Opsware Expands Reseller Network with Addition of Sunflower Systems; Leading IT Asset Management Integrator to Resell Opsware Au
11 November 2005 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW), the leading provider of IT automation
and utility computing software, today announced the expansion of
its reseller network through a partnership with Sunflower
Systems(TM), the company that has redefined lifecycle asset
management as a strategic imperative. Based in California,
Sunflower Systems will distribute Opsware's automation software to
customers throughout the United States. "As an Opsware partner,
Sunflower's customers will benefit from best of breed IT automation
and asset management," said Robert Kaehler, vice president and
general manager at Sunflower Systems. "By integrating Opsware's
advanced IT automation capabilities with Sunflower's products and
leading best practices, we enable organizations to exercise more
control and accountability of widely-distributed IT assets while
significantly reducing costs." Sunflower Systems will offer
Opsware's Asset Management System (AMS) to enterprises across its
varied vertical markets including government contractors, higher
education, federal government agencies and gaming. Sunflower
Systems solutions are favored by executive management, finance
officers, auditors, risk management and compliance groups by
providing a single system of record for all assets throughout
large, diverse organizations. Sunflower Assets(TM) -- the company's
flagship product -- provides clarity to existing asset management
processes and total asset visibility across the enterprise.
Partnering with Opsware extends Sunflower Assets to enable
strategic management of hardware and software deployment, and
provide more efficient accountability and inventory for IT assets.
As an authorized Opsware reseller, Sunflower Systems receives
extensive sales and marketing support and in-depth training through
Opsware's partner web site, online seminars and web-based sales and
technical training programs. "Sunflower Assets provides us with
comprehensive Lifecycle Asset Management capability," commented
Ivonne Bachar, director of asset management at Stanford University.
"Adding the ability to automatically discover and inventory
IT-based devices through Opsware increases the potential
operational and business support value of Sunflower Assets to the
campus for current assets and future IT acquisitions." "Sunflower
Systems has emerged as the leading architect of lifecycle asset
management and will be a valuable partner as we continue to grow
our business worldwide," said Patrick Joyce, vice president of
worldwide channel sales at Opsware Inc. "Partnering with Sunflower
Systems strategically expands our footprint within the federal
government and financial services markets, enabling us to
capitalize on the growing demand for IT automation software and
deliver unprecedented operational efficiencies and cost savings to
customers." Sunflower Systems adds to Opsware's growing network of
worldwide distributors, now totaling over 45 partners. Opsware's
growing reseller network expands Opsware's reach to enterprises
worldwide that are looking to reduce costs and increase
efficiencies from their IT infrastructure. About Sunflower Systems
Sunflower Systems is a global leader in delivering forward-thinking
software solutions and services for asset management and strategic
asset intelligence. Executives trust the Sunflower Enterprise(TM)
framework to facilitate strategic and financial decision-making,
and ensure administrative compliance with current and future
regulations. With Sunflower Systems best-practices and composite
processes, enterprises add relevance and context to their
previously-disjointed processes, enabling the truest picture of all
corporate assets. The company is headquartered in San Ramon,
California, with a federal office based in Washington, D.C. For
more information, please call 925-355-0700 or visit our website at
www.sunflowersystems.com. About Opsware Inc. Opsware Inc.
(NASDAQ:OPSW) is the world's leading IT automation and utility
computing 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 an
automated IT model a necessity. Opsware automates the complete IT
lifecycle and delivers utility computing by enabling IT to
automatically provision, patch, configure, secure, change, scale,
audit, recover, consolidate, migrate, and reallocate servers,
network devices and applications. Over 250 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 www.opsware.com.
Trademarks Sunflower Systems and Sunflower Assets are registered
trademarks of Annams Systems Corporation. Opsware is a service mark
and trademark of Opsware Inc. Other names may be trademarks of
their respective owners. This press release contains
forward-looking statements regarding the benefits and capabilities
of our software products, the expectations of the market for our
software and our opportunities in that market. These statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from these statements, including the risk that
the assumptions underlying our current business strategy may
change, that our experience operating as a software company is
limited, and that the products may not perform as described. More
information about these and other factors that could affect our
business and financial results is included in our Form 10-K filed
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on April
15, 2005 under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" and the Forms 10-Q and 8-K that we file during the
fiscal year.
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