IndigoCube announces their acceptance into the Value Advantage Plus (VAP) initiative for IBM Rational becoming the first IBM Partner in the South Africa to achieve this status, and as such can now provide services and products linked to the Rational brand under the VAP program, which IBM launched in January 2005.
IndigoCube recognises the need of today`s IT customers for solutions built on providing value added services and not just a product, achieving VAP status with its offering of Solution Packages focused on solving business problems. The first three of these service offerings: Software Process Improvement and Project Management, Software Configuration Management and Software Quality offer a range of services from training and mentoring to workshops and assessments and include the Rational Unified Process(R) and Rational products.
IndigoCube has proved its depth and practical knowledge of the Rational product set by completing extensive IBM Rational consultant accreditation. IndigoCube founders and staff have been working in the Rational environment for more than fourteen years. We believe that the Rational Unified Process is the most effective approach to software development, especially now that companies are implementing loosely coupled services-oriented solutions.
"For IndigoCube, this is a significant commercial success and a strategic achievement; it means that we are now in the position of offering our customers a holistic end-to-end service that will now include the sale of products. This serves to affirm our commitment to the Rational brand and our goal of building strong customer relationships and loyalty based on service quality and satisfaction." said Themi Themistocleous, Managing Director of IndigoCube.
"Gaining VAP certification is no small feat. Having a solution is only one piece of the puzzle. Implementing that solution at customers and having them provide a strong reference is where the rubber hits the road," said Themi Themistocleous IndigoCube` Managing Director
The company views their VAP status as a true indication of their commitment to IBM and their leadership position in the IBM Partner community
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IndigoCube is a black empowered full-service IBM Advanced Partner. IndigoCube encompasses a team of successful industry executives who have been in the Software and Services Industry for over 20 years. IndigoCube was formed to address the need of IBM and its customers to have a BEE organization that`s core focus is successful delivery of complex projects.
IndigoCube also has five IBM Value Advantage Plus (VAP) certifications in Rational and Tivoli, VAP certification delineates those Partners who deliver added value to the customer through professional services and is looked upon as a "badge of honor" within IBM software circles. IndigoCube offers solid support and expertise in developing, deploying and managing IBM software and hardware, with specific focus on Rational, WebSphere and Tivoli pillars.
IndigoCube`s founders long-term involvement in the development of the software industry and their commitment to best practices allows IndigoCube to hire, train and retain the best. This is evident by the number of internationally certified IBM consultants and it holds the core team that introduced Rational to South Africa in the early 1990s which has implemented hundreds of Rational projects since then.
IndigoCube`s also offers bespoke development, legacy transformation of Cobol and Adabas/Natural based systems to J2EE and has extensive expertise on OpenSource. Its world-class talent and proven development processes allow IndigoCube to deliver advanced technology higher quality solutions faster.
IndigoCube`s customers are mainly in the Finance, Telecommunication and Government sectors