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abridean: The Company
Provisioning & Management Challenges
abridean’s Value Proposition
abrideanProvisor Management Platform
abridean Solution Sets
abridean Support Program
Partners
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The category leader in Application Provisioning and Management Platforms
Strong commitment to MS & E2K
abrideanProvisor 1.0 released in Fall of 2000 abrideanProvisor 1.0 was first commercially available provisioning
solution for Exchange 2000 Current version of abrideanProvisor is 2.5
Focusing on Service Providers (SPs) Established customer base of SPs – first customer deployed in
2000
Partnering with industry leaders Citrix, HP, Lucent, Microsoft
Industry-recognized product Chosen by ASPNews as one of the world’s Top 30 Enablers
Microsoft “Best Use of XML” finalist
ASPire “Delivery and Enablement” finalist
abridean: The Company
Product architecture Robust; flexible; easy to use, customize, extend, deploy
Team Experienced & committed
Customer Focus Responsive and dedicated account management
Business Strategy Focused product growth; direction mapped by market
Build – Prove - Scale
Why abridean?
Ongoing cost and complexity of technical and operational support
Need for predictable and repeatable transactions
Tiered software license management
Extensibility to meet all provisioning needs
Integration with other data center systems
Servicing channel re-sellers
Service bundling
Provisioning & Management Challenges
Reducing costs and driving efficiencies
Maximize efficiencies Complete automation of provisioning events Predictable and repeatable transactions
Delegated administration Multiple administrative roles with appropriate views and controls In-depth resource management of application resources
Easy to Extend XML ubiquity Easily integrates with other OSS products
Simplified implementation & deployment Deployment Ready - Time to deploy measured in hours; every version No need for expensive, long, repetitive system integration
abridean Value Proposition
Increasing revenue opportunities
Wallet share abridean has always been focused on driving end-customer
adoption Delegated admin drives adoption & increases customer loyalty abrideanSuite – a collection of Application Agents that enable
Service Providers to provision a wide range of enterprise applications
abridean Provision Anything Framework Single platform from which to provision multiple applications Easily add provisioning for applications Easily integrates to end-customers unique UIs
Fully exploit provisioning opportunities Granular tiered software license management Service Packaging/Bundling Support
abridean Value Proposition
Focusing on our Customer’s business and success
Customer driven product strategy and product development
Full access to product management team Input into product roadmap and requirements building
Alternative licensing models Three models per user; per release; software-as-a-service Will supply volume discounts Will support tiered licensing
Service and Support 24/7 support with service level guarantees Highly skilled field engineering team Dedicated account management
abridean Value Proposition
Multiple Users + Multiple Apps + Multi-tiered Licensing + Multiple Devices =
Customers DevicesApplications
Co. 1 – 2,000 users
Co. 2 – 50 users
Co. 3 – 300,000 usersSubsidiary ASubsidiary BSubsidiary C
Co. 4 – 8,000 users
Company 250 – 25,000 users
MarketingSalesFinance
MarketingSalesProduction
MarketingSalesFinance
App # 50
Complexity
Customers Applications Devices
MarketingSalesProduction
Co. 1 – 2,000 users
Co. 2 – 50 users
Co. 3 – 300,000 usersSubsidiary ASubsidiary BSubsidiary C
Co. 4 – 8,000 users
Company 250 – 25,000 users
MarketingSalesFinance
MarketingSalesFinance
PROVISOR
App # 50
Automated Provisioning + Compelling Offerings + Usage Metering + Reduced Costs =
Simplicity & Efficiency
abridean's package of software and services is designed to give Service Providers the provisioning power and control they need to manage and grow their business.
abrideanProvisor Overview
Application Provisioning and Management Platform
Enables Service Providers to administer and manage all enterprise applications
Tremendous operational efficiencies
Provides connectors to other essential elements of the Service Provider’s infrastructure
Billing, SLA Management, Customer Care, etc.
Customizable and extensible XML-based Ability to Provision Anything in the data center
Provisor’s XML-base and “pluggable” Java UI design makes adding applications easy
Built in script agent provides simple method to initiate programs
abrideanProvisor: Key Characteristics
Experience abridean originated out of the box Exchange provisioning
Features No other provisioning product offers as much granularity for
Exchange 2000 management
Ease of Use Intuitive user interface Completely wizard based approach with workflow controls
Speed to Market Provisor is ready to use and can be deployed in under one day
Why Provisor for Exchange 2000?
Provisor Supports
Multiple Desktop Applications Provided through support of Citrix
Multiple Enterprise Applications
New Versions abridean works closely with leading software vendors, such as
Microsoft, on new product and feature development
Specialized Applications Easy integration makes centralized provisioning management of
custom applications feasible
Provisor & Multiple Applications
Manage the key elements of a Service Provider’s service management infrastructure to ensure interoperability between all systems and software
i.e. desktop, OSS, billing, network management, etc.
Flexibility is key The Service Provider has the option to use the vendor of their choice
for each data center component
Existing solution set currently available: abridean (application provisioning & management), MetraTech (billing) and Digital Fuel (SLA management)
Market Ready Solution Sets
Materials Sales Collateral Implementation Guide Deployment Guide Best Practices White papers Training materials Acceptance Test Plans
Technical Support Desk Standard Support 8x5 Optional Select Support 24/7
Support Program
abridean Partners
North America Sharon Davis Toll Free: 877.520.8061
Sales outside North America Allan McNaughton Toll Free: 902.442.5075
abridean Account Contacts
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