iForce Competency Centers

EDS Authorized iForce Solution Centers

Sun Microsystems, Inc. and EDS understand the pressure that comes with implementing new business solutions. You need to know what works - and what doesn't - right away. You need to prove to senior executives that your proposed solution will meet the requirements completely. And you can't afford lengthy, budget-busting development and testing cycles.

At the EDS Authorized iForceSM Ready Centers, we give you access to a full continuum of services and the latest Sun servers, storage devices, and software, so you can try out your prototypes on rock-solid platform technology. And because Sun and EDS have a strong relationship that goes back more than a decade, the centers give you early access to the most promising new services, technologies and solutions - from middleware to security frameworks to optimized application-layer technology.

The result: you go from the drawing board to production faster, and the results you achieve are often beyond your expectations.

We bring it all together for you.

EDS is a world-class systems integrator that has helped hundreds of companies manage the complexities of the digital economy. Sun is the thought leader of the Internet age and the platform of choice for mission-critical computing.

The EDS Authorized iForce Ready Centers bring together the people, products, and processes you need to hone your business strategy, collaboratively design the optimal solution, test your concept before you invest in products, and refine your solution using the same architecture you're going to implement.

Now you can have access to the combined expertise and core competencies of these two trusted, respected vendors at the same time, in the same place. It all adds up to faster project start-up, reduced business and technical risk, flexibility to experiment and optimize the solution, less complexity, and something you may never have expected from your solution vendors: peace of mind.

Cut risk, cost, and complexity - at the same time.

The EDS Authorized iForce Ready Centers help simplify your life by eliminating the tradeoffs you might expect from other vendors. Here you can test before you invest, lowering your business and technical risk. You can cut the cost and delay that come with selecting products or vendors that don't work well together. You can eliminate the complexity and hassle of working with multiple vendors at multiple sites. And you can do it all at once, so you get it all right the first time.

From brainstorming to prototyping.

The EDS Authorized iForce Ready Centers deliver a full range of services tailored to your specific needs - including alignment of your business and technical strategies, custom demonstrations of the latest Sun and thirdparty products and technologies, architecture prototypes, solution prototypes, proof-ofconcepts where you “test-drive” your solution, system and application integration, and more. Wherever you are on your road to successful deployment of business solutions, we'll help you take the next step quickly, correctly, and cost-efficiently.

Key benefits.

• Simplicity. The centers provide a focal point for all the products, technologies, and vendors involved in creating the optimal software-driven solution.
• Reduced risk. Collaboration between Sun, EDS, and best-of-breed vendors helps you get it right the first time and eliminate risk.
• Faster time-to-implementation. You'll find out what works right away, so you avoid lengthy development cycles and get into production faster.
• Lower development costs. Try out your concept on state-of-the-art Sun hardware and software, and save the cost of the infrastructure for testing on your own.

Highlights

Locations

• Plano, TX, USA
• Troy, MI, USA
• Frankfurt, Germany
• Sydney, Australia

Key Capabilities

• Strategy development
• Collaborative design
• System integration
• Proof of concept/proof of architecture
• Portal projects
• Application integration
• Database sharing
• Product demonstrations

Key Business Solutions

• Business process management
• Information solutions
• PLM solutions

Key ISV Solutions

• Oracle database
• iPlanet suite
• SeeBeyond Messaging Engine

Technical Resources

• Sun Enterprise™ servers
• Sun StorEdge™ arrays
• iPlanet™ e-business software
• Java™ 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE™)
• Third-party applications
• Jointly staffed by Sun and EDS specialists

Benefits

• Single source of collaborative solutions
• Faster time-to-implementation
• Reduced risk through strength of community
• Lower development costs

We're with you all the way.

The EDS Authorized iForce Ready Centers are an integral part of the global iForce Center network and offer a unified source of on-demand business solutions. The alliance creates real business advantages for clients in every major industry, including communications, consumer industries and retail, energy, financial services, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation. So call your EDS or Sun sales representative today and learn more about the centers. Additional details are also available on our Web site at www.sun.com/iforce.