Partnerships with Industry Leaders
“AmberPoint software combined with IBM Global Services provided a powerful combination for our customers," said Michael Liebow, vice president of Web services, IBM Global Services. “AmberPoint’s management solutions help to extend the industry-leading capabilities of IBM Global Services, forming a highly complementary offering.”
Global Expansion
Industry Recognition
“Our customers, partners, and investors have validated that AmberPoint solutions lead the market for managing service-oriented environments,” said John Hubinger, AmberPoint President and CEO. “As we look back on our many notable accomplishments over the last year and our success to date, we reaffirm our commitment to continued product innovation and enhanced services to meet the growing needs of our customers.”
The company's product innovations have driven strong customer and partner traction in the last year. AmberPoint has the most software license revenues, paid customers, customers in production and referenceable customers in the market, having added many new customers in a number of industries. Some of the customers announced in the past year include: AgentWare, Aimbridge, Best Buy, Bouygues Telecom, British Telecommunications Plc (BT), Cegetel, Cole National, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), France Telecom, Fujitsu, Global eXchange Services, H&R Block Financial Advisors, Motorola, Northern Trust, Orange, Reuters, Rogue Wave, Samsung and Transaction Printer Group.
"AmberPoint's solutions are some of the most comprehensive on the market," said Toby Redshaw, corporate vice president of IT Strategy Architecture and eBusiness, Motorola. “With the growth of Web services in our organization, management is crucial to maintaining our loosely coupled architecture. We needed a vendor that could anticipate issues in bringing our Web services into production, and AmberPoint has been exceptionally responsive to our needs."
AMBERPOINT MILESTONES
$8 Million Series C Round
AmberPoint received $8 million in series C funding with participation from Motorola and existing investors Crosslink Capital, Norwest Venture Partners and Sutter Hill Ventures.
“AmberPoint has demonstrated strong growth since its inception,” said Promod Haque, managing partner at Norwest Venture Partners. “The company’s growing customer traction and deepening industry alliances are testament to its leadership in this market. We’re very pleased to see the advances AmberPoint has made in sales, product development and partnerships over the last year.”
Product Leadership
Over the past twelve months, AmberPoint's product leadership has been confirmed through consistent product innovations.
AmberPoint also strengthened strategic partnerships with leading Web services platform vendors and resellers, enabling the company to enhance its product line and meet market requirements with powerful distribution strategies.
Customer Adoption and Support
Industry-leading companies have selected AmberPoint’s solutions as the most comprehensive management software for service-oriented environments. AmberPoint has introduced several programs and services to support its many marquee customers, including:
AmberPoint expanded globally this past year, with new offices in Europe, significant European customer traction, and partnerships that have extended the company’s presence in Asia Pacific.
AmberPoint and its products have been honored by influential industry groups for its innovation and market leadership. Award highlights include:
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