Advanced Partner Status Marks Ivara’s Strengthened Relationship with IBM

BURLINGTON, ON (May 29, 2008) – Ivara Corporation, the industry leader and innovator in asset performance management solutions, today announced that it has achieved the IBM Advanced Business Partner Status within the IBM PartnerWorld Industry Networks. The elevated partnership level reinforces IBM’s endorsement of EXP Enterprise asset performance management software as a solution that successfully integrates and delivers value to IBM Maximo Asset Management users.  In addition, Ivara receives enhanced levels of marketing, sales and technical resources that fosters further collaboration between Ivara and IBM to improve service and deliver increased value to joint customers.

Achieving Advanced Business Partner Status builds on Ivara’s existing relationship with IBM. In January 2008, Ivara achieved the Ready for IBM Tivoli Software Validation confirming that EXP Enterprise meets IBM’s compatibility criteria to integrate IBM Maximo Asset Management software.  EXP users can now automate and standardize their integration to Maximo to rapidly improve the effectiveness of their maintenance programs and overall equipment performance. The validation ensures the EXP Enterprise solution is visible to IBM customers, system integrators and sales teams through the IBM Open Process Automation Library (OPAL) –a single repository of all integrations and solutions by IBM and its partners. 

EXP Enterprise provides a cohesive and integrated platform to develop, implement and manage a living equipment reliability program.  EXP enhances IBM customers’ use of Maximo by consolidating and monitoring asset health data, transforming it into real-time intelligence that automatically triggers proactive maintenance work in Maximo, ensuring informed, accurate and timely decisions to mitigate consequences of failure. EXP helps plant and operations management optimize equipment performance to produce more at a lower cost per unit.

“Ivara is committed to maintaining a prosperous business relationship with IBM and we are pleased to be recognized by them as an Advanced Business Partner,” says Gerry Bleau, CEO, Ivara Corporation. “The combined EXP and IBM Maximo offering is a powerful solution that will enable customers to take equipment and business performance to the next level.”