SaaS Providers Able to Extend and Add Value to Hosted IBM Lotus Sametime with Security and Productivity Solutions from Instant Technologies

Instant Technologies, specialists in developing innovative, enterprise-class compliance and productivity solutions for IBM Lotus Sametime, today announced it has joined the IBM Software as a Service (SaaS) Specialty to deliver cloud services to their clients on the powerful IBM System i platform.

IBM offers hardware, software, and infrastructure technologies to help Instant Technologies deliver secure and scaleable cloud services. Regardless of the state of adoption, IBM can help its partners design, build, deliver, and market SaaS solutions to help clients transform their businesses.  

"SaaS is one of the fastest growing segments of the IT industry because it provides companies of all sizes with access to innovative solutions delivered remotely via a subscription model," said Dave Mitchell, director of strategy, IBM Developer Relations." Instant Technologies’ commitment to SaaS can provide its customers with a powerful way to reduce implementation costs while rapidly deploying business applications."  

"We are pleased that IBM has accepted our company into its SaaS Specialty," said Peyton McManus, President of Instant Technologies. "SaaS providers that extend their Lotus Sametime offering with our solutions for chat archiving, real-time help desk and customer service, buddy list administration, and persistent chat enable their customers to improve communications and still focus on running their business rather than managing IT systems."  

The IBM SaaS Specialty partner program provides valuable benefits, resources, technical enablement, and marketing support. In addition, Instant Technologies gains access to IBM Innovation Centers, providing them with technical support and expertise for helping them test, build, and optimize cloud services based on open platforms.  

For more information on the IBM SaaS Specialty partner program, visit: www.ibm.com/partnerworld/saas.