Seagate Software, a leader in enterprise reporting and analysis, today extended its market leadership, announcing that a sizeable OEM agreement has been signed with Portal Software, Inc. This new agreement is an extension of an already successful two-year relationship, reaffirming Portal Software`s strong support of Seagate Software technologies.
Under the new OEM agreement, Portal Software will incorporate Seagate Info, a market share leader in enterprise reporting, into Infranet, its industry leading customer management and billing platform. The agreement represents a significant opportunity for Seagate Info to extend its already ubiquitous presence in the market. With more than three million users in nearly 10,000 customer sites worldwide, Seagate Info integrates powerful analytic and reporting technology across a scalable and multi-tier architecture. The integration of Infranet and Seagate Info will empower Portal Software customers to access, analyze, report and share the valuable data stored in their information systems.
Portal Software has played a vital role in helping many of the world`s leading communication service providers develop powerful new business models. With customers across the globe, including Qwest Communications and France Telecom, Portal Software has cemented its leadership position in the next-generations communication services market. Portal Software`s business infrastructure software for has been chosen as the standard customer management and billing platform in 20 end-to-end solution sets from 15 alliance partners across eight markets.
"Seagate Software demonstrated outstanding performance during the term of the original OEM agreement and Portal is pleased to extend the contract with Seagate Software," said Bob Vieraitis, vice president product development at Portal Software, Inc. "Portal is committed to providing its customers with best-in-class solutions and Seagate Software`s quality product helps us meet that commitment."
"This substantial deal with Portal Software reaffirms that our enterprise reporting solution is the most powerful solution for the business infrastructure that powers the Internet economy," said Bill Gibson, chief operating officer at Seagate Software. "This strategic agreement will give Portal Software customers unequaled enterprise reporting capabilities."
Seagate Software has a long history of successful OEM partnerships. Companies around the globe have established Seagate Info as the enterprise reporting standard for comprehensive powerful solutions. Currently, Seagate Software has more than 160 OEM partners, providing a wide variety of solutions including accounting and finance, manufacturing, telecom, healthcare, CRM, network and systems management, and more.
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Seagate Software
For more information on Seagate Software solutions, visit the Seagate Software web site at www.seagatesoftware.com or call 1-800-877-2340 (North America) or 1-604-681-3435 (International). For information on becoming a Seagate Software OEM partner, please contact the Strategic Relations Department at oeminfo@seagatesoftware.com or contact us by phone at the numbers above.
Portal Software, Inc.
Based in Cupertino, California, Portal is the leading provider of customer management and billing software for Internet and emerging next-generation communications services. The company`s real-time solution enables service providers to manage customers, support services, and collect money. Portal`s customers include Qwest Communications, Inktomi, Covad, Deutsche Telecom`s T-Online, Telenor Mobile AS, Juno Online, and France Telecom. Information about Portal and its products can be found at www.portal.com.
Seagate Software
Seagate Software boilerplate Seagate Software, a subsidiary of Seagate Technology, Inc., develops integrated business intelligence applications, which include Seagate Analysis, Seagate Crystal Reports, Seagate Holos, and Seagate Info. Seagate Software can be found on the Web at http://www.seagatesoftwar.com.
Seagate Technology, Inc. is a leading provider of technology and products enabling people to store, access, and manage information. The Company is committed to providing best-in-class products to help people get information when, where and how they want it. Seagate is the world`s largest manufacturer of disc drives, magnetic discs and read-write heads, and an innovator in tape drives and software. Seagate can be found around the globe and at http://www.seagate.com.