JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (August 7, 2002) --Idea Integration, the e-business consulting and systems integration solutions unit of MPS Group (NYSE: MPS), today announced the opening of its IBM* (NYSE:IBM) WebSphere* Innovation Center in Philadelphia.
IBM WebSphere e-business infrastructure software - known as middleware - enables companies to develop, deploy and integrate next-generation e-business applications.
As an IBM Business Partner Affiliated WebSphere Innovation Center, Idea Integration will provide a number of important services, including WebSphere software-based test drives on a variety of hardware platforms and operating environments, and proof-of-concept support and technical briefings. This customer-centric showcase will offer a wide range of technology-based solutions for numerous industry sectors, from basic Web site development to enterprise-level e-business activities such as customer relationship management and business-to-business e-commerce.
"There is nothing more important than the ability to roll up your sleeves and gain hands-on experience with new technology. It gives you the product experience and thorough understanding of the technology you need to effectively develop an end-to-end solution," said Ken Truitt, vice president of Idea Integration's Philadelphia region. "By combining the services mentioned above with IBM products, Idea Integration will be recognized as the IBM Solution Partner of choice for its customers."
Mike Colleary, vice president of IBM Software Channel Sales, added, "IBM's focus is to build close working relationships with our business partners that provide quality solutions to our customers. Idea Integration's IBM WebSphere Innovation Center allows Idea to more quickly develop the solutions that meet our customer's business needs and helps us achieve our goals."
About Idea Integration
Idea Integration is an e-business integration solutions provider serving Fortune 1000 companies and middle-market clients. Specializing in strategy consulting, creative services, customer relationship management, business intelligence, enterprise application integration and enterprise resource management. Idea integrates the Internet into all aspects of its clients' businesses. Idea Integration serves clients in the United States and United Kingdom. For more information, please visit www.idea.com
About IBM's WebSphere Software
WebSphere is the market-leading Internet infrastructure software, or middleware, for creating, running and integrating e-business applications across a variety of computing platforms. Built on open standards such as J2EE, XML and the new Web services standards, and endowed with IBM's core strengths of reliability, scalability and security, WebSphere server software and development tools are used by tens of thousands of customers and have shown 12 consecutive quarters of double-digit sales growth. For more information: /www.ibm.com/websphere.
* Indicates trademark or registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.