VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.), a leader in enterprise solutions for the distribution, manufacturing, retail and service industries, today announced a strategic partnership with Canadian-based Mid-Range Computer Group (www.midrange.ca) to offer VAI’s S2K Enterprise software suite throughout Canada. This partnership is meant to enhance VAI’s reach by increasing the company’s exposure in the Canadian enterprise management industry.
Mid-Range, an IBM Premier Business Partner, has been servicing the Canadian business community for over 20 years with IBM eServer-related products and services. Mid-Range is one of the largest resellers of IBM products in North America, specializing in the sale, service and outsourcing of the IBM eServer line including the i5/iSeries, p5/pSeries, xSeries, Blade Center, storage and backup solutions.
Brian Angle, senior sales executive at VAI, said, "As a major developer of ERP software for the IBM System i, VAI understands that a partnership with Mid-Range, one of the leading IBM dealers in Canada, is the ideal addition to our Canadian reseller portfolio. Combined with the recent strengthening of the Canadian dollar, this partnership provides the right conditions for an aggressive marketing push in the region.”
“We are eager to offer our customers access to VAI’s S2K product line,” said Tom Burton, vice president of business development and acquisitions at Mid-Range. “This solution gives Mid-Range customers access to a full-service software line for the IBM platform. Since S2K is designed specifically for the System i, it allows streamlined implementation, customized options and integrated functionality.”
About Mid-Range Computer Group
Mid-Range Computer Group Inc., an IBM Premiere Business Partner, is a leading IT infrastructure and services provider. Although for much of its 20 year history, the company has been known as the largest provider of System i-based solutions in Canada, its cross-industry customers look to Mid-Range to design, sell, support, and increasingly, outsource and manage their infrastructure needs across all IBM brands except for System z. Mid-Range provides complete disaster recovery, high availability and hosting services to a large, and growing number of enterprises across North America through two data centers in Canada and one in the Caribbean. For more information call (905) 940-1814 or visit www.midrange.ca. www.midrange.com.
About VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
VAI is an IBM Premier Business Partner and an award-winning software developer. Designed for the mid-range market, S2K Enterprise is used by a wide variety of mid-sized companies worldwide, with a number of clients in the manufacturing, distribution, retail, metals, food and related service industries. Advanced applications such as Warehouse Pro, EDI, CRM and e-Business provide companies the power to leverage their information technology investment. VAI is headquartered in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., with branch offices in Miami, Orlando, Chicago, Newport Beach, and Oroville, California. For more information, please contact 800-824-7776 or visit www.vai.net.
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