Brio Technology, the US-based enterprise business intelligence company, has announced that Ironbridge Software has been selected as a Brio Premier Partner. Under the agreement, Ironbridge, a subsidiary of Abraxas, will focus on the local marketing, sales, implementation and support of Brio Technology`s business intelligence solutions in South Africa."After several years of a successful business relationship with Ironbridge Software, Brio Technology is pleased to be able to strengthen this relationship," says Bruno Saint-Cast, Brio`s director for Europe, Middle East and Africa.Saint-Cast notes: "Ironbridge has proven itself over the last two years as a valuable distributor and has many clients around the country which are using Brio`s enterprise business intelligence products as an integral component of Ironbridge`s data warehouse solutions."Ironbridge clients already using Brio products include Edgars, Milady`s, Sasol Oil and the Road Accident Fund."We are injecting over R1 million into the Ironbridge division, which will market, sell and support the Brio products," says Abraxas CEO Graham Vermaak. "We are also busy recruiting dedicated resources in the form of sales, technical and support staff for our operation, which is co-located at the Abraxas headquarters in Pretoria."Vermaak points out that Brio Technology has emerged as leader in business intelligence solutions that scale across the enterprise, noting: "As a company, Brio is committed to providing the same level of market-leading, high quality products, programs, services and support to customers - regardless of location."

