Agilysys Wins IBM Beacon Award for Outstanding IBM Information Infrastructure Solution

Agilysys Wins IBM Beacon Award for Outstanding IBM Information Infrastructure
Solution
Leading-Edge Storage Solutions Help Growing Number of Customers Mitigate Risk

BOCA RATON, Fla., April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Agilysys, Inc.
(Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative IT solutions, has been named
winner of an IBM Beacon Award for "Outstanding IBM Information Infrastructure
Solution" in the annual competition honoring IBM Business Partners for their
ingenuity, innovation, customer satisfaction and outstanding achievements in
providing business solutions.
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Agilysys is a Premier IBM Business Partner for a number of solutions with
a strong focus in IBM Storage Solutions. For the past 11 years Agilysys has
developed and delivered storage-based solutions to help customers mitigate
risk. The company drives growth for IBM storage technologies (Disaster
Recovery, SAN Volume Controller and TotalStorage(R) Productivity Center) using
a three-pronged strategy: dedicated storage sales and technical staff,
investment in a world-class Business Partner Innovation Center (BPIC) and
multi-dimensional marketing initiatives.
The success of Agilysys' strategy has led to continuous steady growth in
sales of IBM Storage Solutions and related services. Agilysys' Beacon Award
submission reflected their recent successes with four customers: a large
multinational bank, a South Atlantic university, a Fla.-based health system
and a major health insurance provider. Agilysys and IBM were able to assist
these customers to solve their most critical IT storage challenges and will
work with each of them throughout the upcoming year as they continue to
develop their infrastructure solutions.
Judges commented that, "Agilysys has very strong customer references,
supporting them with solutions focused on such customer-critical needs as
business continuity, disaster recovery and e-discovery. They have also
excelled at leveraging IBM resources and supporting a very broad span of IBM
storage offerings."
"As an IBM Beacon Award winner, Agilysys has demonstrated clear success in
the deployment of solutions that help its customers manage and protect their
growing information assets," said Ravi Marwaha, general manager, IBM Global
Business Partners. "Agilysys' strong customer satisfaction and steady business
growth reflect its commitment to helping businesses mitigate risk using IBM
Storage Solutions."
"This award is recognition for the years of hard work Agilysys IBM
Technology Solutions has invested and it demonstrates our dedication to the
brand," said Pete Coleman, executive vice president, Agilysys. "It's an honor
to be recognized as the leader that brings IBM innovation to the marketplace."
About IBM Beacon Awards
More than 725 nominations were judged by a team of leading industry
journalists, analysts and IBM executives, who selected a winner and finalists
for 37 award categories. These IBM Business Partners will be honored during a
gala event at the IBM Business Partner Leadership Conference in Los Angeles on
April 30 - May 2, 2008. For more information about the IBM Beacon Awards,
please visit
http://www-1.ibm.com/partnerworld/pwhome.nsf/weblook/2008_awards.html.
About Agilysys, Inc.
Agilysys is a leading provider of innovative IT solutions to corporate and
public-sector customers, with special expertise in select markets, including
retail and hospitality. The company uses technology -- including hardware,
software and services -- to help customers resolve their most complicated IT
needs. The company possesses expertise in enterprise architecture and high
availability, infrastructure optimization, storage and resource management,
identity management and business continuity; and provides industry-specific
software, services and expertise to the retail and hospitality markets.
Headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., Agilysys operates extensively throughout
North America, with additional sales offices in the United Kingdom and China.
IBM and its related products are trademarks or registered trademarks of
International Business Corporation in the United States, other countries or
both.
SOURCE Agilysys, Inc.

Maureen Morreale, Agilysys, Inc., +1-440-519-8161,
maureen.morreale@agilysys.com; Vikki Meldrum, Dix & Eaton on behalf of
Agilysys, +1-216-241-3020, vmeldrum@dix-eaton.com