Support for Open Source Application Server Increases Customer Platform Choice, Lowers Total Cost of Ownership
Arlington, Va. - 13 August, 2008 – Plateau Systems, leading provider of talent management software, services and solutions, today announced that the company has joined the Red Hat ISV Partner Program as a Red Hat Ready Partner. Additionally, Plateau announced that its industry-leading talent management solutions are now certified for use with JBoss Application Server 4.2.1.
The Red Hat ISV Program provides Plateau with easy access to the tools and resources necessary to develop and test its industry-leading talent management solutions on JBoss Enterprise Middleware. By joining the Red Hat ISV Partner Program and the Red Hat Ready Partner Program, Plateau will take advantage of the program’s co-marketing and co-branding offerings to expand the footprint of its talent management solutions within the global community of Red Hat customers.
As enterprises increasingly adopt open source and open standards, Red Hat’s JBoss Enterprise Middleware has become the leading choice for enterprise open source middleware. As the industry’s most widely deployed application server, JBoss Application Server has proven itself to be a reliable and scalable solution for users seeking a flexible architecture and simple development experience. By certifying Plateau Talent Management on JBoss Application Server, Plateau offers J2EE talent management solutions that extend the performance and availability, change and configuration, and code quality and optimization capabilities found in the JBoss Application Server.
“Plateau is committed to choice, and offering cost-effective options for companies who are investing in talent management solutions,” said Joe Herman, SVP, Product Management at Plateau. “This certification assures our customers that Plateau’s talent management solutions can readily be run on JBoss and offers an additional application server choice for deploying Plateau’s for flexible and scalable talent management solutions.”
“Joining the Red Hat Ready Partner Program gives us an opportunity to leverage Red Hat’s brand and expertise in the enterprise open source market, and allows us to access additional Red Hat resources related to the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform,” continued Herman. “As a result, customers know that they can receive the highest level of support and service from both Plateau and Red Hat.”
The support for JBoss Application Server extends Plateau’s commitment to building the most advanced architecture in the talent management industry. Plateau provides the only integrated performance and learning management software delivered on a proven J2EE Web-based architecture currently being used by some of the largest, most successful companies in the world. The Plateau Product Architecture provides the best stability, scalability, extensibility and tools customer need to run talent management solutions and extend those solutions as their business evolves.
For more information on Plateau, visit www.plateau.com.
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About Plateau
Plateau is a leading provider of talent management software, content and services designed to increase workforce productivity and drive business success. Plateau’s award-winning software is powering talent management initiatives across some of the world’s most successful organizations, including the American Red Cross, General Electric, the Internal Revenue Service, Capital One Services and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Industry analysts at Bersin & Associates, Forrester Research and other leading information and technology research and advisory firms continue to recognize Plateau’s leadership in delivering best-in-class functionality, technology and customer satisfaction. Plateau is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia and has offices across the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.plateau.com.
