method park Joins IBM Rational Business Alliance

method park Software AG, based in Erlangen/Germany, has solidified its longstanding relationship with the IBM software-brand Rational Software by joining the Business Alliance Program as a Silver Member. Jörg Lindner, Business Alliance Manager at Rational Software, handed out the certification document to Dr. Jürgen Schmied, managing board of method park, in May 2003 in Erlangen / Germany. Thus method park is the second German Silver Alliance Member supported by the new IBM Rational Program.

By offering Silver Level Status, IBM Rational recommends the services of method park to its customers, because of supporting Rational Software tools. An examination of the offered products and solutions by rational customers has preceded.

As a technology partner, the scope of method park’s service sector is at the one hand certified consultants for Rational Rose and Rose Real- Time, but also an excellent knowledge of the Rational Unified Process and Object-Oriented Analysis and Design at the other hand. Additional to the consulting services, method park offers trainings about Rational tools.

Method park managing board, Dr. Jürgen Schmied, and Rational Business Alliance Manager, Jörg Lindner, stated about the Silver Membership: “IBM Rational and method park are connected by a long lasting and high-producing partnership. The certification in the Business Alliance Program now strengthens the partnership. The cooperation between method park and the IBM Rational Company causes, especially in the sectors training and consulting, profitable synergies for both partners.

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