Companies to Offer Open, e-business on Demand Solutions
Toronto, Ontario, April 14, 2004 — InSystems, a specialist in complex document and compliance automation for insurance and financial services, has joined IBM�s ISV Advantage initiative, a program designed to provide independent software vendors (ISVs) with technical and marketing support to help meet the specific information technology needs of small and medium business (SMB) companies. Customers are seeking solutions that help them better integrate processes and applications internally and externally and allow them to quickly respond to changing market opportunities on demand.
InSystems software solutions allow organizations to achieve operational excellence by automating the creation, management and multi-channel distribution of customized documents, and streamlining the product development and regulatory filing process. InSystems� solutions give business users more control, with less dependence on IT resources. These solutions are developed, delivered and supported by a team with specialized knowledge and experience.
�Industry-specific depth and functionality are crucial to medium-sized services organizations,� said Buell Duncan, general manager, ISV & Developer Relations, IBM. �We are pleased that InSystems has joined ISV Advantage, committing to IBM as a partner of choice to help meet the needs of our insurance industry customers.�
�InSystems Calligo document automation solutions are enabled on WebSphere, allowing faster time-to-market and greater flexibility than is possible with a proprietary platform. We are pleased to be part of IBM�s ISV Advantage program,� said Lynn Hainer, Director, Strategic Alliances, InSystems
The IBM WebSphere family includes products that are designed and priced specifically for small and medium businesses — easy to install and manage, scalable to grow with a business, rich in functionality, and based on open standards to allow integration with existing software and hardware platforms.
InSystems will also work closely with IBM to expand its visibility in target vertical industries through various co-marketing and sales activities.
ISV Advantage is administered by PartnerWorld for Developers, the developer resource for IBM Business Partners. It is a worldwide program designed to help software developers reach broader markets, lower their costs of doing business, and take their products to market faster. For more information, visit http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld.
About InSystems
InSystems specializes in complex document and compliance automation for insurance and financial services. Its software solutions allow organizations to achieve operational excellence by automating the creation, management and multi-channel distribution of customized documents, and streamlining the product development and regulatory filing process. InSystems� solutions give business users more control, with less dependence on IT resources. These solutions are developed, delivered and supported by a team with specialized knowledge and experience. InSystems (http://www.insystems.com) has more than 350 insurance customers, including over 50 of the 100 largest insurance groups in North America. InSystems, founded in 1989, is a subsidiary of Standard Register (www.standardregister.com) a $1 billion provider of information solutions.
