WSO2 and GRIDSOLUT Partner to Deliver SOA, BPM and Cloud Solutions to the German Market

GRIDSOLUT brings proven expertise in delivering software and IT consulting services to enterprises and government organizations. Through the partnership, the growing base of German customers using WSO2’s 100% open source middleware can take advantage of locally based, best-in-class IT implementation services from GRIDSOLUT.

Under terms of the agreement, GRIDSOLUT will use WSO2’s middleware to provide new and existing customers with on-premise and on-demand IT solutions for optimizing their business processes and operational efficiencies. Additionally, GRIDSOLUT will assist WSO2 with local technical and sales support among German-speaking customers. WSO2 will provide GRIDSOLUT with technical, sales and marketing support to promote SOA adoption and help customers achieve the high availability, high performance, and flexibility they require for IT and business agility.

GRIDSOLUT delivers software and services based on architectural expertise in the areas of SOA, BPM and on-demand computing—with particular expertise in the automotive, manufacturing and government sectors. WSO2’s award-winning platforms include the WSO2 Carbon enterprise middleware platform and WSO2 Stratos cloud middleware platform, which are based on the same code to enable a seamless migration between on-premise and the cloud. All WSO2 software products are released under the Apache License 2.0, and they do not carry any licensing fees.

“We believe strongly that a successful IT implementation is based on a holistic approach, which takes into consideration the processes, data and people that are involved,” said Jochen Traunecker, GRIDSOLUT founder and managing partner. “With WSO2, we have a technology partner that uniquely complements our approach. Only WSO2 provides fully componentized middleware platforms for on-premise and the cloud, giving us the flexibility to combine functionality as needed to meet our clients’ specific requirements.”

“GRIDSOLUT is a highly regarded IT solutions company, which has applied leading-edge practices from the Institute of Architecture of Application Systems of University of Stuttgart to successful enterprise deployments across a range of industries,” said Paul Fremantle, WSO2 co-founder and CTO. “We are thrilled that German enterprises seeking to take advantage of our open source WSO2 Carbon and WSO2 Stratos platforms will have the support of GRIDSOLUT’s experts in SOA, middleware, BPM and the cloud.”

“The open source WSO2 platform has been adopted by a growing community and customer base in Germany, and we are committed to supporting the business and localization requirements of the German market,” said Jonathan Marsh, WSO2 vice president of business development and product design. “GRIDSOLUT, with its proven success in delivering IT solutions for the German automotive, manufacturing and government sectors, is a strategic partner in enabling us to deliver on this commitment.”