REALTECH to Help Migrate SAP Customers to SGI Platform
Companies Aim to Ease Transition of SAP Applications to Scalable Linux OS-Based Platforms From SGI
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- To answer the demand for scalable, flexible computing platforms among users of SAP enterprise applications, Silicon Graphics (OTC: SGID) today announced an agreement with REALTECH AG, a leading technology consulting and software firm, naming REALTECH as a certified SAP migration partner for SGI platforms. REALTECH is based in Walldorf, Germany.
As one of just a handful of authorized SAP migration partners, REALTECH will help enterprise customers easily move their SAP environments from older proprietary UNIX(R) and mainframe platforms to SGI's high-performance, highly scalable SGI(R) Altix(R) Linux(R) OS-based solutions. Under terms of the agreement, the two companies will assist each other from the pre-sales stage through completion of customer deployments.
'This exciting new relationship is an important inroad for SGI into a marketplace that has a growing need for proven platforms that are based on industry-standard technologies and that leverage all the benefits of Linux,' said Michal Klimes, EMEA enterprise business development manager, SGI. 'REALTECH is an absolute expert on SAP environments, with terrific insight into how SGI platforms can help dramatically optimize SAP solutions and workflows. This new relationship brings greater flexibility to SAP customers, and allows them to transition from outdated hardware architectures to industry-standard, easily upgraded SGI systems.'
In addition to its consulting services, REALTECH offers theGuard! System Management Suite, which allows SAP customers to ensure 24/7 reliability and SAP application availability. REALTECH's SAP Add On solutions enable efficient and automated interfaces between SAP and third-party systems and ensure the safe exchange of mass data. They also safeguard the distribution of system modifications in large networked SAP landscapes with the guarantee of full auditability. More than 1,500 enterprises worldwide have opted for REALTECH's cross-industry IT solutions.
'Linux is now a viewed as new progressive choice for enterprise customers and SAP users, which presents a huge opportunity for companies that can meet the performance criteria of the largest organizations with scalable Linux OS- based systems,' said Johannes Lang, Managing Director, REALTECH. 'Without question, solutions like SGI Altix have the reliability and flexibility that make Linux not only a desirable component of the SAP environment, but an essential one as well. The time is right to give SAP customers a superior choice for optimal performance by allowing them to adopt SGI's powerful and scalable open-standard platform.'
One of the world's most powerful and scalable systems, Altix is based on the Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 processor and the Linux operating system and features the unique SGI(R) NUMAflex(TM) architecture. The Altix system's NUMAflex design allows SAP users to grow all aspects of the system as their requirements evolve.
About REALTECH
REALTECH AG, with its worldwide operations, supports companies in the optimization and reliable operation of their IT landscapes. As a specialist in SAP technology, the consulting division offers consulting services for the three major focal points IT optimization, IT consolidation and innovation with SAP NetWeaver. This includes SAP release strategies, system landscape optimization, IT process optimization, IT management according to ITIL as well as SAP NetWeaver projects from strategy consulting to successful operation. theGuard! System Management Suite is the core product within the software division. The system and network management software ensures high availability operation of medium to large IT infrastructures including applications such as SAP systems, databases, operating systems and networks.
Today, more than 1,500 companies worldwide have chosen REALTECH. The company has four offices in Germany, as well as subsidiaries in Europe, the Asia/Pacific region, and North and South America. In fiscal 2005, it posted revenues of 50.1 million euros, and employed a global workforce of 535 on December 31, 2005. Founded in 1994 in Walldorf, Germany, REALTECH has been listed on the German stock exchange since 1999 (Prime Standard, ISIN: DE0007008906, ticker symbol: RTC). Visit REALTECH at www.realtech.com.
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NOTE: Silicon Graphics, SGI, Altix, the SGI cube and the SGI logo are registered trademarks, and NUMAflex and The Source of Innovation and Discovery are trademarks of Silicon Graphics, Inc., in the United States and/or other countries worldwide. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in several countries. Intel and Itanium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
The discussion in this news release about the RealTech AG agreement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including the impact of competitive products and pricing, the efforts of third parties in developing, supporting, and promoting their products, the sustained performance of current and future products, the acceptance of applicable technologies by markets and customers, and the other risks detailed from time to time in the company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-Q and 10-K. Actual results may vary materially.
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