EMC Forges an Alliance with Fusionex with a Combined Go-To-Market Strategy with GIANT

HOPKINTON, Massachusetts, June 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Fusionex, a specialist in Analytics and Big Data has established a significant technology alliance with EMC Computer Systems. This alliance will see both parties jointly marketing, promoting and selling a combined Big Data and Analytics portfolio.

The combined portfolio comprises of a wide range of Big Data and Analytics software and solutions including GIANT, an in-house analytics software developed by Fusionex as well as EMC solutions such as Isilon and Pivotal. This alliance aims to bring end-to-end Big Data and Analytics capabilities to several key industries such as finance, retail, travel and hospitality, and government.

Fusionex is an IT software group with a multinational presence that is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Fusionex's core business centers around analytics, helping customers manage, analyze and derive insights from their data. Fusionex has garnered a string of accreditations and global awards, including more recently, the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) award for Best Application & Infrastructure, as well as the Big Data World Asia Data Analytics & Innovation award.

This strategic partnership is aimed to provide a symbiotic approach, where Fusionex will be able to leverage on EMC's technology platform and market reach. On the other hand, EMC will be able to tap into Fusionex's expertise and know-how in business intelligence (BI), analytics and Big Data. In turn, both parties are committed to promoting and reselling a combined product solution to each party's new and existing customers resulting in a faster return of investment (ROI) to end users.

Executive quotes:

"We believe that establishing rapid yet sustainable growth extends beyond vision and business acumen. It requires commitment and passion towards providing customers with the best experience," said Elwin Lim, Fusionex Vice President. "Fusionex's partners like EMC share our 'Experience.Exellence' mantra, which results in the highest level of attention to detail and innovation but with the breadth and scalability to address the Big Data challenge. We look forward to partnering with EMC as we continue on our journey to share the value and insights that can be derived through the in-depth analysis and understanding of data available to one's organisation."

"At EMC, we strongly believe that structured and unstructured data represents a massive opportunity to discover actionable insights that can change the course of businesses. Big Data is indeed the future of enterprise applications," said Cheam Tat Inn, Managing Director for EMC. "We are expanding our partner ecosystem to ensure that our customers, both current and potential, get the winning combination of niche skills and technologies that help them reach the full potential of Big Data. We are excited to partner with Fusionex in this mission as they share our enthusiasm and focus on delivering best-in-class Big Data technologies to customers."

Additional information about EMC can be found at www.emc.com.

To learn more about Fusionex, visit www.fusionex-international.com.