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Barcelona, Spain - November 12, 2007 - Ensim Corporation, the leading provider of management software for unified communications infrastructure, today announced the launch of its Unify SaaS program, an initiative designed to provide expert tools and processes that enable Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and providers to easily create and deliver new service offerings. The program is being introduced at this week's Microsoft TechEd IT Forum in Barcelona, Spain.
Ensim's Unify SaaS Software Development Kit (SDK) enables ISVs to easily create service managers -- ready-to-deploy software connectors that integrate their applications with the resources and functionality of the Unify platform - to allow their applications to be delivered in a SaaS model. The combination of the Unify Shared platform and the SDK enables ISVs to tap into the ever-growing SaaS market opportunity.
According to Gartner, a leading industry analyst firm, the SaaS market reached $6.3 billion in 2006 and is forecast to grow to $19.3 billion by the end of 2011. With its new SaaS program, Ensim removes one of the biggest constraints affecting the outsourced software industry today - time to market. The Unify SaaS program also benefits ISVs by giving them access to new distribution channels.
Info Support Benefits
from Ensim Unify SaaS Program
Ensim partner Info Support is a leading
European IT services company based in the
Netherlands. The company deploys Microsoft’s
platform for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration
across Europe with Ensim Unify as the application
management center for many hosted applications.
Info Support identified regional demand
for various hosted applications and decided
to undergo Unify SDK certification in order
to build their own Service Managers and
quickly respond to customer requests. Highlights
of Info Support’s experience with
the Ensim Unify SaaS SDK include:
- Info Support received an onsite process
where SDK theory was combined with the
actual delivery of a simple “Unify
Service Manager” - the connector
between the Unify platform and a 3rd party
application.
- Post training, Info Support built a
Service Manager for Microsoft CRM 3.0
to meet existing demand.
- The Unify Hosted CRM connector was
built in only 84 man hours, including
documentation.
- Info Support did not have to spend hundreds
or even thousands of man hours on complex
resource management, reseller and wholesale
enablement, GUI design and provisioning
automation. This was because the Unify
platform contained all of the pre-built
components.
The Hosted CRM Service Manager will be
made available to all Ensim Unify customers
by December 1st, 2007. Info Support also
has a roadmap of applications to launch
using the Unify SaaS SDK by the year’s
end.
“For us to be able to create connectors
to complex applications in such a short
time speaks powerfully to the value of Unify’s
SaaS SDK,” said Edward Voermans, hosting
specialist for Info Support. “With
this capability, we’re equipped to
help our customers achieve even greater
revenue growth by enabling the rapid creation
and delivery of innovative services.”
“Small and medium-size enterprises
are geographically dispersed and loyal to
local providers, making them a difficult
target for ISVs to pursue on their own,”
said Francois Depayras, vice president of
marketing at Ensim. “Our Unify SaaS
program allows them to create and offer
their applications as services both directly
as well as through a network of resellers.
We help ISVs reach this market efficiently
without incurring high costs.”
Demo and Availability
Ensim and InfoSupport will be demonstrating
Ensim Unify at the TechEd IT Forum at Stands
C23 & C24 at the CCIB in Barcelona,
Spain, November 12 through November 16,
2007. For event information, visit http://www.mseventseurope.com/teched/07/itforum/content/Pages/About.aspx.
The Unify SaaS SDK is available to all
qualified customers currently using Unify.
For more information, visit http://www.ensim.com/products/ensim_unify/Saas
or call Ensim at 1-888-248-4003 (1-408-496-3700
from outside the U.S.).
About Ensim Corporation
Founded in 1998, Ensim Corporation is the
leading provider of management software
for unified communications and collaboration
infrastructure. Ensim products are used
by service providers and enterprises worldwide
to accelerate and enable deployment of integrated
solutions, simplify and automate secure
management of complex environments, and
increase user and IT productivity. Ensim
is Microsoft Gold Certified, and maintains
strategic partnerships with many leading
infrastructure vendors including Research
In Motion (BlackBerry), Hewlett-Packard,
Accenture, Siemens and BroadSoft. For more
information, visit www.ensim.com or contact
Ensim at 1-877-693-6746 or 1-408-496-3700
outside the United States.
About Info Support
Info Support was founded in 1986. With over
240 employees in the Netherlands, Info Support
is a leading IT service provider in the
area of consultancy, training and management.
Info Support specializes in applications
in the area of Business Intelligence &
Data Warehousing, E-commerce and Back Office-Front
Office integration. The company also offers
fully-fledged hosting services, which includes
Microsoft Hosted Exchange, Sharepoint Portal
Server and a complete virtual office program,
based on Microsoft Office. They have six
Microsoft Gold Partnerships, with a great
track record in adopting the latest technologies
quickly. Their in-house knowledge and training
center ensures a highly professional approach
and transfer of knowledge to their partners
and customers. For more information, visit
www.infosupport.com.
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