FRESNO, Calif., September 2, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Yosemite Technologies(tm), a leading developer of multi-platform backup and recovery software solutions announced today that it has expanded its reseller program to include Ingram Micro's (NYSE:IM) GovEd Alliance Program.
Ingram's GSA program is designed to support resellers by working with Ingram's manufacturer partners to obtain letters of supply, certifications and GSA pricing. Yosemite's participation in the GovEd Alliance enables resellers to add its versatile, high performance back-up and disaster recovery software, TapeWare(r) to their GSA Schedules. This gives Yosemite access to the largest consumer of goods and services in the world - the United States government. Having TapeWare listed on a reseller's GSA Schedule opens vast sales and marketing opportunities for Yosemite and gives VARs an additional product offering to be successful in the federal government IT market.
Maintaining government data is extremely critical. TapeWare protects against data loss and file corruption, while ensuring rapid recovery from disk or system failure. With the ability to support cross-platform backup environments, TapeWare is an easy-to-use and cost-effective solution to ensure complete data protection.
"Yosemite is thrilled to offer a GSA letter of supply for our government and education channel partners via the Ingram Micro GovEd Alliance," stated Jonna Stopnik, vice president of worldwide sales at Yosemite Technologies. "This program enables our partners to sell our TapeWare solution via the GSA Schedule Contract requisition process and the GSA Advantage online ordering system. Participation in this program is a key part of our strategy to win government and education business with our channel partners in a manner that is very effective and profitable for them."
For more information about Yosemite Technologies and its products, please visit the company's Web site at www.yosemitetechnologies.com.
About Yosemite Technologies
Yosemite Technologies, Inc., the makers of TapeWare, is the number one worldwide provider of OEM tape drive bundled backup software solutions. Based in Fresno, California, Yosemite designs, develops, supports and markets high-performance, multi-platform recovery and backup solutions for the small-to-medium enterprise (SME) marketplace. With offices in North America, Europe and Asia / Pacific, Yosemite is making its mark in the worldwide storage industry. By partnering with leading tape drive manufacturers to provide bundled software and using indirect sales channels, Yosemite is rapidly becoming an industry powerhouse.
Founded in 1996, Yosemite is a privately held company committed to providing the industry's best backup and storage solutions for SMEs. Their philosophy of "Backup Simplified" offers enterprise class solutions that are simple enough for the most non-technical small business users. To learn more, visit www.yosemitetechnologies.com.