Sun Microsystems (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd today announced a new program aimed at the high growth market of small to medium-sized enterprises.
"This new program offers best of breed products implemented in a pre-configured turn-key solution. Baan`s expertise in ERP solutions to the middle-tier market is offered together with Sun Microsystems Enterprise server range", said Rodney Smith, Manufacturing Industry Executive, Sun Microsystems South Africa. "Baan on Sun Solutions (BOSS) offers reduced complexity in enterprise software implemention through its pre-configured and pre-tested solutions, sizing services and financing options",
"Sun and Baan are leveraging the same hardware, software and service solutions that run in the largest Baan enterprise implementations today -- and are making the same enterprise benefits such as scalability and reliability available now to small and medium-sized companies globally," said Joe Roebuck, senior vice president at Sun Microsystems Computer Company.
"This new program with Sun will enable Baan to reduce implementation complexity and increase customer value, and thus allow our mutual customers to focus more on business issues and less on implementing IT systems." Ulf Claesson, vice president of global channels at The Baan Company.
Configuration
This new program offers pre-configured and pre-tested Sun Enterprise 450 workgroup server in four different configurations running Sun`s Solaris operating environment, Sun`s award-winning SolsticeTM system management software, Baan`s ERP software, and a choice of Oracle, Sybase or Informix databases.
Gauranteed Baan hardware sizing configurations range from 10 user to 130 users.
Value proposition
- Upfront fixed-cost implementation (no hidden costs).
- Simplified aquisition and financing (rentals/leasing).
- Shorter implementation cycle.
- Shorter lead time to customer delivery.
- Interoperable environment to support anyone anywhere.
- Optimised and tested system configurations.
- High performance systems.
- African deployment and support.
- Hardware sizing guaranteed by Sun.
Pre-configured Systems
"The Sun Enterprise Workgroup server`s balanced architecture is ideal for mid-tier ERP applications. High-performance symmetric multi-processing (SMP) systems combine power, storage capacity, fast I/O throughput and exceptional network I/O speed all at competitive PC server pricing" said Derek Galvin, Baan Competence Centre Manager, Sun Microsystems South Africa. "With this system, Sun has extended its enterprise expertise down to the workgroup -- offering customers a reliable and secure platform for deploying business-critical applications at the workgroup".
Availability
These pre-configured systems are offered throughout Africa via participating distributors and resellers, with immediate availability.
Sun and Baan Certification
All of the preconfigured systems offered by the participating VARs, integrators and have begun a certification process at the new Sun and Baan Enterprise Competence Center located in Johannesburg. All certified systems are thoroughly sized and tested to meet or exceed customer requirements including :
Addressing a set of user requirements - such as workload and number of users; checking for software compatibility and performance; installing the Solaris operating environment, Solstice system management software, Baan business solutions, selected middleware and database software and Quality Assurance testing.
For more information about Baan on Sun Solutions (BOSS) program contact Rodney Smith at Sun Microsystems 011 8054305 (rodney@rsa.sun.com) or Derek Galvin at the Sun and Baan Enterprise Competence Center 011 8055140 (dgalvin@baan.com).
Editors note
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network Is The ComputerTM" has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ "SUNW" to its position as a leading provider of high-quality hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more than $9 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com.
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