-- IBM - A worldwide OEM agreement for using WebFOCUS in a special
edition of the IBM DB2 Web Query for System i has been finalized. System i
is the premier platform for small and medium-sized businesses.
-- SPSS - The companies provide powerful analytical and management
solutions for many state and local law enforcement organizations. The City
of Richmond Police Department successfully used the joint solution to
enhance crime prevention and received industry accolades from Gartner
Research and The Data Warehouse Institute.
-- BEA - Information Builders iWay adapters were deployed to provide a
wider range of data and application solutions for joint customers, enabling
them to deploy BEA technologies more quickly and efficiently than ever
before.
-- Lombardi Software - Together, the companies offer sophisticated
business process management capabilities that can access applications, ERP
systems, and databases so customers know what is occurring in their
business process by using a graphical and Web-based interface.
-- ESRI - Embedding ArcGIS with both Information Builders analytics and
data access platforms enables customers, including City of Houston Police
Department, Hillman Group, and Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission,
to integrate their production systems with mapping and spatial
capabilities.
Additionally, Information Builders closed partnership agreements and joint
customers this year with CH Mack, Hewlett-Packard, Integral Systems, Sirius
Computer Systems, and Vitria.
Tom Rydz Named Vice President of Channels, North America
With 25 years of experience in the software industry, Tom Rydz joins
Information Builders with a wealth of expertise in sales, as well as
establishing and managing reseller programs. Rydz built SI programs at
Sybase Inc. and Vitria Technology and has completed SI, ISV, and OEM
programs and agreements for other BI companies, including an OEM agreement
with IBM. At Vitria, Rydz built the worldwide SI alliance program and
managed a team responsible for generating revenue through companies like
BearingPoint and CapGemini. Based in the Information Builders Chicago
office, Rydz will oversee North American channels programs.
"For decades, Information Builders has introduced higher-valued solutions
to the market, while continuing to deliver innovative production-level
solutions to customers," said Rydz. "I'm looking forward to playing a part
in expanding the company's global reach and seeking out partners who also
share the distinct vision of improving their business for the customer's
benefit."
About Information Builders
Information Builders' award-winning combination of business intelligence
and enterprise integration software has been providing innovative solutions
to more than 12,000 customers for the past 30 years. WebFOCUS is the
world's most widely utilized business intelligence platform. It provides the
security, scalability, and flexibility needed at every level of global
extended enterprises. Its simplicity helps create executive, analytical,
and operational applications that reach dozens to millions of users.
Information Builders subsidiary, iWay Software, provides state-of-the-art,
multi-purpose integration engines that address all SOA, application, data, and information management
requirements. Its integration adapters have been adopted by the leading
software platform providers. Together, these products give Information
Builders' customers the ability to live up to the company motto: Your
business. No barriers.
Information Builders' award-winning technology has successfully provided
quality software and superior services to customers, including most of the
Fortune 100 and U.S. federal government agencies. Headquartered in New York
City with 90 offices worldwide, the company employs 1,400 people and has
more than 350 business partners. For more information, visit
www.informationbuilders.com.
Contact Information: Press Contacts: Kathleen Moran Information Builders (212) 736-4433 Sheila Bohan Emerge PR (617) 729-3185