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Accredited APRCs
AcardiaPartnering with Suns first and most experienced developer reseller will help turn your visions to revenue - and fast! As the only reseller founded specifically to serve the developer community, Acardia has created a unique set of resources to help ISVs/ASPs and IHVs to add value to products and services, and build a competitive edge in fast moving and dynamic, technology-driven markets. Partnering with Acardia will help you to be more financially competitive by providing a wide range of Sun hardware, software and services at the highest discounts available. Additionally Acardia is keen to work with you to help get your products to market, building sales and revenue, through jointly funded co-marketing activities such as telemarketing, seminars and exhibitions. Contact: Paul Coyle  Access Computing LtdFounded in 1993, Access Computing Limited, based in Livingston West Lothian, is one of the UK's leading IT infrastructure systems and solutions suppliers, and are "100% Sun" focused. Access is accredited as a Sun Enterprise Systems Reseller and specialise in high performance computing. In addition, Access is an iPlanet Authorised Software Partner, and Oracle Program Partner, with accreditation in Veritas for network storage management, and Citrix for applications deployment. Access has a very strong presence in the Education and research, Health and Local Government Market Focus, as well as servicing major commercial customers in the Retail, ISP/ASP, Software Development, Electronics and Oil Industries. Using the new framework of a Sun Application Provider Resource Centre(APRC), Access will work with ISV partners to offer end-to-end solutions to these markets. Contact: Nick Lacey Business Systems International (BSI) BSI, established in 1988, is one of SUN's key infrastructure partners. BSI has won a reputation for excellence in their understanding and deployment of the latest technologies in the Market Focus of Finance, Government, Telco and Industry. The BSI Application Partner Programme is designed to ensure that partners maximise their offerings by creating joint propositions to ensure the most effective market penetration. Advantages of working with BSI include: LOAN DEMONSTRATION EQUIPMENT FOR CLIENT
PROJECTS, ACCESS TO TECHNICAL DATA ON HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, ASSISTANCE IN SIZING
AND INTEGRATION, JOINT MARKETING AND e-MARKETING Each Application Partner has their own relationship manager within BSI to ensure that the partner can take maximum advantage of working with BSI. For more information, and to register on-line, visit the BSI Application Partner Web site at www.e-business.com/aprc Contact: Vijay Patel
ComputacenterComputacenter is a leading European provider of IT infrastructure services. To help our customers maximise the value of IT to their businesses, we offer services at every stage of infrastructure investment. We can help our customers with the choice oftechnology, its procurement, tailored configuration, testing and integration within the enterprise. We can then ensure continued efficient, cost effective performance through our range ofoperational management services. The company's corporate and government clients are served by a network of branch offices across the UK, France, Luxembourg and Belgium and, through the international joint venture ICG, at locations throughout Europe, Asia Pacific and North America. Andy McCormick
EsteemEsteem has been supplying infrastructure solutions throughout the UK for more than 15 years. As specialists in server-based network solutions, our customers have come to rely upon our skills and experience, which will undoubtedly help you secure more business opportunities. Sun Microsystems has also recognised our expertise and have awarded us the Sun Corporate Partner and Application Provider Resource Centre accreditations.
Contact: Adrian Hannam GNS EuropeGlobal Network Solutions is a global organisation equipped to offer IT product and services worldwide. As a subsidiary of the Itochu corporation, Sun's largest global reseller with annual revenues in excess of US$110 billion, we have extensive experience in the delivery of end-to-end solutions to all vertical markets with a particular emphasis on the finance industry. In the UK, GNS achieved the first Sun Microsystems Datacentre and SunTone accreditions, guaranteeing our customers the highest standards of service, quality and technical expertise. GNS Partner with leading global framework providers such as Identrus and technology vendors such as, Oracle, Sybase, iPlanet, Veritas, Checkpoint and Cisco in order to help us help you provide complete solutions to your customer base. Contact: Anthony James
KeltecKeltec are one of the UK's leading technology integrators. We work with customers to optimise their IT infrastructure by designing, implementing, managing and supporting IT solutions for Mail and Messaging, Security and Enterprise Infrastructure. Mail & Messaging Security
Enterprise Infrastructure
Keltec's Alliance Solution Centre partners, in collaboration with Sun Microsystems APRC programme, work together to design and deliver complete business solutions for clients that address these issues. Contact: Richard George MorseMorse is one of Sun Microsystems' largest European partners, operating throughout the UK, Germany, France and Spain.With over 14 years' experience working closely with Sun we provide proven, reliable, robust and secure infrastructures to support your business critical applications. Why Morse? Benefits to clients Becoming a partner Contact: James Graham PCSSince 1988, Productivity Computer Solutions (PCS) has built its business by partnering with ISVs, to deliver integrated business solutions with built in reliability and functionality. Its a collaborative process, working together to assess and meet customer needs and map those needs to a technology infrastructure. Sun is at the core of PCS business and PCS practises what it preaches by running its business on Sun and Solaris. As a Datacenter Accredited Sun Reseller, PCS is qualified to configure, install and support the full range of Sun solutions. PCS accreditations also include: SunServices Manager, Accredited Installation Provider, iPlanet Enterprise Partner, Oracle Certified Partner, Veritas Enterprise Partner and Cisco Premier Certified Partner. PCS partner services are designed to generate revenue opportunities from joint sales and marketing activities, competitive pricing, technical support, and a flexible approach to solving customers issues. For more information, visit the PCS Partner Web site at www.pcs.co.uk/aprc. Contact: Gerry Thorogood Q Associates Ltd.Q Associates is one of Sun Microsystems leading UK partners with extensive experience in the implementation of corporate IT, data management and technical business solutions. As a Sun Application Provider Resource Centre (APRC), Q Associates provides a comprehensive package of support to specialist software organisations. This enables application providers to concentrate on delivering a superior software solution, confident that the supporting system infrastructure will be optimised for their specific application and configured, installed and supported by one of the UK's most experienced system integrators. Programme Highlights
Contact: Adam Freeman Specialist Computer Centres Ltd (SCC)Employing over 5,500 people across seven countries SCC is Europe's largest privately owned IT organisation. SCC is a market leader providing managed IT lifecycle services to blue chip private and public sector organisations. SCC provides additional value to customers by partnering with the leading specialist software vendors that work within defined Industry Sectors. These sectors include Life Sciences, Public Health, Public Sector, Retail Travel and Transport as well as Media. In these verticals SCC provides genuine ²Thought LeadershipÓ and ²networkingÓ programmes that are of direct benefit to APRC partners and customers alike. As an example the value that SCC adds to the Life Science sector visit: www.pharmainform.co.uk www.scc.comContact: Peter Mutton
WTLThese partnerships, coupled with WTL’s highly experienced technical team allow WTL to provide the complete infrastructure stack, integrate the application solution and totally manage and support the customer’s IT systems from then on."Winner of Sun's APRC Award and the Sun Partner Marketing award in recent years, WTL is also accredited with Sun's highest Service accolade, the Sun Service Manager Certificate. An accredited partner of Oracle, Veritas and BMC, WTL can offer a complete infrastructure platform to ensure maximum optimisation of applications. As a leading IT infrastructure specialist, WTL are partnering with best of breed software vendors to enable them to deliver seamlessly integrated IT solutions to organisations of any size based in any sector. Through the APRC program, their strong technical portfolio now also extends to the alliances they have formed with over 50 Independent Software Vendors in the Industry, primarily working in the areas of CRM, ERP, BI, Content Management, Data Warehousing and E-Commerce." Contact: Michael Agnew |
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