IDION subsidiary, Vision Solutions, a leading managed availability solutions provider, introduced ORION, the first multi-platform managed availability solution, at IBM PartnerWorld, 16 to 19 February 2003 in New Orleans. This move is geared towards recruiting and training partners in preparation for the worldwide product launch of ORION in mid-2003.
The announcement demonstrates Vision Solution`s commitment to the concept of a total solutions roll-out consisting of proven technology, professional services, support and certified partners with the skills to successfully implement solutions that customers need. ORION will expand on the traditional iSeries channel as it extends into multi-platform support and will extend opportunities for the channel to sell into a broader base.
"A trained and ready partner channel is crucial to the measured approach we are taking with the ORION launch," said Nicolaas Vlok, chief executive officer. "We are committed to supplying partners with the training and certification necessary to begin taking advantage of the new opportunities that ORION provides, not only with the iSeries market, but in the Windows and Linux markets as well."
ORION is the first multi-platform-based software solution that enables users to predictably manage the functional availability of servers, data and applications across an enterprise, regardless of platform, supporting OS/400, Windows and Linux. Its functions include data integration across disparate databases as well as managed application and server availability within both homogeneous and heterogeneous environments including multi-system coordinated fail-over and recovery.
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Vision Solutions is headquartered in Irvine, California, and provides solutions for assuring the availability of a company`s mission-critical applications and data. With more than 1 800 customers and 4 300 installations in over 70 countries, the company is a leading managed availability vendor for the IBM eServer iSeries (AS/400) with solutions for virtually every industry. In addition to its solution offerings, Symbiator and Vision Suite, Vision Solutions provides extensive professional services, worldwide support, and education to a global market.
Vision Solutions is an IBM Premier Business Partner and an IBM Premier High Availability Business Partner. The company maintains strategic alliances with industry-leading application and database companies including JD Edwards, Misys, IBS, Intentia, Microsoft and Oracle. Vision Solutions is a member of the publicly traded IDION group of companies (JSE: IDI). For more information on Vision Solutions, please visit www.visionsolutions.com.
IBM
With 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate, IBM is the world`s largest information technology company. IBM is a leading provider of e-business solutions and is dedicated to helping companies, business partners and developers leverage the potential of the Internet and network computing across a wide range of businesses and industries. The company offers a host of cross-industry and industry-specific solutions designed to meet the needs of companies of all sizes. For more information on partnering with IBM, please visit www.ibm.com/partnerworld.
IDION Technology Holdings Ltd
IDION Technology Holdings is a technology investment holding company listed on the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa (JSE: IDI). Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Vision Solutions, it provides solutions for assuring the availability of a company`s mission-critical applications and data. IDION was ranked 38th in the 2002 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu European Fast 500 as one of the fastest growing technology companies. It was also ranked second in the Barloworld, PricewaterhouseCoopers` and Business Report SA Global Company Awards in the same year.
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