Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions (ECS)
"As a leading distributor for IBM's Systems and Technology Group, Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions (ECS) is pleased to offer the Power Systems product line to our reseller partners as a complete solution, with one price and one set of options, that they can easily sell and manage."
Eric Williams, Vice President, IBM Group,
Arrow ECS, a business segment of Arrow Electronics, Inc.
Avnet Technology Solutions
"Avnet has been a long time IBM partner and leading value-added distributor of IBM's enterprise computing products, storage, software and services. The unification of System i and System p into the Power Systems product line vastly expands our opportunity and reach in the marketplace. It also makes it simpler and easier for us to bring new IBM products and solutions to market, since now we have one product, one price, one set of options and one set of Ts and Cs."
Bryan Buckner - Avnet Director of IBM Platforms
Avnet Technology Solutions
Clear C2, Inc.
"Clear C2 is the provider of the award winning C2CRM, a leading CRM solution of choice for SMB to Enterprise customers worldwide. We are pleased by the new IBM Power Systems products, which take consolidation to a new level by allowing our customers to consolidate their mixed i5/OS, UNIX and Linux workloads to a single server platform. With the support of our C2CRM solution on i5/OS V6R1 and AIX 6.1, our customers will be able to take advantage of IBM's industry leading PowerVM virtualization technology. This will ultimately result in providing our mutual customers superior price/performance, increased investment protection, and lower total cost of ownership."
Mickey Patton, President
Clear C2, Inc.
Cognos, an IBM Company
"Cognos and IBM together provide organizations of all sizes an enterprise-view of their business by integrating scattered data resources, transforming data into clear, consistent, secure information and delivering business intelligence that can be shared within or outside an organization to drive performance. The ability of the new line of Power servers to unify applications and data across heterogenous environments leveraged by our Cognos SOA-based platform lets our customers drive consistent performance for sustained business optimization."
Leah MacMillan - VP BI Product Marketing
Cognos
HarrisData
"HarrisData has delivered enterprise software applications to customers on the IBM midrange platform for over 35 years. The new IBM Power Systems strategy delivers our customers even more flexibility - from multiple operating systems to support for blades - without compromising the unique combination of security, reliability, and integration offered by previous generations of AS/400 and System i. HarrisData software is ready to run on IBM Power servers with the IBM i operating system, and IBM's new strategy insures that IBM Power servers will remain the platform of choice for HarrisData customers."
Lane Nelson, President
HarrisData
Help/Systems
"Help/Systems represents a broad worldwide customer base which depends on our Robot Automated Operations Solution and SEQUEL software for systems monitoring, job scheduling, security, encryption, backup and recovery, business intelligence, storage management and impact analysis. We are very excited about the launch of IBM's next generation of Power servers and Power based BladeCenter products like the BladeCenter JS12 that allow our customers to consolidate their mixed i5/OS, UNIX and Linux workloads onto one server platform. This will ultimately result in providing our mutual clients with an optimized and cost effective platform for flexible growth, superior reliability and mission critical availability. This is the perfect enhancement for the AS/400, iSeries and System i community. This group will benefit from always being on the latest Power technology and blades going forward. Our group will work hard to provide these mixed operating systems a cost effective systems management or business intelligence solution."
Tom Huntington, VP of Technical Services
Help/Systems
IBM Lotus
"Domino customers should be ecstatic about the new IBM Power Systems announcement. The large number of customers using Domino on System i and p, can now further consolidate their mixed AIX and i5/OS workloads onto a single Power Systems server providing a lower cost of ownership. The winning combination of Domino and IBM's new Power Systems delivers a world class solution to our customers empowering them to meet their business demands."
Bill Hume, Director of Lotus Domino Development
IBM
IBM Information Management
"The innovative technology in the IBM Power 595 server, plus the performance of DB2 9.5 and the power of SAP business applications, add up to an incredible platform. Companies can use this system to build top-performing data warehouses, run transaction-intense financial services, and speed many other mission-critical applications to manage the growth, complexity and risks in their businesses. And the new systems will even help companies 'go green,' with energy and cost savings. This winning combination proves the Power 595 system is the best in the business."
Arvind Krishna
VP of IBM Data Management
IBM
IBM Internet Security Systems
"Ensuring business processes and data are secure has become one of the top concerns facing today's enterprise. IBM Power Systems, combined with preemptive intrusion prevention security protection offered by IBM Internet Security Systems provides our customers powerful performance and ahead of the threat protection that prevents business disruption from occurring."
Val Rahmani- General Manager
IBM Internet Security Systems
IBM Tivoli
"With the advent of the new Power Systems family of servers, Tivoli customers can take full advantage of running UNIX, Linux and i5/OS applications all on a single system through IBM's PowerVM virtualization technology. These Tivoli solutions with Power Systems are designed to reduce total cost of ownership and improve service availability and asset performance through more effective management of physical and virtual resources."
Al Zollar, General Manager, Tivoli Software
IBM
IBM Websphere
"WebSphere customers will see great value in the new Power Systems products. This new family of servers further empowers the integration of multiple applications combining the diversity of operating environments such as i5/OS, AIX and Linux, with the simplicity of a unified hardware platform. This allows our WebSphere customers to lower their TCO considerably by consolidating and optimizing their most demanding workloads onto a single platform. With IBM's new Power Systems and WebSphere, customers will have a winning combination to deliver world class solutions to meet their business demands."
Tom Rosamilia, General Manager, Application and Integration Middleware
IBM
Infor
"The opportunity for customers to continue running Infor’s applications for the IBM System i platform, while taking full advantage of Infor’s other IBM platform product offerings, will deliver more value for their investment and give them flexibility and choice as their business needs evolve over time,"
Mike Frichol, VP of Industry and Product Marketing
Infor
INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
"Infosys customers have increasingly chosen IBM Power platform servers to deploy our Finacle Universal Banking Solution for overall scalability, performance and reliability. The latest IBM announcements optimize the IBM total cost of ownership value to a whole new level. We anticipate our customers will gain even further demonstrable value and benefit from IBMs newest systems."
Mr. Haragopal M., Business Head
Finacle, Infosys
International Business Systems
"International Business Systems (IBS) is very excited about the new announcements IBM is making. As a world wide supplier of software for the distribution and manufacturing markets we see a distinct advantage in having a single platform with the POWER6 processor. As an original member of IBM's Vertical Industry Program (VIP) we think this will enhance our offerings significantly for our customers from a value and power perspective."
Dan Wells, Vice President of Marketing
International Business Systems
Mainline Information Systems
"Customers today are faced with many business challenges, including system utilization, capacity reallocation, and price performance. The unification of i5/OS, AIX and Linux onto the Power Systems really addresses all of these issues. The capabilities that the new Power System will deliver to the marketplace is very exciting and will set a new Operating System unified standard platform for years to come."
Dave Lasseter - VP Power Systems
Mainline Information Systems
Mainline Information Systems
"This is the most significant announcement since CISC to RISC in 1995. It shows, once again, the flexibility of i5/OS to be able to move seamlessly to the Power hardware and allow our customers to enjoy the robust integrated function they have become accustomed to and take advantage of high performance competitively priced POWER6 systems. It will also allow further virtualization and consolidation, saving data center space, power, and cooling."
Bob Morici - Director Power Systems
Mainline Information Systems
Netsmart Technologies
"As a leading provider of enterprise-wide software and services for health and human services organizations (behavioral health, public health and substance abuse), we at Netsmart Technologies look forward to extending this exciting alternative to our customers as a member of IBM's Vertical Industry Program. The unification of System i and System p provides a powerful and affordable range of choices for our Avatar, CMHC/MIS and Insight customers seeking a versatile, scalable hardware platform. This approach also enables our customers to leverage their existing IBM hardware investment while easily integrating additional solutions to meet emerging business and IT requirements."
Kevin Scalia
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development
Netsmart Technologies
Nortel
"IBM Power servers are the ideal platform for Nortel Unified Communications for mid-market clients. The joint IBM-Nortel offering combines Nortel's leading experience in multimedia communications with the reliability of the Power servers. The offering integrates with IBM Lotus Sametime and Lotus Notes or Microsoft Exchange and Outlook and offers a rich feature set designed for organizations with fewer than 1,000 employees."
Lori McLean - General Manager IBM Nortel Alliance
Nortel
Oracle Corporation
"Oracle provides a strong portfolio of ERP, CRM, Supply Chain, and Industry Solutions. With the next generation of Power Systems, IBM provides a platform that allows integration and consolidation of our business solutions running under different operating environments such as i5/OS, UNIX and Linux, on one server platform. This announcement clearly demonstrates the commitment to innovation and leadership that our joint customers have come to expect from Oracle and IBM."
Lenley Hensarling
Oracle Vice President and General Manager, JD Edwards
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation
"IBM's next generation of Power Systems allow diverse operating environments such as i5/OS, UNIX and Linux, to all run on one server platform. This capability, when combined with Oracle's ability to continually enhance and maintain customer applications through our Application Unlimited program, provides mid-size clients with an optimized and low cost platform for flexible growth, superior reliability and mission critical availability."
Ed Abbo
Oracle Senior Vice President of Applications Development
Oracle Corporation
PFW Systems Corporation
"As an ISV, PFW provides an enterprise management solution for Heavy Equipment Dealerships. The New Power Equation, when combined with the excellent support we receive from IBM's Vertical Industry Program, positions PFW to win in a very competitive marketplace. We now have the necessary tools to offer our clients, not only increased value, but also industry-leading flexibility. Our customers can simplify their environments as well as manage their costs through the consolidation of multiple operating systems. Everyone will Win with Power Systems!"
Bob Morton, President
PFW Systems Corporation
SAP AG
BladeCenter JS12:
"We are very excited about the new IBM POWER6-based JS12 Express blades supporting AIX, Linux, and i5/OS. The enhanced memory capacity along with the built-in PowerVM virtualization, EnergyScale technology, and the proven RAS features of the Power Architecture, packaged in the blade form factor is very attractive to our mid market SAP All-in-One customers."
Robert Vetter, Senior Vice President SAP AG
SAP AG
SAP AG
Unification/Power 595:
"The new IBM Power Systems 64-core, 5 GHz POWER6 based Power 595 server has the leadership performance and resiliency needed to serve SAP's most demanding customers for their mission critical business environments. This new server allows enterprises running SAP software to consolidate their UNIX, i5/OS and Linux SAP applications on to a single server, thereby lowering their TCO, reducing floor space and improving the energy-efficiency of the data centers."
Rainer Hofmann, Vice President Global SI Partners IBM,
Global Ecosystem and Partner Group SAP AG
SAP AG
Silverlake Axis Ltd.
"The mainframe-class scalability and availability offered by the IBM Power 595 server and IBM i operating system V6.1 will help ensure Silverlake Axis customers can support their growth objectives. IBM's Power Systems announcements offer a compelling value proposition for enterprises using HP/Sun Unix servers to move their applications to IBM servers and enjoy the benefits."
Dr Raymond Kwong, Managing Director
Silverlake Axis Ltd.
SIMULIA
"At SIMULIA, we have been supporting IBM AIX and Power Systems for over two decades and have been very satisfied with the excellent performance in these systems. We anticipate that our customers will receive significant performance value from the new IBM Power 575 based on POWER6 processor technology, which will be ideally suited to run Abaqus FEA applications for our enterprise customers."
Ken Short, Vice President, Strategy and Marketing
SIMULIA
Sirius Computer Solutions
"Many of our clients run both IBM i and AIX in their environments and the unification of System i and System p makes a lot of sense for them. The new Power Systems hardware platform will allow clients to realize hardware savings and operational efficiency while supporting differentiated functionality through value added software stacks and operating system features."
Muditha Karunatileka - Executive Vice President of Sales
Sirius Computer Solutions
Solarsoft Business Systems
"Solarsoft Business Systems, with expertise in ERP software to manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers in the mid market, is well positioned to capitalize on this announcement as a member of IBM's Vertical Industry Program. We are very excited about there being a single, extremely powerful platform capable of running multiple operating system environments, as it allows us to more easily extend our solution reach. In turn, this will allow our clients to experience new levels of value in their IT investments."
Paul Craven, COO
Solarsoft Business Systems
Sybase Inc.
"Sybase continues to be a leading provider of solutions for AIX and Linux that have performed extremely well on IBM's Power servers. These solutions currently include several cross industry Business Intelligence Solutions including Sybase IQ for IBM Power Systems high performace queries and analytics and Sybase Risk Analytics Platform (RAP) for IBM Power Systems used for real-time data streaming analytics,' said David Jacobson, Sybase Senior Director of Marketing. In addition, Sybase ASE for IBM Power System database provides a robust, efficient relational database that drives some of the world's largest companies. Sybase also provides a leading Mobility Solution for IBM Power Systems.
"We are very excited about the launch of IBM's new Power servers that allow integration of multiple applications under different operating environments such as i5/OS, UNIX and Linux, to run on one hardware platform. This allows our clients to lower their TCO considerably by consolidating and optimizing on a single platform." Sybase and Power Systems work together to continually enhance customer applications to help ensure our joint solutions provide mid-market clients a platform for flexible growth, superior reliability and mission critical availability."
David Jacobson, Senior Director, Marketing
Sybase Inc.
Vormittag Associates Incorporated
"VAI's Enterprise Software together with IBM's Power Systems announcement furthers our ability to maximize and deliver fully integrated business software solutions that give companies of all sizes a true competitive advantage. The new Power Systems and POWER6 BladeCenter has enormous processing power and advanced software capabilities such as unprecedented object based system integrity, data encryption at all points, and industry leading virtualization with PowerVM set a new level in IT capabilities. This allows VAI to expand our markets and enables customers from a startup company to the largest data centers the ability to scale-up or scale-out applications as needed."
Kevin Beasley, CIO
VAI