Pentaho Extends Presence in Japan with Investments in Product Localization, Partnerships, and Local Events

Orlando, FL – May 11, 2009 – Pentaho Corporation, the commercial open source alternative for business intelligence (BI), today announced expansion of its investments in the Japanese BI market. This expansion will allow Pentaho to scale to address demand for its leading commercial open source BI solutions in one of the world's largest economies, as part of a larger Asia-Pacific region that is poised for significant growth over the next ten years. Pentaho's expanded partnerships in the region, delivery of localized products, and support of local events represent the next step in international growth for Pentaho's Gold Reseller program, announced earlier this year.

NEWS SUMMARY

  • BrainChild, an existing Pentaho partner has continued to invest in the Pentaho partner ecosystem, now representing Pentaho in Japan in addition to the Hong Kong market. BrainChild has also upgraded to a Gold Reseller Partnership. For more information on BriainChild, visit www.e-brainchild.com.
  • In partnership with KSK Solutions and members of the Pentaho Community, Japanese translations of the Pentaho BI suite are now available. For translated versions of Pentaho BI Suite, please visit community.pentaho.com.
  • KSK Solutions has joined Pentaho's Gold Reseller program to distribute Pentaho BI Suite Enterprise Edition in Japan. Gold Resellers act as a tightly-integrated extension of Pentaho Corporation, representing the company in local and regional markets and providing services and support for Pentaho's products to local customers. For more information on KSK Solutions, visit www.ksk-sol.jp and www.pentaho-partner.jp.
  • Pentaho is a sponsor and will be exhibiting at D&C's 14th Data Warehouse and CRM Expo in Tokyo, Japan May 13-15. For more information on D&C's Data Warehouse and CRM Expo, visit http://www.dwh-crm.jp.

QUOTES

  • "BrainChild Hong Kong has experienced tremendous success with a dozen large Pentaho customers during the past two years," said Lars Nordwall, senior vice president of Business Development at Pentaho Corporation. "We are very excited to work with BrainChild to expand their distribution of Pentaho solutions into the Japanese market where they already have a very strong presence and reputation as a firm."
  • "Demand for our leading commercial open source BI solutions continues to grow across the entire Asia-Pacific region," said Richard Daley, CEO of Pentaho Corporation. "We've carefully selected partner organizations that can work with us to deliver success for our Japanese customers, and will continue to invest in our products, our staff, and our partners to serve the BI needs of the Japanese market."

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