Solutions help clients identify, control and manage complex IT asset portfolios to control management and compliance costs and to better prepare for disaster recovery.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- ThruPoint, a leading technology consulting firm that assists clients in aligning their IT technology infrastructure operations with their strategic business goals, announces a new strategic partnership with Opsware, Inc., the leading provider of IT automation software.
This partnership will allow ThruPoint to provide Opsware's Asset Tracking Edition, Network Automation System and Server Automation System products as key components of the ThruPoint Asset Lifecycle Management Solution. Asset Lifecycle Management defines and manages the business, technical and financial criteria that cause an organization to purchase, repair, or dispose of an IT asset. This solution is unique as it allows clients to address the entire lifecycle of those assets. It addresses the network, software, servers and storage assets, and includes inventory reconciliation, automation of configuration management and change control, operations support and compliance. This solution helps clients identify, control, and manage their IT assets for the benefit of reduction of both asset and compliance costs, better preparation for disaster recovery, and better control of the asset lifecycle.
"Our clients have responded well to our Asset Management solutions, and Opsware's products help us deliver a superior solution to our clients," stated Rami Musallam, ThruPoint's chairman and CEO. "We have made a commitment to providing best-in-breed solutions, utilizing the best partners in the industry, and we are excited about the opportunity that Opsware brings to our portfolio. They bring a strong and robust technology to our solutions, and they are committed to making this partnership successful." "ThruPoint is a critical part of Opsware's partner strategy and they are contributing to make Opsware the IT automation solution of choice around the globe," said Patrick Joyce, vice president of channel sales at Opsware, Inc. "Through our new global partner program, we're driving greater value to our partners, like ThruPoint, in order to extend our mutual business and revenue opportunities and, more importantly, to be able to serve more clients worldwide. We are working with ThruPoint because of the commitment they share to help organizations align their IT practices to deliver better business performance." The new partnership is designed to enforce ThruPoint's position as a leader in providing creative integrated solutions to solve complex challenges facing organizations that rely on IT to deliver competitive advantage. This partnership provides clients with a single source for both the products and services to address the full asset management lifecycle.
About ThruPoint Inc.
ThruPoint Inc. is a leading international technology consulting firm headquartered in New York City. ThruPoint is focused on delivering positive financial impact by aligning technology solutions with our clients' business goals. Our clients are industry leaders who know how critical their IT networks are to their overall success. ThruPoint's comprehensive services are the key to addressing critical technology challenges that help our clients remain competitive. For more information on ThruPoint, Inc., please visit our website at http://www.thrupoint.com/ About Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW) Opsware Inc. is the world's leading IT Automation software company. The growth of the Internet is driving a shift from client/server computing to Web architecture. With this shift comes an overwhelming proliferation of servers, networking devices and applications, creating massive complexity that makes automated IT operations a necessity. Opsware automates the complete IT lifecycle and enables IT to automatically discover, provision, patch, configure, secure, change, scale, audit, recover, consolidate, migrate, and reallocate servers, network devices and applications. Over 350 of the world's largest companies, outsourcers and government agencies use Opsware to deliver this new, automated model of IT. For more information on Opsware Inc., please visit our Web site at http://www.opsware.com DATASOURCE: ThruPoint Inc.
CONTACT: Doreen Johnson of ThruPoint, , +1-646-562-6062 Web site: http://www.thrupoint.com/ http://www.opsware.com/
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