Working Together to Create Performance-Driven Solutions

Partners and alliances are an important component of Statera’s solution suite; they are a strategic element of our growth strategy and enable us to maintain our position of leadership in the marketplace. At Statera, we work collaboratively with our partners and clients to develop products, services and solutions that enable the performance-driven organization: a revolutionary new way of doing business that actualizes value from business strategy through the use of technical innovation.

Statera partners with industry experts and technology leaders to ensure leading edge solutions and outstanding value. Our partners and alliances consist of vertical industry experts, mission-critical service providers, hardware and software manufacturers. In combination, we deliver robust, state-of-the-art solutions.

Microsoft: At Microsoft, our mission and values are to help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential. Read more in detail about the Statera and Microsoft relationship here.

Amazon Web Services: Since early 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has provided companies of all sizes with an infrastructure web services platform in the cloud. With AWS you can requisition compute power, storage, and other services–gaining access to a suite of elastic IT infrastructure services as your business demands them. With AWS you have the flexibility to choose whichever development platform or programming model makes the most sense for the problems you’re trying to solve. You pay only for what you use, with no up-front expenses or long-term commitments, making AWS the most cost-effective way to deliver your application to your customers and clients. And, with AWS, you can take advantage of Amazon.com’s global computing infrastructure, that is the backbone of Amazon.com’s $15 billion retail business and transactional enterprise whose scalable, reliable, and secure distributed computing infrastructure has been honed for over 13 years.

Sungard: At SunGard Availability Services our mission is to keep people and information connected. We understand that an Information Availability strategy must provide for the protection of information, as well as the ability for people to access that information. Utilizing people, technology and infrastructure, we help organizations architect a strategy and design the solutions to provide the access to information their business requires. With a full continuum of services, from assessing availability requirements to delivering Recovery Solutions, to providing Managed IT Solutions or Consulting, SunGard helps you maximize and safeguard your IT investments. SunGard is the only Information Availability provider that can provide comprehensive support for your infrastructure, people and data. At SunGard, we’re always there with services that cover every phase of your Information Availability needs.

Softchoice: As one of North America's leading providers of technology solutions and services, Softchoice helps businesses and organizations of all sizes to select, acquire and manage their software and hardware technology resources. Softchoice offers a full range of capabilities, including face-to-face consultations and IT asset management services designed to help customers save time, money and risk in IT procurement. In 2006, Softchoice was named Software Value Added Reseller (VAR) of the Year by VAR Business magazine. Softchoice currently has more than 993 employees operating from more than 40 branch offices located in major cities across the U.S. and Canada.

SoftwareONE: SoftwareONE provides software license procurement and software agreement management services to Small, Medium and Enterprise level customers worldwide. As a Microsoft LAR (Large Account Reseller), we have the ability to manage the full spectrum of Microsoft volume licensing programs, including Microsoft Select and Enterprise Agreements. SoftwareONE also represents hundreds of other best-of-breed software publishers, including Adobe, Citrix, McAfee and Symantec.

Viawest: Since our inception in 1999, ViaWest has established an excellent reputation for delivering proven solutions and for providing tremendous value to our clients by becoming their trusted advisor. With a customer satisfaction rating of 95 percent, it's not surprising that the average customer has been with ViaWest for over four years and that a good portion of our 2006 revenues came from current customers. Strong revenue and profitability growth are a testament to the company's overwhelming commitment to deliver a unique combination of first-class managed hosting, colocation and business continuity solutions to companies looking to focus on their core business.

Smart Catalog: Endeavor Commerce is the leading configuration software provider for the mid-sized enterprise. Endeavor empowers intelligent companies around the world with SmartCatalog solutions that drive profits, customer satisfaction and productivity gains by automating the quote to order process.

HP: HP is a technology company that operates in more than 170 countries around the world. We explore how technology and services can help people and companies address their problems and challenges, and realize their possibilities, aspirations and dreams. We apply new thinking and ideas to create more simple, valuable and trusted experiences with technology, continuously improving the way our customers live and work. No other company offers as complete a technology product portfolio as HP. We provide infrastructure and business offerings that span from handheld devices to some of the world's most powerful supercomputer installations. We offer consumers a wide range of products and services from digital photography to digital entertainment and from computing to home printing. This comprehensive portfolio helps us match the right products, services and solutions to our customers' specific needs.

Avnet: Avnet is one of the world's largest industrial distributors of electronic parts, enterprise computing and storage products and embedded subsystems, creating a vital link in the technology supply chain. In addition to its core distribution services, Avnet markets, adds value and creates demand for the products of the world's leading electronic component suppliers, enterprise computing manufacturers and embedded subsystem providers. Avnet brings a breadth and depth of service capabilities, such as supply-chain and design-chain services, logistics solutions, product assembly, device programming, and computer system configuration and integration. Avnet, with its innovative and entrepreneurial spirit, and its passion for customer service, assures customers and suppliers that they have chosen the right partner to accelerate their success.

Citrix: Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is the global leader and the most trusted name in application delivery infrastructure. More than 215,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to deliver any application to users anywhere with the best performance, highest security and lowest cost. Citrix customers include 100 percent of the Fortune 100 companies and 99 percent of the Fortune Global 500, as well as hundreds of thousands of small businesses and prosumers. Citrix has approximately 8,000 partners in more than 100 countries.

Azaleos: Azaleos Corporation, based in Seattle, WA with a branch office in Redmond, WA, was founded in 2004 by senior executives from Microsoft with a very strong understanding of Microsoft® Exchange and the market for enterprise e-mail. The goal of the company today remains the same as it was back in 2004 --- to provide a comprehensive maintenance and management solution which simplifies Microsoft Exchange for IT. Azaleos has comprehensive knowledge and expertise regarding the complexity of the Exchange application as well as our customers' need for a highly available Exchange environment that 'just works'. Azaleos also knows that companies want to maintain control of their Exchange application and e-mail, while removing the burden of ongoing maintenance, monitoring, and update management from IT resources who can be better utilized supporting core business functions and new initiatives. Azaleos technology simplifies the Exchange environment through standardization, so deployment is fast and easy, and the solution is inherently scalable.

Likewise Software: Likewise Software is an open source company that provides audit and authentication solutions designed to improve security, reduce operational costs and help demonstrate regulatory compliance in mixed network environments. Likewise Open is the first open source enterprise-class solution to address the authentication needs of organizations with mixed networks. Likewise Open easily and quickly joins virtually all enterprise platforms to common directories such as Microsoft Active Directory. Likewise Open is a great starting point for companies that are grappling with home grown solutions to solve their authentication challenges. Likewise Enterprise addresses the authentication, audit and reporting needs of companies running multiple operating systems in their network. Likewise Enterprise is an easy upgrade path for customers that have installed Likewise Open and want to be able to use group policies to manage their mixed environment, and use the audit and reporting features to gain visibility and pass audits. Likewise Software is a Bellevue, WA-based software company funded by leading venture capital firms Ignition Partners, Intel Capital, and Trinity Ventures. Likewise has experienced management and engineering teams in place and is led by senior executives from leading technology companies.

Data Synapse: DataSynapse is the leading provider of Real-Time Infrastructure (RTI) software that dynamically allocates computing resources to enterprise applications based on business demands and policies. DataSynapse provides a standardized and automated approach to deploying, activating, and managing applications in real-time environments. Founded in 2000, our Fortune 1000 customers rely on DataSynapse software to drive greater business agility and improve service levels, and dramatically reduce IT costs.

Kineticsware: Kineticsware is a global software company and Microsoft Certified partner with unparalleled industry expertise. We develop comprehensive adaptable business management solutions based on Microsoft technologies for companies in the high technology, consumer goods and apparel value chains. Our customers are typically mid-sized businesses experiencing rapid growth with complex, global supply chains. These customers rely on Kineticsware's supplier relationship management, collaboration, e-procurement, sales & operations planning, trade promotion management and customer life-cycle management solutions to gain competitive advantage by improving employee productivity, increasing competitive agility and lowering operational costs. In addition to developing industry-specific software, Kineticsware leverages its domain expertise to build capacity and competency in the Microsoft channel through advanced training, sales support and solution architecture. These enabling investments have created a global channel of resellers and service partners committed to the sale and implementation of Kineticsware solutions. Founded in September 2006, Kineticsware is based in Kirkland, WA (just outside the Microsoft campus) with operations in Atlanta, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dallas, Denver, Helsingborg, London, and Milan.

Marathon Technologies With over 2000 global customers, Marathon is the only provider of fault-tolerant, high availability software for physical and virtual servers. Marathon everRun software prevents outages and data loss - without IT intervention. In the past year Marathon has been awarded ten major industry awards including the "Best of VMworld - New Technology."

K2: K2 software has been improving business processes for more than seven years. In that time, we’ve become a trusted business partner to more than 1,500 customers. K2-based solutions are employed in dozens of verticals. If your organization has a business problem, chances are we’ve seen it before and know how to solve it.

• Founded in 2000
• Customers in 40-plus countries
• 15 percent of Fortune 100 companies
• 1,500 customers
• More than 1 million users
• More than 300 employees
• Increased revenues 200 percent from 2005 to 2007
• Holds a 3.9 percent share of the total BPMS market and an 8 percent share of the Windows-based BPMS market, according to industry analyst IDC
• Headquarters in Redmond, Washington; offices in Africa, Australia, Canada, China, Europe, New Zealand and Singapore

Quest Software, Inc., a leading enterprise systems management vendor, delivers innovative products that help organizations get more performance and productivity from their applications, databases, Windows infrastructure and virtual environments. Through a deep expertise in IT operations and a continued focus on what works best, Quest helps more than 90,000 customers worldwide meet higher expectations for enterprise IT. Quest provides customers with client management as well as server and desktop virtualization solutions through its subsidiaries, ScriptLogic and Vizioncore. Quest Software can be found in offices around the globe and at www.quest.com.

Rackspace Hosting As the world’s leader and specialist in hosting, Rackspace® Hosting is changing the way businesses worldwide buy IT. Rackspace delivers computing-as-a-service, integrating the industry’s best technologies into a flexible service offering, making computing more reliable and affordable. A trusted partner to companies of all sizes, Rackspace enables IT departments to be more effective. Rackspace is distinguished by its award-winning Fanatical Support®, furthering the company’s mission to be one of the world’s greatest service companies. Rackspace is recognized as one of FORTUNE Magazine’s 100 Best companies to work for in the US, ranking number 32 on the 2008 list. Rackspace's portfolio of hosted IT services includes managed hosting (www.rackspace.com), email hosting (www.mailtrust.com) and cloud hosting (www.mosso.com).

Conexus Partners Conexus Partners, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, provides Software Products and Services for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions. Conexus Partners, founded in 2003, offers lower Total Cost of Ownership for maintenance & modernization of ERP software and provides the conversion tools for alternate commodity priced business solutions.

Softmart Softmart provides information technology solutions to businesses, government and academia. A global supplier of IT software and hardware, and recipient of the Microsoft Excellence Award from 2006 through 2008, Softmart offers: Dedicated Account teams; On-site license services; 1,700 product lines; ISO 9001:2000 certified for all its business systems; GSA Schedule Holder since 1988. Efficiency and Reliability: 24/7 eCommerce services; Access to 30 warehouses in United States for fast delivery; Global Partner Consortium for international support; Just-In-Time inventory. Softmart’s team of IT Solution Advisors ensures that every IT dollar spent, is a dollar well invested.

Metastorm Inc. With a focus on enterprise visibility, resource optimization, efficiency and agility, Metastorm offers market-leading software for enterprise and business architecture (EA), business process analysis (BPA), and business process management (BPM). As an integrated product portfolio, Metastorm Enterprise allows organizations to improve business results by better aligning strategy with execution. By combining the power of these three disciplines onto a common platform, Metastorm is helping organizations worldwide focus on the right business improvements, instil stronger governance, and accelerate time to value. For more information and success stories on organizations powering strategic advantage with Metastorm Enterprise, visit www.metastorm.com.

Salesforce.com is the worldwide leader in on-demand customer relationship management (CRM) services. More companies trust their vital customer and sales data to salesforce.com than any other on-demand CRM company in the world.
Why? Perhaps it's because we deliver integrated, completely customizable enterprise applications for companies of all sizes. Or maybe it's because Salesforce is so easy to learn and use, and thanks to the power of the on-demand Force.com platform, it can be up and running in weeks or days—not the months or years required by traditional client/server CRM software. Or it could be the unprecedented speed with which our customers see real, tangible ROI. Or maybe it's because of our 100-percent dedication to the success of our customers.

Global360 As the leader in process document management solutions, Global 360 specializes in eliminating the annoying productivity killers that prevent businesses from delivering exceptional customer experiences. By reducing paper, automating processes and empowering individuals, Global 360 is changing how work gets done. Please visit Global360.com for more information.