ASPNews.com Lists MetraTech on Top 25 Enablers List
Further recognition for increasingly influential BSS provider
Waltham, MA and London, UK, August 16 2006 – The ASPnews.com Web site, a leading source of information and analysis for and about the Application Service Provider (ASP) and Web Services industry, has listed MetraTech Corp. on its latest annual list of the Top 25 Enablers in its market.
The list documents the 25 companies that, in the view of ASPnews, are the most influential software or infrastructure providers for the ASP, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Web Services, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), and Utility Computing industries. For inclusion, companies must meet the following criteria:
- Have a substantial and active customer base of providers
- Be active in their support and promotion of network-based applications and services
- Invest in innovation in the online delivery of software-based services
- Be recognized as a leader by others within the industry
In addition to MetraTech, the 25 nominated companies include IBM, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems and Oracle.
Commented Doug Zone, chief technology officer at MetraTech, “Innovative markets demand innovative solutions. The ASPNews.com awards once again underline that MetraTech is leading the way in meeting the evolving demands of the market. Our solution’s unique ability to rapidly accommodate new and changing business models without the need for extensive coding gives ASPs unrivalled opportunities to achieve their business objectives.”
Added Scott Swartz, MetraTech’s chief executive officer, “A third prestigious award in as many months speaks for itself with regard to how we’re perceived in the market. Tellingly, we’ve now been recognized by our peers via the 2006 Global Billing Awards, by our customers through their CIO 100 listing, and now through a third critical community via the ASPNews.com awards. It underlines both the flexibility and the consistent benefits MetraTech can deliver regardless of market.”