Date -2010-06-15 EnterpriseDB and TEAM Join Forces to Deliver Open Source Database Products Across Mexico
TEAM becomes Master Distributor of EnterpriseDB's Postgres Plus products
WESTFORD, Mass. - June 1, 2010 - EnterpriseDB, the enterprise Postgres company, today announced that Tecnologia Especializada Asociada de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (TEAM), one of Mexico's premier distributors of IT and communications solutions, has been named a Master Distributor of EnterpriseDB's products. TEAM will resell and fully support EnterpriseDB's line of open source database products and services throughout Mexico, ultimately meeting growing demand for a cost-effective alternative to proprietary databases, particularly among the country's government agencies.
"Latin America is a prime market for open source. From government agencies to SMBs, there's been skyrocketing demand for cost-effective technology alternatives - making open source an obvious choice. In recent years, the use of Postgres in this region has evolved, creating the need for a certified distribution with proven vendor support," said Sean Doherty, vice president of business development of EnterpriseDB. "We believe that TEAM's impressive reseller base and strong regional expertise will help us to accelerate adoption of our fully supported open source database products and services by organizations in the region."
EnterpriseDB's Postgres Plus product line is based on the world's most advanced open source database, Postgres, and provides organizations with a cost-effective alternative for powering high-transaction, mission-critical applications. TEAM sells and integrates technology solutions - ranging from infrastructure, server virtualization and virtual desktop infrastructure, design and printing, document imaging and communications - to scores of resellers across the country. Together, the companies will enable organizations throughout Mexico to take advantage of the cost and performance benefits of Postgres.
"Our mission is to provide our channel partners and systems integrators with the technology solutions that their customers are asking for," said Lic. Miguel H. Ruiz Buelna, CEO, of TEAM. "Organizations across Mexico, especially government agencies, are eager for a database solution that provides enterprise-class features and functionality at a fraction of the cost of proprietary solutions. EnterpriseDB's open source database offerings enable us to give our partners that important choice."
About EnterpriseDB Corporation
EnterpriseDB, the enterprise Postgres company, provides enterprise-class PostgreSQL products and PostgreSQL services to help IT organizations be successful with the world's most advanced open source database. The company's Postgres Plus products are ideally suited for transaction-intensive applications requiring superior performance, massive scalability and compatibility with proprietary database products to reduce overall database costs. EnterpriseDB has offices in North America, Europe and Asia. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Westford, Mass. For more information, please call +1-978-589-5709, or visit www.enterprisedb.com.
About TEAM
Team was founded in 1981 and since then have been attending the requirements of Mexican market of IT through channel business partners. TEAM has six offices for giving services to their associates: two in Mexico City (Valle, Polanco) Monterrey, Culiacan, Merida, Guadalajara and Tijuana. Our goal is to offer a portfolio that integrates hardware, software and services. TEAM has specialized group in Infrastructure virtualization platform, design & printing, document imaging, communication and open source. For more information, please call 52-55-3096-1100, or visit www.teamnet.com.mx.
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