Informix Software and Baan Extend Reseller Agreement
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA and BARNEVELD,
NETHERLANDS--MAY 2, 2001 - 09:01 EDT
Baan to Resell High Performance Informix Dynamic Server Worldwide,
IDS to Provide Powerful Platform to Support New iBaan
Internet-Enabled Suite
Informix(R) Software, the database company(TM), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Informix Corporation (Nasdaq:IFMX), and Baan, a
global leader in enterprise business solutions, today announced an
extension of their worldwide reseller agreement.
Baan will resell licenses for Informix Dynamic Server(TM) (IDS), a
high-performance online transaction processing database that
provides the reliability, scalability and availability necessary
for large transaction-processing systems and can support thousands
of users. IDS will provide Baan users worldwide with a powerful
platform to support the new generation iBaan suite of
Internet-enabled solutions.
The new agreement builds on the companies' successful five-year
relationship, as Baan and Informix Software have approximately 800
joint installations running on UNIX and Windows NT worldwide. In
addition to user licenses, Baan will also offer Informix
Software's IDS product maintenance services to its customers in
the first year.
"Informix Software and Baan have had a mutually productive
relationship for years, and the extension of our worldwide
reseller agreement will extend our history of collaborative
success and customer satisfaction," said Brian Staff, vice
president of marketing, Informix Software. "Informix Dynamic
Server has proven itself to be a highly reliable and scalable OLTP
engine with thousands of customers around the world, and will
strongly complement iBaan."
The new iBaan suite of Internet-enabled collaboration solutions
addresses manufacturers' growing demands for tighter integration
and full visibility across their supply chains. The suite combines
proven Baan technology with important new developments that enable
customers to take significant steps towards the seamless
integration of systems and processes, provide end-users with
personalized and easy-to-use information, and empower businesses
to collaborate with their customers and suppliers over the
Internet.
"Rettig chose Baan and Informix Software based, in part, on their
impressive track record of working together to deliver customers
industry-leading technology and business solutions that maximize
each other's strengths," said Hans Steenbreker, program manager at
Rettig, a Finnish family-held industrial company and a major joint
customer of Baan and Informix Software. "The extension of this
partnership ensures that customers around the world can continue
to count on their joint innovation to address their most demanding
business challenges."
"Informix Software has long been one of our valued alliances, and
has consistently delivered superior database platforms that allow
our customers to make the most of iBaan solutions," said Leen van
der Maas, vice president of global alliances at Baan. "Together,
Baan and Informix Software are helping hundreds of companies meet
their business needs and strengthen their competitive advantages."
About Informix Software
Informix Software, the database company, is a leading provider of
database-management systems for data warehousing, transaction
processing and e-business applications. With more than 100,000
customers worldwide, Informix Software delivers high-performance
database systems in markets including retail, financial services,
government, healthcare, manufacturing, media and publishing, and
telecommunications. For more information, visit the Informix
website at www.informix.com.
Informix Corporation and IBM recently announced that they have
entered into a definitive agreement for IBM to acquire the assets
of Informix Software in a cash transaction valued at $1 billion.
The acquisition is subject to Informix shareholder and regulatory
approvals, and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2001.
About Baan:
Baan helps companies to compete in the 'networked economy' where
information, integration and collaboration are part and parcel to
success. Through its powerful new iBaan suite of Internet-enabled
solutions, Baan is ideally placed to support organisations in the
manufacturing, logistics, service and engineering industries as
they move to integrate their complex processes, collaborate more
closely with customers and partners, and provide employees with
essential build-to-order shop floor data and supply information.
Baan has more than 15,000 customer sites worldwide, and is part of
the Invensys Software and Systems Division -- a global leader in
the provision of e-business/automation solutions.
For more information, please visit baan.com
About Invensys plc:
Invensys is a global leader in the Automation and Controls
industry. With its head office in London, England it operates in
all regions of the world through four focused divisions --
Software Systems, Automation Systems, Power Systems and Control
Systems. With over 80,000+ employees, the company's products and
services range from advanced control systems and networks for
automating industrial plants and controlling the environments of
buildings, to electronic devices and controls found in residential
buildings and light commercial applications, plus complete power
systems for the telecommunications and information technology
industries.
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