Tivoli Associates becomes a new Platinum sponsor of the Global Tivoli Software Community!

Jersey City, NJ October 16, 2007

The Global Tivoli Software Community and Group Intelligence, Inc. is pleased to announce that Tivoli Associates has committed their support to the TUG community by becoming the newest platinum sponsor.

GTUG council representative Michael Urwin stated “we are delighted that Tivoli Associates has agreed to become a community sponsor. Their support will be invaluable to the enrichment and development of this community."

Tivoli Associates is an IBM Business Partner and Services Provider. They and their partner company JamoDat provide TSMManager software for use with Tivoli Storage Manager, as well as IBM Authorized Tivoli education and training, Tivoli Support and services to IBM Customers and other IBM Business Partners that have a need for their level of Tivoli Software Technical expertise. The company has been involved with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager from the beginning of its development. They have developed ITSM code as well as competitive software and have been working with storage for many years.

"We are honored to be affiliated with the Global Tivoli Software Community, the home of the world's largest group of Tivoli professionals. Being a platinum sponsor of this community is an exciting way for us to expand our reach while continuing to stay in the know about what hot topics are being discussed in the community. Our involvement will help our company as we continue to enhance and mold our innovative and unique services to meet the needs of our customer base "says Ross Battaglia Tivoli Associate’s Lead Technologist.

More about Tivoli Associates:
Tivoli Associates provides TSMManager software as the interface, management, monitoring and reporting tool for Tivoli Storage Manager. Besides TSMManager software, they provide TSM Implementation, on-site IBM Authorized Education and training, ITSM Health Checks, Assessments and Discovery, storage and system setup and upgrading. Addition they also provide pre-sales support and business partner training for all IBM Tivoli Storage products. In addition to IBM Tivoli Storage Services, Tivoli Associates is the North American distributor and support organization for TSMManager to the channel resellers.

More about the Global Tivoli Software Community (TUG): The TUG Community is a network of over 100 User Groups around the world, comprising over 13,000 community members. The TUG website is the information and community hub for User Groups, Business Partners, IT professionals and business users. It is a diverse and knowledgeable network of members engaged in local and global collaborative activities related to IBM Tivoli software. Members include IBM Tivoli customers, developers, IBM business partners, consultants and IBMers (technical, support & sales). Please visit the TUG community at www.tivoli-ug.org