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Siebel CRM Solutions to Run on IBM DB2 Universal Database for Linux; Siebel Systems and IBM Extend Benefits of Linux to Customers
SAN FRANCISCO --(Business Wire)-- Aug. 4, 2004 -- Siebel Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SEBL), a leading provider of business applications software, and IBM today announced database support for Siebel's market-leading CRM suite on Linux. Siebel is working with IBM to extend support for Siebel 7.7 on DB2 Universal Database for Linux and provide support for Web Server and App Server tiers on future versions of Siebel CRM solutions in 2005.
This strategic direction follows the recent launch of Siebel 7.7, the industry's most complete and comprehensive family of CRM applications that enable enterprises to manage customer relationships across all touchpoints and channels and drive superior corporate performance. Siebel Systems' support for Linux illustrates the company's continued commitment to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for its customers, support open industry standards, and address key customer requirements.
Enabling Siebel CRM applications on DB2 Universal Database for Linux reinforces the commitment of both companies to one of the fastest growing open source environments. IBM and Siebel Systems will market, deliver, and service Siebel CRM on DB2 Universal Database for Linux to meet the growing market demand for open, easy, and affordable software solutions.
"The availability of Siebel Systems' market-leading CRM applications on DB2 Universal Database for Linux provides a powerful, yet low-cost open platform on which companies can build enterprise-class business solutions," said Ed Abbo, Chief Technology Officer, Siebel Systems. "Together, Siebel Systems and IBM are accelerating this important initiative to provide our customers with more choice and flexibility as they deploy critical business applications to drive increased customer satisfaction and profitability while lowering operating costs."
"Today's announcement demonstrates the importance of IBM's business partner ecosystem for providing customers with the broadest portfolio of leading industry software solutions," said Surjit Chana, vice president, strategy and planning, IBM Software Group. "The IBM-Siebel Systems relationship unites our industry expertise, products and services with Siebel Systems' customer-focused business applications to generate unmatched solutions that provide businesses with flexibility and choice."
IBM and its ecosystem of business partners around the world recognize the advantages that Linux has to offer, including ease of integration, scalability, low cost and security. Consequently, small, medium and enterprise businesses are provided with an even broader range of options to choose from, as more and more companies continue to provide their solutions on IBM platforms for Linux.
Siebel Systems is a Premier Business Partner under IBM's PartnerWorld for Developers program. IBM provides the highest level of commitment to Premier Business Partners offering the broadest sales, technical and marketing support.
About IBM
IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. Drawing on resources from across IBM and key IBM Business Partners, IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable customers, large and small, to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. For more information about IBM, visit http://www.ibm.com.
About Siebel Systems
Siebel Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of business applications software, enabling corporations to sell to, market to, and serve customers across multiple channels and lines of business. With more than 4,000 customer deployments worldwide, Siebel Systems provides organizations with a proven set of industry-specific best practices, CRM applications, market-leading analytics products, and business processes, empowering them to consistently deliver superior customer experiences and establish more profitable customer relationships. Siebel Systems' sales and service facilities are located in more than 30 countries. For more information about Siebel Systems, Inc., or to review other customer success stories, please visit www.siebel.com.
Statements on the current direction of Siebel Systems' product strategy and product marketing efforts included in this press release are intended neither to bind Siebel Systems to any particular course of product marketing and development nor to constitute a part of the license agreement or any contractual agreement with Siebel Systems or its subsidiaries or affiliates. Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risk or uncertainties. Future operating results of Siebel Systems may differ from the results discussed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to factors that include, but are not limited to, risks associated with customer relations, such as the availability of Siebel Systems' products and services, customer implementation of products and services, relationships with customers, third-party vendors and systems integrators, concentration of revenues in a relatively small number of customers, existence of errors or defects in products, ability to successfully manage growth, significant current and expected additional competition and the need to continue to expand product distribution and services offerings. Further information on potential factors that could affect the financial results of Siebel Systems are included in Siebel Systems' Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.sec.gov. Siebel Systems assumes no obligation to update the information in this press release.
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