BMC Software Announces Application-Centric Storage Management Consortium Partner Program
Thirteen Industry-Leading Storage Vendors Inducted Into Program
PALM DESERT, Calif., Apr 10, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Storage Networking World--BMC Software Inc. (NYSE: BMC chart, msgs), the leading provider of enterprise systems management, announced today the formation of its Application-Centric Storage Management(TM) (ACSM(TM)) Consortium partner program. ACSM Consortium members are able to widen their customer base, gain greater market exposure and increase revenue opportunities by leveraging their relationship with BMC Software's Recovery and Storage Management team. Customers benefit from the results of this program with integrated solutions that are focused on managing their entire storage enterprise.
Today, BMC Software announced the following companies have joined the Consortium: Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Cisco Systems, Crossroads Systems, EMC Corporation, Gadzoox Networks, Hitachi Data Systems, INRANGE, JNI, McDATA, Network Appliance, Nishan Systems, OTG Software and QLogic.
"We are targeting partners who represent all aspects of the storage industry. This is really the key to our entire ACSM initiative. The only way to effectively manage today's heterogeneous environments is to have management software that fully understands all of the pieces that make up your storage," said Chris Gahagan, vice president and general manager, Recovery and Storage Management, BMC Software. "Hand-in-hand with ACSM Consortium partners, we are working to develop, test and integrate innovative storage management solutions that help drive business better, faster and farther."
Partners work with BMC Software to develop storage management technologies that ensure data reliability and availability across heterogeneous storage environments. Members represent all of the different elements in a storage enterprise, from hubs to routers and switches to storage systems. Members are committed to leveraging BMC Software's storage initiatives to provide better customer-focused solutions. For additional information or to join the ACSM Consortium, please email acsm_consortium@bmc.com or visit www.acsmglobal.com?p041001cr.
About BMC Software's Application-Centric Storage Management
BMC Software's Application-Centric Storage Management (ACSM) initiative allows customers to manage their enterprise storage assets in a way that optimizes application availability, performance and recoverability. By focusing on the application itself to direct storage policies and procedures, ACSM directly relates storage management to business processes. BMC Software is the first and only company to deliver an entire storage management solution that directly links applications and storage, and this unique approach takes advantage of BMC Software's proven systems management approach. Application-Centric Storage Management has received industry-wide support from analysts, partners and end-users. |
