BDNA Joins Microsoft System Center Alliance Program

2011-01-10

BDNA Normalize Transforms Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Data into Actionable IT Decision-Making Information; Speeds Windows 7 Migration

News Facts

·          BDNA Corporation has joined the Microsoft (NasdaqGS: MSFT) System Center Alliance (SCA) program as an independent software vendor (ISV) partner.

·        The System Center Alliance recognizes BDNA’s role in providing solutions—in particular BDNA Normalize™—that complement Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager-based asset management processes, including software license management and Windows 7 migration.

·        BDNA Normalize enriches and transforms raw SCCM asset inventory data into actionable information for IT decision-making.

·        Joining the Systems Center Alliance extends BDNA’s access to the System Center enterprise customer base and while providing support from Microsoft technical resources.

·        BDNA has also published a new white paper, “Mine the Gold in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager’s Configuration Data” available for free download from the BDNA website.

BDNA Adds Value to System Center-Based IT Infrastructure Management

·        BDNA’s solution set, which includes BDNA Normalize, helps Configuration Manager users improve the speed and quality of IT management decision making while reducing the overall IT cost of ownership.

·        BDNA Normalize enhances Microsoft System Center-based management processes by transforming Configuration Manager asset configuration data into actionable information for fast, informed strategic decision-making.

·        BDNA Normalize enriches Configuration Manager’s configuration data with information from BDNA Technopedia, the world’s largest cloud-based catalog of IT asset information containing over 10 million data points on commercial IT products from over 90,000 vendors.

Supporting Quotes

“Joining the System Center Alliance puts us at the center of the System Center community,” said Constantin Delivanis, CEO of BDNA. “Microsoft System Center is a cornerstone of enterprise IT asset management worldwide, and BDNA technology adds significant value to Microsoft customers by enhancing the visibility and clarity of Configuration Manager data for strategic decision making.”

Terry Joslin, vice president, NWN Corporation, a Microsoft System Center Gold Partner company, said: “Adding BDNA to the Systems Center Alliance is well-deserved. We’ve seen what BDNA brings to the solutions we implement for our customers, and it’s always nothing short of outstanding. BDNA adds value in so many Configuration Manager-based initiatives—Windows 7 migration, consolidation, software license management, application rationalization—it really has become a staple ingredient in our customer solution cookbook.”

“BDNA is a great addition to the Systems Center Alliance,” said JD Marymee, Director Strategic Alliances, Management & Security Division, Microsoft Corporation. “BDNA technologies, and especially Technopedia, bring a broad body of knowledge into the System Center ecosystem. System Center and BDNA can provide a go-to-resource for IT management for entities from ambitious small and medium sized enterprises to global multinationals.”

Information Resources

·        BDNA Products and Solutions page: http://www.bdna.com/page/index/solutions

·        Technopedia page: http://www.bdna.com/page/index/bdna-technopedia

·        BDNA Normalize™ product page: http://www.bdna.com/page/index/bdna-normalize

·        BDNA SCCM white paper, “Mining the Gold in Microsoft SCCM Configuration Data:” http://info.bdna.com/SCCM-white-paper.html

·        Microsoft System Center Alliance partners page: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/en/us/alliance-members.aspx

Key Words 

BDNA; Technopedia; BDNA Discover; BDNA Normalize; Microsoft System Center, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager; SCCM, Microsoft Windows 7; NWN Corporation

BDNA: IT Visibility. Solved.

Over 350 BDNA customers throughout the global economy speed strategic business innovation initiatives through BDNA’s unique Normalize IT infrastructure visibility and data enrichment, and Discover asset inventory products. Both solutions leverage BDNA Technopedia, the world’s largest catalog of enterprise IT product data, covering more than 90,000 enterprise IT products and over 10 million data points on software support levels, end-of-life dates, power consumption, physical dimensions, and other need-to-know decision factors. To learn more, visit www.bdna.com.

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