clients are facing."
The IBM Solution Accelerator incentive is a new channel incentive for selling combined software and systems and/or business solutions. The incentive has two elements:
Software and Systems Reward: A 5 percent incremental rebate for selling eligible IBM systems and a 15 percent incremental rebate for selling eligible software together to a single client.Business Solutions Reward: An additional 10 percent rebate for selling a solution aimed at a particular IT challenge on the eligible software content of the solution. The eligible solutions cover client needs such as turning information into insights, managing risk, security and compliance and social business.In addition, approximately 1 percent in fees can be earned when clients finance their solution through IBM Global Financing.
"Our clients want solutions not piece-parts," said Ernie Yenke, president of Lighthouse Computing Services, an IBM Business Partner. "This new incentive from IBM will help grow our business while delivering solutions that combine hardware, software and business-specific solutions that help address client needs."
Smarter Cities Incentives
Helping cities solve key challenges in urban planning, environmental compliance, energy and water, transportation, education, social welfare and health, public safety, government and agency administration represents a $57 billion market opportunity.* IBM is turning to its Business Partner community to help make integrated solutions accessible to cities globally. To quickly respond to rising citizen demand, IBM is launching incentives for Business Partners including:
Smarter Commerce and Social Business Incentives
IBM's Smarter Commerce initiative is redefining the way businesses are engaging with today's empowered consumer. At an estimated $20 billion opportunity** for software alone, IBM is enabling eligible Business Partners to sell SaaS solutions for Smarter Commerce to their clients with IBM and obtain 15 percent of the annual contract value. The goal of the Smarter Commerce Saas Incentive Program is to accelerate cloud adoption by encouraging new business models, such as cloud services solution providers, to incorporate SaaS capabilities for Smarter Commerce into their solutions.
Products offered through this incentive include Smarter Commerce Industry solutions SaaS products such as IBM Coremetrics, Sterling Commerce and Unica. The Smarter Commerce Saas Incentive Program will be available to eligible IBM Business Partners including partners of recently acquired companies such as DemandTec.
Additionally, IBM is announcing new incentives to help Business Partners capitalize on the growing social business market opportunity. According to Forrester Research, the market for social enterprise apps and related services will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 61 percent to become a $6.4 billion market in 2016.*** Now, qualified IBM Business Partners selling SaaS offerings to small or mid-sized companies can earn a 28 percent rebate when they sell IBM SmartCloud for Social Business.
The IBM Solution Accelerator incentive and Social Business incentives are available now. The Smarter Commerce and Smarter Cities incentives are expected to be available in the Second Quarter of this year.
Some incentive components are not available in certain countries. Other restrictions may apply. Offerings are subject to change, extension or withdrawal without notice.
For more information: www.ibm.com/PartnerWorld
For more information: http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/presskit/36796.wss
* Analyst firm IDC estimates that the new Smarter Cities information technology market opportunity at $34 billion in 2011, increasing more than 18 percent per year to $57 billion by 2014.
** IBM Market Insight data
***Social Enterprise Apps Redefine Collaboration, Forrester Research, Inc., November 30, 2011.
Contact:
Erica Topolski
IBM Media Relations
Ericat@us.ibm.com
+1 617 693 2816
DocPoint Solutions Partners with Concept Searching - StreetInsider.com
Combined Strengths Elevate SharePoint as ECM Solution, Offer New Business Opportunities
FULTON, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DocPoint Solutions, Inc. (www.docpointsolutions.com), a subsidiary of Quality Associates, Inc. that specializes in implementing, training and supporting Microsoft® SharePoint® and its integrated suite of products, today announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Concept Searching, a software provider specializing in metadata generation, search, classification and taxonomy management. The arrangement brings together DocPoint Solutions’ expertise in designing content and information management solutions using the SharePoint platform and the only Microsoft Managed Partner within the SharePoint environment delivering taxonomy management and auto-classification. Both firms anticipate significant business opportunities arising from their joint capabilities, especially in the federal sector.
DocPoint Solutions brings a unique value proposition to the marketplace. Unlike vendors that implement Microsoft SharePoint as an out-of-the-box solution, DocPoint Solutions understands the platform’s capacity to serve as an integrated enterprise content management (ECM) solution that can manage the entire life cycle of every content type, including documents, forms, images, e-mail messages, instant messages and more. This recognition, complemented by wide-ranging expertise in data capture, workflow management, digital signatures, infrastructure management and business process control, offers customers a rare skill set in the ECM space. Plus, DocPoint’s comprehensive network of partners gives the firm access to third-party solutions that seamlessly integrate with SharePoint to satisfy specific customer requirements.
Martin Garland, President of Concept Searching, said, “We are excited to partner with DocPoint Solutions, combining our market-leading software technology with its expertise in delivering document and information management solutions. With eight years’ experience in the metadata generation, search, classification and taxonomy management space, Concept Searching is no newcomer to the enterprise collaboration and knowledge-sharing scene. I am confident that this partnership will further extend our presence in both the federal civilian and defense sectors.”
Scott Swidersky, President of DocPoint Solutions, commented, “DocPoint Solutions has long recognized SharePoint’s capacity to offer organizations of every size an affordable, full-blown, enterprise-wide ECM solution. Toward that end, we actively pursue business relationships with third-party vendors whose products enhance the functionality of our ECM solutions. Concept Searching is a leader in its field, bringing automatic document classification and taxonomy management to the SharePoint space. Their software’s ability to automatically identify specific content, lock down sensitive information and declare documents of record will bring important regulatory compliance and risk reduction functionality to the solutions we design and open up new business opportunities for both firms.”
About DocPoint Solutions, Inc.
DocPoint Solutions is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner specializing in implementing, training and supporting Microsoft Office SharePoint and its integrated suite of products. With a focus on enterprise content management and document capture, the company provides comprehensive consultative services and support to a wide range of federal, state and local governments as well as private and commercial enterprises seeking to maximize the value Microsoft SharePoint brings to their operations. By combining state-of-the-art solutions with document management expertise and innovative approaches to systems design and integration, DocPoint Solutions helps clients attain new levels of effectiveness and productivity. The company is located in the heart of the Washington, D.C.–Baltimore technology corridor in Fulton, Maryland. For more information, please call 301-490-7725 or visit www.docpointsolutions.com.
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