Houston, TX and PANAMA CITY, PANAMA — Idera, a leading provider of management and administration solutions for Microsoft SQL Server and DBS Consulting Corp., a leading provider of IT products and services to the Latin American market, today announced a strategic partnership that enables DBS to distribute, market and support Idera products in Central and South America. In addition, DBS will provide deployment and integration services to customers and will establish regional resellers and support operations throughout Latin America.

This agreement furthers Idera’s strategy to develop worldwide channels and establish local presence in key markets. It enables Idera to provide localized and dedicated services and support to a fast-growing list of important customers in Latin America. As SQL Server begins to play an increasingly prominent and critical role in enterprise IT infrastructures worldwide, the need for easy-to-use and affordable tools to help database administrators manage the performance, availability and security of their SQL Server databases is also increasing. Customers are turning to Idera as their global provider of enterprise-class tools to help manage, monitor, and administer SQL Server databases.

"DBS has an excellent track record in the Latin American marketplace. They have become one of the most respected providers of enterprise-class IT products and solutions in the region – especially in the financial services and manufacturing industries.” said Rick Pleczko President and CEO at Idera. “Latin America is a fast growing market for Idera and we have several key customers in the area. Our partnership with DBS and our regional sales and support operations clearly demonstrates our commitment not only to the Latin American market but to our global customers as well.”

"Idera has quickly gained a reputation as a leading edge SQL Server management tools vendor,” said David Benaim, VP of Operations at DBS. “More and more of our customers are adopting SQL Server, but they aren’t necessarily gaining the experience or adding more staff as quickly. Therefore, they are desperately in need of tools that will ensure the availability, performance, and ease the manageability of their databases. By partnering with Idera, DBS is able to offer state of the art, yet easy to use solutions that keep SQL Server databases running in top form. We are very excited to partner with them as their solutions provide an immediate benefit to many of our clients."

DBS also announces the appointment of the following regional resellers of Idera products in Latin America:

• Argentina, Venezuela and Costa Rica – Sidif
• Colombia - ASOTO
• Dominican Republic – AS Dominicana
• Nicaragua - Business Soft
• Peru – Itech Systems
• Paraguay - TecnoServ

About Idera
Idera delivers a new generation of tools for managing and administering the world's fastest growing database management system – Microsoft SQL Server. Battle-proven and engineered for the enterprise, Idera’s solutions include: Backup and Recovery, Web-based Administration, Job Management, Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics, Configuration Management, and Data Migration and Transformation. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Idera’s products are sold and supported directly and via authorized resellers and distributors around the globe. For more information, please visit www.idera.com.

About DBS Consulting Corporation
DBS Consulting Corporation, based in Panama, provides end-to-end IT business solutions to the Latin American and Caribbean markets. Each solution delivered is customized to the specific needs of the customer and based on the experience and knowledge of the region and culture. We provide a full range of IT services including consulting, systems integration and the management of business and IT functions – with specialized expertise in financial services, manufacturing to retail value chain, and government including public utilities and services. For more information please visit www.dbspanama.com