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Hosted BlackBerry Enterprise Server Provider to Showcase Business-Class Mobile Instant Messaging and Message Alerts at WES 2007
Wireless Enterprise
Symposium - Apptix, (OSE:APP), the premiere provider of
on-demand unified business communications solutions for
small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today
announced at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES)
that it has joined the BlackBerry® ISV Alliance Program
as a System Integrator Gold Partner. Apptix joins the
alliance program as a leading provider of Hosted
BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. The Alliance program will
further enable Apptix to provide the highest quality of
on-demand business communications with increased product
support, enhanced technical support through the
BlackBerry Technical Knowledge Center as well as sales
and training support.
Apptix will participate in three panel discussions at
WES 2007:
- The Wireless Landscape: Targeting the Small and
Medium-sized Business - Apptix will participate on this
panel as a part of the Global Carrier Summit at the
Wireless Enterprise Symposium. The session will focus on
how carriers can adapt services and solutions to target
the specific needs of the SMB market.
- SaaS - Hosted BlackBerry for the SMB Market - Apptix
will participate in this session as a part of RIM's
BlackBerry Alliance Summit. This session will address
the market opportunity for on-demand solutions and
reseller opportunities for both Hosted Exchange and
Hosted BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
- Going Wireless with Hosted BlackBerry Enterprise
Server - Neal Feldman, Supervisor of End User Services
for JM Family Enterprises, will participate in this
panel discussion, which is designed for organizations
that are considering hosting options for their
BlackBerry® smartphone deployments. The session will
address critical customer questions including key
criteria when considering a Hosted BlackBerry Enterprise
Server solution in addition to the associated challenges
and benefits. With over 4,600 users, JM Family
Enterprises is a long-standing Apptix customer.
"Our customers are conducting business in a virtual
environment that requires efficient and timely
collaboration and communication among team members
across multiple sites, said Amir Hudda, CEO of Apptix.
"We're confident that working closely with RIM as a Gold
Partner in its BlackBerry Alliance Program will further
enable us to provide our customers with enhanced
customer service and increased worker productivity - key
capabilities they expect from their mobile messaging and
mobile IM hosting provider."
The news of Apptix joining the BlackBerry ISV Alliance
Program as an SI Gold Partner follows the company's
recent acquisition of WebMessenger, Inc., a market
leader in Mobile Instant Messaging (IM) products that
work across more devices, platforms, and public &
private IM networks than any other provider.
WebMessenger provides Apptix with market-ready mobile
messaging and collaboration products and extensive
engineering expertise in critical emerging Mobile IM and
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) markets.
The WebMessenger acquisition further enables Apptix to
support its Hosted BlackBerry customers with the
following products and services:
- WebMessenger Mobile Platform
- Presence and Mobile IM
for the enterprise.
- WebMessenger Mobile IM Service - Hosted mobile IM
services for SMBs, with support for BlackBerry
smartphones.
- WebMessenger Message Alerts for BlackBerry - A
productivity tool that provides rules-based alerting and
customized notifications when important messages are
received on the device.
- Mobile Enterprise Search for BlackBerry - Remote
desktop and corporate data, email and file search
solution marketed in conjunction with X1 Technologies.
"Mobile business applications represent a major
opportunity to enhance productivity and competitive
advantage with companies of all sizes and Hosted
BlackBerry Enterprise Server provides an attractive
choice for many small and medium-sized businesses," said
Jeff McDowell, Vice President, Global Alliances,
Research In Motion. "We're pleased to welcome Apptix to
our BlackBerry ISV Alliance program following its
acquisition of WebMessenger. Apptix is a leading
provider of hosted services and we look forward to
working together to provide customers with innovative
and effective mobile solutions."
As a bronze sponsor of WES, Apptix will showcase its
Mobile Instant Messaging and Message Management & Alerts
solutions at pedestal #714 within the WES Solutions
Showcase.
To schedule a demonstration or request a meeting with
the Apptix team at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium,
please contact Jackie Funk, Director of Marketing for
Apptix, at jackie.funk@apptix.com. For more information about
the Wireless Enterprise Symposium, please visit
www.wirelessenterprisesymposium.com.
About Apptix
Apptix (OSE:APP), founded
in 1997, is a premiere provider of on-demand messaging
and collaboration solutions to over 150,000 subscribers
across more than 14,000 businesses worldwide. Its
Software as a Service offerings, including Hosted
Microsoft Exchange, Hosted Microsoft SharePoint, Hosted
Mobile Instant Messaging (IM), Mobile Messaging, and
Archiving & Compliance, provide small and medium-sized
businesses with a reliable, secure and cost effective
alternative to purchasing and managing software
applications in-house. IBM, Hewlett Packard, Bell
Canada, Savvis and others have selected Apptix to
provide on-demand services to their customers. Apptix is
a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Hosting and
Application Services.
Apptix's brands include
www.ASP-One.com,
www.MailStreet.com, and
www.Mi8.com, which provide Exchange Hosting and
essential add-on services,
www.SharePointSite.com, which provides Hosted
SharePoint, and
www.webmessenger.com, which provides Hosted Mobile
IM. The company is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia,
with additional locations across the United States,
Europe and Asia. For more information, visit
www.apptix.com.
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