Under terms of this agreement, Avanade will utilize NetIQ products while providing Microsoft integration services to customers, specifically in the areas of migrating, monitoring and managing the performance of Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000. Avanade will offer services that utilize the CommerceTrends Visitor Relationship Management (VRM) Platform, NetIQ’s most advanced analytics solution in the WebTrends brand product line. CommerceTrends facilitates the integration of Web visitor data with other organizational data sources, and shares that data with applications that allow enterprises to fuel marketing and sales action to build relationships with their visitors and customers and improve revenue performance.

Synergies between these two premier Microsoft partners offer value to customers in terms of accelerated delivery and more effective, reliable solutions, said Steve Seminario, director of business development at NetIQ. Avanade offers the deep technical insight and skilled resources for successful project assessment, design and implementation. Similarly, NetIQ is widely recognized as a best-of-breed provider in Windows performance monitoring and management softwarenow extending to Web analytics through its market-leading WebTrends product line.

Based on its long-standing commitment to Microsoft, NetIQ was a natural fit for Avanade, said Kevin Adams, Avanade’s director of technology alliances. We know first hand from our experience with NetIQ that its suite of products works. Its superior network administration capabilities result in significant cost savings by reducing overall implementation time.

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