Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) and the only provider of Services Oriented Storage Solutions today announced Gold Partnership with CMC Ltd., a leading IT solutions company and a subsidiary of Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS Ltd.), one of the world’s leading information technology consulting, services and business process outsourcing organisations. This partnership will help enterprise customers avail vertical specific storage solutions platforms along with delivery of integrated approaches that meet high quality and reliability.
Mr. Vivekanand Venugopal, Vice President & General Manager, India, Hitachi Data Systems said, “This alliance with CMC will help both organizations design, develop and successfully deploy complex storage Infrastructure solutions in the Government and Defense sectors. CMC’s enviable track record, end to end solution capability, extensive domain knowledge and technological competencies provide synergies to leverage HDS Innovative Storage Technologies. These synergies will translate into significant cost and operational savings for our customers”.
Mr. Prabhat Mittra, Global Alliances Head, CMC said, “We are excited to be a Gold Partner and will invest in Hitachi’s certification and training. Their technology coupled with CMC’s strong market presence, system integration skills and high technical competence will help address the customer requirements with specific application and technology based storage solutions”.
Hitachi Data Systems’ ‘Gold Partner’ league is for solution providers with specified product, technologies or solutions. These partners have vertical specific/ platform specific approach to selling storage with key specialization in areas like healthcare, rich media, finance/ banking, government etc.
Under this program, partners have the right to use the Hitachi TrueNorth Channel Partner Program along with access to marketing and sales support, packaged solutions campaigns and lead generation programs. They can also avail Hitachi Data Systems’ Executive Briefing Center for prospect and customer briefings.
Hitachi’s TrueNorth Channel Partner Program has been awarded 2009’s Five-Star Partner Program Guide Certification by Everything Channel, a US based company specializing in accessing, enabling, managing and accelerating technology sales channels. The award acknowledges Hitachi Data System’s’ commitment and strength for its reseller partner programs which include IT integrators, technology solution providers, and consultants.
Recognized as a best-practice, industry-wide, this program offers rich incentives, tools, and resources and has been instrumental in increasing partner profitability and driving Hitachi Data Systems revenue since its launch in 2004.
Source:http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/computer-electronics/2010021143381.htm
