SANTA CLARA, Calif. and SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At Siebel User Week in Los Angeles, Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Siebel Systems, Inc. , today announced an expanded relationship designed to lower the cost of ownership for Sun and Siebel Systems customers. Under the terms of their broadened alliance, Siebel Systems will port Siebel CRM, Enterprise Edition to Solaris(TM) Operating System for x86 platforms. When the port is complete, Siebel customers seeking cost-effective CRM solutions will be able to run Siebel Enterprise Edition on Solaris for Sun's volume systems.
The companies are also announcing market leading UNIX(R) price/performance ratio and scalability results from a benchmark of 10,000 users running the Siebel Platform Sizing and Performance Program (PSPP). The Siebel PSPP simulates deployments across large global enterprises, including employees, partners and customer using Siebel Sales, Service, and Marketing solutions. For detailed information regarding the Siebel PSPP, visit http://www.siebel.com/crm//performance-benchmark.shtm .
"Siebel Systems and Sun have a long history of working together to deliver premier solutions that make companies more customer-centric and competitive," said Ed Abbo, Chief Technology Officer at Siebel Systems. "The ability to perform enterprise-wide, in-house testing for our customers prior to their deployment allows our companies to help maintain the highest service levels for our customers. With this agreement, we're expanding the power of both Siebel CRM solutions and Solaris."
"Our companies continue to offer superior products and services that can reduce cost and complexity for our enterprise customers," said John Loiacono, executive vice president, software at Sun. "Our customers require rock solid security, enterprise-class functionality and a new level of price and performance. Our joint solution delivers all of this at highly competitive prices."
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer(TM)" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com/ .
About Siebel Systems
Siebel Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of business applications software, enabling corporations to sell to, market to, and serve customers across multiple channels and lines of business. With more than 4,000 customer deployments worldwide, Siebel Systems provides organizations with a proven set of industry-specific best practices, CRM applications, market-leading analytic products, and business processes, empowering them to consistently deliver superior customer experiences and establish more profitable customer relationships. Siebel Systems' sales and service facilities are located in more than 30 countries. For more information about Siebel Systems, Inc., or to review other customer success stories, please visit http://www.siebel.com/ .
NOTE: Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Solaris, Sun Fire, and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and in other countries.
UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, exclusively licensed through X/Open Company, Ltd.
Media Contacts: Terri Molini Ian Bain Sun Microsystems, Inc. Citigate Cunningham for Sun Microsystems 408-276-6105 650-858-3724 terri.molini@sun.com ibain@citigatecunningham.com Kortney Oliver Siebel Systems 650-477-6293 kortney.oliver@siebel.com
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
The companies are also announcing market leading UNIX(R) price/performance ratio and scalability results from a benchmark of 10,000 users running the Siebel Platform Sizing and Performance Program (PSPP). The Siebel PSPP simulates deployments across large global enterprises, including employees, partners and customer using Siebel Sales, Service, and Marketing solutions. For detailed information regarding the Siebel PSPP, visit http://www.siebel.com/crm//performance-benchmark.shtm .
"Siebel Systems and Sun have a long history of working together to deliver premier solutions that make companies more customer-centric and competitive," said Ed Abbo, Chief Technology Officer at Siebel Systems. "The ability to perform enterprise-wide, in-house testing for our customers prior to their deployment allows our companies to help maintain the highest service levels for our customers. With this agreement, we're expanding the power of both Siebel CRM solutions and Solaris."
"Our companies continue to offer superior products and services that can reduce cost and complexity for our enterprise customers," said John Loiacono, executive vice president, software at Sun. "Our customers require rock solid security, enterprise-class functionality and a new level of price and performance. Our joint solution delivers all of this at highly competitive prices."
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer(TM)" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com/ .
About Siebel Systems
Siebel Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of business applications software, enabling corporations to sell to, market to, and serve customers across multiple channels and lines of business. With more than 4,000 customer deployments worldwide, Siebel Systems provides organizations with a proven set of industry-specific best practices, CRM applications, market-leading analytic products, and business processes, empowering them to consistently deliver superior customer experiences and establish more profitable customer relationships. Siebel Systems' sales and service facilities are located in more than 30 countries. For more information about Siebel Systems, Inc., or to review other customer success stories, please visit http://www.siebel.com/ .
NOTE: Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Solaris, Sun Fire, and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and in other countries.
UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, exclusively licensed through X/Open Company, Ltd.
Media Contacts: Terri Molini Ian Bain Sun Microsystems, Inc. Citigate Cunningham for Sun Microsystems 408-276-6105 650-858-3724 terri.molini@sun.com ibain@citigatecunningham.com Kortney Oliver Siebel Systems 650-477-6293 kortney.oliver@siebel.com
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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