Information Builders Grows Its Analytics Accelerator Program with Avnet Partnership

Stockholm, Sweden –  22 February, 2017 – Information Builders, a leader in business intelligence (BI) and analytics, data integrity, and integration solutions, today announced it has partnered with Avnet Technology Solutions through the Analytics Accelerator program. This partnership provides Avnet with access to resell the entire WebFOCUS BI and analytics portfolio and allows their partners to take advantage of the largest margin available for WebFOCUS sales to customers.

The Information Builders portfolio provides customizable, self-service analytics capabilities designed to operationalize insights throughout the organization. Information Builders’ WebFOCUS platform has earned top positioning in numerous analyst reports for its unrivaled breadth and ability to deliver value, most recently with Ventana Research rating the company first overall in its 2016 Value Index for Mobile Analytics and Business Intelligence.

The Analytics Accelerator program provides Avnet’s partners with access to this robust technology at an attractive price point, enabling them to give their customers a competitive advantage while simultaneously driving revenue. With the business analytics industry expected to reach $27 billion by 2021, Information Builders’ new partner program provides a strategic avenue for organizations to tap into this growing market.

Gerald Cohen, President and CEO, Information Builders, said:
“The addition of Avnet to Information Builders’ Analytics Accelerator program extends our solutions to a new partner base ensuring an array of new customers have a powerful framework for making the most of their information investments. All companies, regardless of size, should have the ability to analyze their existing data and make more informed decisions as a result. Our Analytics Accelerator program enables the customers of Avnet’s global resellers to do exactly that, allowing these partners to improve processes and deliver greater business value.”

Craig Smith, Director IoT & Analytics, Avnet Technology Solutions, EMEA, said:
“Avnet continuously looks for strategic partnerships that drive business outcomes for our ecosystem. Adding the Information Builders’ Analytics Accelerator program to our data analytics and IoT portfolio will help us create new and compelling solutions for our partners to leverage data that delivers better value for their customers.”

Press Contacts
Sabrina Dufour
Information Builders
+44 07801211935
sabrina_dufour@ibi.com

Josefine Gröndahl
Inmema PR
070-0914551
josefine.grondahl@inmema.com 

About Information Builders
Information Builders provides solutions for business intelligence (BI), analytics, data integration, and data quality that help drive performance improvements, innovation, and value. Through one set of powerful products, we enable organizations to serve everyone – analysts, non-technical users, even partners, customers, and citizens – with better data and analytics. Our dedication to customer success is unmatched with thousands of organizations relying on us as their trusted partner. Founded in 1975, Information Builders is headquartered in New York, NY, with global offices, and remains one of the largest independent, privately held companies in the industry. Visit us at informationbuilders.com, follow us on Twitter at @infobldrs, like us on Facebook, and visit our LinkedIn page.