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ASG Forms Strategic Partnership with Ecora; Adds Leading Change and Configuration Management Software Solutions to ASG's Infrastructure Management Tools
NAPLES, Fla. --(Business Wire)-- Aug. 8, 2005 -- ASG, an enterprise software and professional services provider to Global 5000 companies, today announced a strategic partnership with Ecora, a leader in change and configuration management software solutions supporting IT control, compliance, and security.
Under the terms of the agreement, ASG will market and distribute Ecora's change and configuration management software as ASG-Ecora(R) Enterprise Auditor(TM) and ASG-Ecora(R) Patch Manager(TM). The ASG-Ecora products significantly reduce the time and cost of implementing repeatable and sustainable IT processes to identify, control, and validate configuration standards, changes, and security patches throughout the enterprise.
"The demand to cost-effectively sustain regulatory compliance and improve system security is driving the market for automated solutions that maintain business-critical configurations standards and control ongoing changes," said Alex Bakman, founder and CEO of Ecora. "By eliminating manual IT processes, Ecora's automated solutions help IT organizations cost-effectively gain control of their increasingly complex infrastructures. The ASG/Ecora relationship will bring business-critical, best-in-class solutions and professional services to a joint customer base totaling nearly 11,000 worldwide corporations."
According to Gartner Inc.'s analyst Daniel Vogel, "To effectively comply with the new laws and regulations, IT operational groups must be able to document, track, and audit configuration management information. Success will depend on identifying appropriate levels of configuration management item detail, governance, and automation."(1)
ASG President and CEO Arthur L. Allen added, "ASG is very excited about its new partnership with Ecora. Their change and configuration management software adds immediate value to our Infrastructure Management product family. The ASG-Ecora products address many of our customers' critical IT issues such as maximizing performance and availability, sustaining regulatory compliance, and solving system security needs."
About ASG
Founded in 1986, ASG is a privately held global enterprise software and professional services firm that provides a full range of software solutions in the Metadata Management, Applications Management, Operations Management, Content Management, Performance Management, Security Management, and Infrastructure Management arenas. ASG is headquartered in Naples, Fla., with more than 50 offices serving the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia/Pacific. For more information, visit ASG at www.asg.com.
About Ecora
Proven in more than 3,500 worldwide customer sites, Ecora's leading enterprise-wide change and configuration management software solutions are designed to reduce the time and costs associated with IT control, compliance, and security. By providing automated, centralized solutions to collect, analyze, and report on the most in-depth, multiplatform configuration information across enterprise operating systems, applications, databases, and networking devices, Ecora works to optimize IT environments and delivers an immediate return on investment. For more information about Ecora, visit www.ecora.com.
To schedule an interview with an ASG professional, please contact Gay McCabe at 239-435-2344 or gay.mccabe@asg.com.
(1)Gartner Source: "Effective Regulatory Compliance Requires IT Configuration Management" by Daniel Vogel, published 7/06/2005.
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