Optika Announces Major Distribution Agreements
Optical Laser provides value to its value-added reseller (VAR) and integrator clients by providing them with the service and support necessary to successfully sell new solutions. Optical Laser's sales team is CDIA certified and its sales engineers provide training and installation services to assist its customers in maximizing their end user's technology investment. Arsenio Batoy, president of Optical Laser states, "Optical Laser's clients span the content management, storage networking, and CD/DVD publishing markets. Optika's integration tools will make the Acorde technology very appealing to our clients who are continuously looking for opportunities to develop their own unique solutions. With Optika's great reputation for product quality and customer support, we know that our clients and their customers will benefit from our relationship with Optika."
Harvest Technology Group is a total distributed output management (DOM) solutions provider and strategic services consulting firm that delivers comprehensive business information storage, processing, routing and delivery solutions to the small- to mid-sized market.
The company offers a full suite of services including front-end and back-end systems integration, technical project implementation and management, and comprehensive educational and support services. Harvest is a Strategic Master Partner for Optio Software and has alliance agreements with more than 70 leading software distributors and technology developers in North American and Europe.
According to John Riordan, president of Harvest Technology Group, "Optika's ECM technology significantly expands the depth and breadth of our solutions offerings. Together, Optika and Harvest will deliver a compelling solutions-set to industries desperately seeking strategic assistance with their information management and communication channels' distribution. Optika's scalable, flexible technology combined with a rapid-go-to-market strategy aligns perfectly with our existing business model and Harvest will benefit greatly due in large part to the platform of growth this alliance creates."
"We are very excited about these two new relationships", said Mark K. Ruport, president, chairman and CEO of Optika. "Optical Laser and Harvest Technology Group have substantial market presence and are known for the strength of their technology and business models. These great partners give us the ability to expand our geographic and vertical coverage and they provide enormous benefits to their customers who don't have to deal with multiple technology vendors."
About Harvest Technology Group
Based in Alpharetta, Ga., Harvest Technology Group (www.harvesttg.com) is a pioneer and leading distributor of interoperable, flexible and scalable distributed output management (DOM) solutions. Harvest's comprehensive suite of products and services, the TDM (total document management) Portfolio, maximizes critical data sources and fully optimizes and secures internal and external delivery channels. Harvest supports an extensive client and partner installation base of over 1700 organizations in the United States, Canada and Europe, across an array of industries including healthcare and life sciences, automotive, insurance, chemicals, manufacturing, education, retail, food services, distribution, and governmental services. For further information, contact Harvest at 678.366.0030, or Email: info@harvesttg.com.
About Optical Laser
Headquartered in Huntington Beach, Calif., Optical Laser is a national value-added distributor providing value-added resellers and integrators with a single source for hardware, software, media, and services from over 50 manufacturers. With an emphasis on content management, storage networking, and CD/DVD publishing solutions, Optical Laser provides its clients with access to experienced sales engineers for training and on-site consultation for new solutions, access to the best manufacturer VAR programs, and expertise in the medical and financial markets. For more information, visit www.opticallaser.com or call 800.776.9215.
About Optika
Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Optika Inc. (Nasdaq:OPTK) is a leading provider of imaging, workflow and collaboration software. Optika's AcordeT family of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions allows companies to efficiently manage complex business processes and transactions and leverage their ERP and line of business systems. Optika's more than 2000 customers worldwide include The Home Depot, Turner Broadcasting Systems, Siemens Communications, Verizon Information Services and Clear Channel Communications. For more information about Optika and Acorde, contact the company at 719.277.8607 or visit www.optika.com.