NewMarket Technology, Inc. Subsidiary, RKM IT Solutions, Named Microsoft LAR/ESA Partner
NewMarket Technology, Inc. announced recently that their regional subsidiary, RKM IT Solutions (RKM), has been selected by Microsoft as a Large Account Reseller and Enterprise Software Advisor (LAR/ESA) for Venezuela. This new partnership allows RKM to significantly extend its existing Microsoft Gold partnership to offer high volume licensing, specifically "Enterprise Agreement" (EA) and "Select" for companies with more than 250 PCs and support services to large enterprise and institutional customers.
Microsoft recently completed the competitive evaluation process, selecting RKM as one of only three firms across the country to be a LAR/ESA partner. Prior to their selection to the LAR/ESA Partner program, RKM has been a Microsoft Gold Partner since 2001, winning the 2003 Microsoft Infrastructure Solution of the Year award in Venezuela.
Microsoft has established the LAR/ESA channel with specialized partners that provide superior license consulting and Software Asset Management services to medium-sized and large organizations. LAR/ESA Partners significantly expand Microsoft's reach both geographically and to the rapidly growing category of Mid-Market and corporate customers.
RKM and NewMarket Latin America, Inc.
Separately, NewMarket Technology is currently working on consolidating RKM into the company's recently formed regional subsidiary, NewMarket Latin America, Inc. NewMarket Latin America focuses on systems integration and emerging technology in Latin America and currently has regional offices in Brazil and Chile.
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About RKM IT Solutions
RKM, owned by NewMarket Technology, is a sixteen-year-old systems integration and IT outsourcing services firm recognized in Venezuela and throughout northern South America as a leading provider of mission critical voice, data and video network solutions, as well as systems integration and help desk support. Clients include the Top 50 international corporations in the country, as well as a strong presence in the Oil and Gas, Banking and Manufacturing industry. RKM is also a regionally certified partner for Cisco Systems, Novell, Computer Associates, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Systimax and Microsoft. RKM was awarded the 2003 Microsoft Infrastructure Solution of the Year in Venezuela and has been recognized as a Microsoft Gold Partner and now a Microsoft LAR/ESA partner. The company is expanding its system integration and IT outsourcing services in the Caribbean, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Mexico.
About NewMarket Latin America, Inc.
NewMarket Latin America is a consolidated subsidiary of NewMarket Technology providing world class systems integration services through relationships with technology providers such as Hyperion, Oracle, SAP, SSA Global, Microsoft and many more. NewMarket Latin America has major customers in various sectors such as Oil and Gas, Consumer Products, Financial Services, and Pharmaceuticals Industries.
NewMarket Latin America deliver solutions to regional customers in addition to specializing in helping US clients expand their businesses and operations into one of the fastest growing economic regions in the world. NewMarket Latin America has offices and operations throughout Latin America.
NewMarket Latin America also identifies emerging technologies developed within the region and brings those latest technologies to market worldwide. These innovations help clients grow their businesses and gain a new competitive advantage.
About NewMarket Technology, Inc.
NewMarket helps clients maintain the delicate balance between maintaining legacy systems and gaining a competitive edge from the latest technology innovations. NewMarket provides certified integration and maintenance services to support the prevailing industry standard solutions such as Microsoft, Cisco Systems, SAP, Siebel and Sun Microsystems. Concurrently, NewMarket continuously seeks to acquire emerging technology assets to incorporate into an overall product portfolio carefully packaged to complement the prevailing industry standard solutions.
NewMarket delivers its portfolio of products and services through its network of Solution Integration subsidiaries in North America and the leading emerging markets around the world to include, Latin America, China and Singapore.
NewMarket ranked Number One in Texas, Number Three in the United States and Number Five in North America on Deloitte's 2006 Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over five years, from 2001-2005. The Company grew from less than $1M in revenue in 2001 to over $50M in profitable revenue in 2005. In 2006, the company continued its rapid growth, reporting $77.6M in revenue with a net income of $5.8M.
SOURCE: NewMarket Technology, Inc.