Press Releases : 2007
Enterprise Management Associates Names Oblicore A Leading Next-Generation Asset Management Provider
Report Features Company's Flagship Service Level Management Offering, Oblicore Guarantee™ 4.0
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 19, 2007 – Oblicore, a leading provider of Service Level Management software, today announced the company and its flagship service level management offering, Oblicore Guarantee™ 4.0, are profiled in the Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) report, “Asset Management: From Niche to Keystone in Enterprise Management”. The report acknowledges the company’s status as a leading provider of next generation asset management (NGAM) solutions, recognizing its 24 new customer wins in 2006 and 70 total deployments, and praises the company for its holistic approach to NGAM with Oblicore Guarantee, which includes capabilities for viewing, managing and forecasting all IT service assets throughout the lifecycle of service delivery.
Oblicore Guarantee 4.0 automates, activates and accelerates the monitoring, management and reporting of service delivery. The EMA report highlights the solution’s ability to analyze consumed assets and project future consumption available through its financial management module, as well as its Service Delivery Configuration Database which supports the integration of all financial, legal and operational information related to Service Level Management. EMA believes that Oblicore is well-positioned to support enterprise and service provider need for quantifiably managing the quality, costs and demand of IT service.
“We believe the combination of product and integration functionality Oblicore brings to the table, combined with its proven ability to succeed in both the exacting, cost-driven enterprise world and the ultra-demanding, high-scalability service provider market gives it significant competitive advantages over many others in this space,” said Jeff Cotrupe, senior analyst at EMA.
“EMA is at the forefront of analysis and research on IT Management and we are privileged to be a part of the company’s latest research on Next Generation Asset Management,” said Bernd Leger, vice president of marketing, Oblicore. “We are pleased by EMA’s favorable assessment of Oblicore Guarantee 4.0’s capabilities that dramatically reduce the total cost of ownership while enhancing the overall user experience through ITIL standards-based interfaces, strong reporting tools and data management infrastructure.”
About Oblicore
Oblicore is the leading provider of Service Level Management software. Our flagship product, Oblicore Guarantee™, automates, activates, and accelerates the monitoring, reporting, and management of all business technology service level agreements and service delivery for enterprises and service providers. An enabler of business management, Oblicore Guarantee™ allows organizations to understand the cost implications of service delivery agreements – in real time – for penalties, rewards, and new opportunities. For the first time, enterprises and service providers have complete visibility and can proactively manage service delivery across business and technology infrastructure from one solution.
Oblicore’s software solutions are leveraged by both service providers and global 1200 enterprises, such as ABN Amro, BT, Cable & Wireless, E.ON, France Telecom, Lufthansa Systems, Siemens Medical Solutions, and T-Systems, to align their organizational performance with business objectives. Oblicore is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with offices across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit http://www.oblicore.com.
