Ascendant Technology and Streebo Partner to Provide Exceptional Value to Their Customers

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM Lotusphere 2010 -- Ascendant Technology and Streebo are entering into a strategic partnership agreement that will help drive business for both organizations and extend the value and reach to existing customers of both organizations. Ascendant Technology is a top IBM business partner with deep skills in all IBM brands and is well known as one of the top implementers of IBM's Websphere Portal with an industry concentration in Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Insurance. Streebo is the industry's known expert in WebSphere Portlet Factory, Dashboard Frameworks, and Lotus Mashups development and solutions. Streebo provides innovative and leading edge pre-built portlets and components based on these IBM automation technologies.

This partnership will allow each organization to continue to focus on what they do best and provide additional services to existing customers and new prospects. Both organizations intend to partner in joint sales, joint consulting engagements, and joint marketing initiatives.

"Streebo's deep expertise in Portlet Factory and Mashups combined with their industry assets will provide Ascendant with a new set of tools and capabilities which will allow us to be more competitive in the market place," said Mike Ostrowski, Business Unit Executive of Ascendant's Portal, Collaboration, and Social Computing practice.

"We are excited to combine forces with an organization such as Ascendant that has a strong market presence and already established brand excellence. Combining Ascendant's strong infrastructure play with Streebo's deep expertise in building automated solutions, this partnership allows our customers to combine the best of breed from the IBM eco-system," said Usman Memon, Managing Partner at Streebo.

About Ascendant Technology: Ascendant Technology (Atech) is the only end-to-end solution provider and software reseller dedicated to IBM technology specializing in web-based solutions. Atech works comprehensively across all five IBM software pillars -- Lotus, WebSphere, Tivoli, Rational and Information Management brands -- to create elegant portal, commerce and rich internet applications. From business analysis and user experience through architecture, development and post deployment support, Atech provides value through industry acumen, technology expertise, and a suite of assets designed to speed deployment and time to value. Atech has local offices across the US and in Europe, Brazil and India. Atech is recognized as a Premier IBM business partner and has garnered numerous IBM awards in the Lotus, WebSphere and Rational brands, including best portal solution and SOA innovator. More at http://www.atech.com

About Streebo: Streebo, headquartered in Houston, TX is a leading provider of Automated Solutions that leverage the IBM Software technologies. Streebo offers turnkey solutions and fixed price offerings to help you get the most out of your IBM software investments. Streebo's customer list includes Fortune 500 enterprises that have come to rely on Streebo's deep expertise in a niche set of IBM products including Websphere Portlet Factory, Websphere Dashboard Framework and Lotus Mashups. More at http://www.streebo.com

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