Singlestep Technologies Joins the IBM Self-Managing Autonomic Technology Mark Program

Singlestep, IBM 2004 Autonomic Computing Partner of the Year, is bringing affordable self-managing autonomic technology to midmarket

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) July 5, 2005 -- Singlestep Technologies today announced it has joined the IBM Self-Managing Autonomic Technology Mark program. By joining the program, Singlestep joins a select group of companies offering robust yet affordable, easy to use solutions targeted at reducing the cost of IT service delivery.

Singlesteps solution, Singlestep Unity, provides affordable network integration and automation for small to mid-market companies that depend on their networks to provide a significant portion of their revenue. Companies that include a growing number of Managed Service Providers (MSPs) who use Unity to provide effective managed and on demand services to their SMB customers.

As IBMs Autonomic Computing Partner of the Year for 2004, Singlestep has been working closely with the company for two years. As an IBM Business Partner, Singlestep has been able to extend its solution faster to other markets and to add further functionality to the companys offerings. The Singlestep Unity solution has also received IBMs Ready for IBM Tivoli software" validation for integration with Tivoli products like Tivoli NetView.

We have a technology and solution that works for companies that typically dont have access to enterprise level capabilities, but its still important for us to find effective and affordable ways for us to bring products to market" stated Scot French, VP Marketing for Singlestep. By partnering and participating with IBM in this and other programs, we have development, testing, and marketing resources that in effect also benefit the end customer, who is looking for different and better network management solutions sooner than later."

As an extension of IBMs autonomic computing business partner initiative, the IBM Self-Managing Autonomic Technology Mark program is for ISV products that have incorporated at least two of IBMs autonomic technologies, such as problem determination or common logging technology; Autonomic Management Engine technology; or solution installation or packaging technology. The program provides ISVs with the opportunity to display the IBM Self-Managing Autonomic Technology Mark on their qualifying products, demonstrating to customers the product contains autonomic technology from IBM to help them build self-managing systems.

To find out more about the IBM Self-Managing Autonomic Technology Mark program and how to qualify, visit ibm.com/isv/tech/validation/autonomic.

About Singlestep Technologies

Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Singlestep Technologies provides solutions that help IT professionals simplify complexity by automating and managing services more efficiently. Singlestep Unity is built with our patented technology and designed to control the flow of information from existing network management systems to any IT stakeholder. At all levels, our products help integrate existing information, provide analysis and automate response. Our success in network management will be duplicated across all the stores of information in the data center that are event driven, multi-vendor, and managed today through manual processes. We have started this by partnering with the largest companies that deliver service and best practices to IT consumers (IBM, HP, etc.). For more information about Singlestep, Singlestep Unity, or our partner programs, visit: www.singlestep.com.

Singlestep Unity is a trademark of Singlestep Technologies, Corp. in the United States and other countries.

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