NCS announces new server appliance partner program for independent software vendors

NCS Technologies Inc, a leader in server, PC, and notebook manufacturing, today announced NCS Swift Appliance Partner Program (NCSAPP)" for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and other OEMs. Under this program, NCS will develop Linux, BSD and Windows based turn-key" server appliances for ISV partners.

Manassas, VA (PRWEB) February 26, 2003 - NCS Technologies Inc, a leader in server, PC, and notebook manufacturing, today announced NCS Swift Appliance Partner Program (NCSAPP)" for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and other OEMs. Under this program, NCS will develop turn-key" server appliances for its ISV partners by bundling their appliance software with its own hardware platforms. These appliance hardware platforms are built using the latest industry standard chipsets and components and can run any Windows, BSD or Linux-based application.

"We are very excited about our entry in the appliance server market," remarked Mr. An Nguyen, President of NCS. "We will leverage our custom server integration capabilities to develop these unique appliance platforms. We have a very strong engineering team and follow high quality processes internally to enable ISVs to bring their appliance to market in a very short time. We have a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility ideally suited for building and delivering supreme quality appliance products to our ISV partners and their customers."

Elaborating on the newly launched appliance program, Mr. Pranay Prakash, Executive Director, OEM Servers & Appliances for NCS mentioned, NCS will act as a virtual hardware business unit" of an ISV and will provide all of the resources needed to get an ISV's appliance to market. The aim is to allow our ISV partner to focus on the development and enhancement of their software, instead of worrying about hardware design, production, delivery and support issues. NCS engineers will work closely with the ISV from concept design to final production and will provide hardware support for these appliances. We will also offer product life-cycle management and program management services as part of NCSAPP". Combining hardware integration expertise and customized services, NCS will enable ISVs to launch appliances in a timely and cost-effective manner."

There are several companies who make appliance servers right now. Our value proposition lies in delivering highly customized services and products to our ISV partners," Mr. Prakash said about positioning of NCS in the server appliance industry. Our appliances will offer a much greater range of scalability than anyone, from very cost-effective entry level systems to very high performance machines. We will offer appliance platforms suitable for a wider range of applications – web hosting, e-commerce, storage, caching, network security, communications and multi-functional applications such as DNS or Mail server and more - than any competitor currently has."

About NCS

NCS Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of Windows, Linux and BSD solutions across the full spectrum of enterprise technology needs. Our product line includes desktop and notebook computers, rackmount and pedestal departmental servers, and web/server appliance platforms. The companys rock-solid products are available in a multitude of built-to-order configurations, and they are widely used by government, education, and commercial clients.

Please visit: http://www.ncst.com for general information and http://www.ncsapp.com to learn more about NCS server appliance program. NCS can also be reached at (703) 621-1700.