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COMPUTACENTER JOINS BLADELOGIC’S RESELLER PROGRAM
Leading Provider Of IT Infrastructure Services to Resell BladeLogic’s Industry-Leading Suite of Data Center Automation Software Throughout Europe
Waltham, MA, April 18, 2005—BladeLogic, Inc., the leading provider of data center automation software, today announced that Computacenter, Europe’s leading vendor-independent provider of IT infrastructure services, has joined BladeLogic’s reseller program. Under the terms of the agreement, Computacenter will resell BladeLogic Operations Manager™ to its existing clients and potential customers throughout Europe, and also be actively involved in the delivery of implementation and consulting services for BladeLogic customers.
BladeLogic Operations Manager enables companies to automate a wide range of data center management processes, including server and software provisioning, application change management, remote administration, and on-going patch and compliance management. With BladeLogic, organizations can accelerate process-related initiatives such as ITIL, as well as ensure compliance to industry-specific regulatory and security compliance policies. The combination of BladeLogic’s award winning software and Computacenter’s IT services provides clients throughout Europe with some of the most comprehensive data center automation solutions available.
“We offer our clients a true end-to-end approach including advice on IT strategy, the design and implementation of best-of-breed technology solutions and the management of all elements of their IT infrastructure,” said Simon Gay, Consultancy Practice Leader, Computacenter. “Our partnership with BladeLogic is critical to this approach as it enables us to offer our clients leading data center automation solutions that have enabled large IT organizations to significantly reduce operational costs. We look forward to working with BladeLogic to further help organizations throughout Europe increase efficiencies in their data center operations.”
“BladeLogic has quickly amassed an impressive list of European customers through both direct sales and strategic reseller channel partnerships, such as our new agreement with Computacenter,” said Luca Lazzaron, Vice President, EMEA, BladeLogic. “As IT organizations throughout Europe begin to discover the substantial benefits of automating their data centers, we expect to significantly expand our leadership position and presence in the European market through this partnership with Computacenter.”
About Computacenter
Computacenter is Europe’s leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services. To help our customers maximize the value of IT to their businesses, we offer services at every stage of infrastructure investment. We can advise customers on their IT strategy, implement the most appropriate technology from a wide range of leading vendors and manage elements of their technology infrastructures on their behalf. At every stage we help them minimize the cost and maximize the business value of their IT expenditure. Our corporate and government clients are served by a network of branch offices across the UK, Germany, France, Luxembourg and Belgium and, through our international partners, at locations across the globe.
About BladeLogic (NASDAQ: BLOG)
BladeLogic is a leading provider of data center automation software with a large installed base of Fortune Global 500 customers, including 21 of the top 100 global companies, 3 of the top 10 aerospace and defense companies, 7 of the top 25 commercial and savings banks, 3 of the top 5 securities companies, 2 of the top 3 entertainment companies, 2 of the top 3 general merchandisers, 7 of the top 12 pharmaceutical companies and 7 of the top 10 telecommunications companies. BladeLogic’s data center automation software solutions enable enterprises, service providers and government organizations to easily browse, provision, configure, patch, audit and remediate physical and virtual servers and applications, allowing customers to achieve reduced data center operating costs, improved service quality and enhanced security and compliance. BladeLogic is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. For more information, please visit www.bladelogic.com.
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Tedd Rodman
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trodman@bladelogic.com