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December 1, 2008: Minneapols-based Productive named CA 2008 Partner of the Year
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For Immediate Release
December 1, 2008
Minneapolis-based Productive named
CA 2008 Partner of the Year
Prestigious Recognition Honors Performance, Commitment and Sales Growth
(Minneapolis, Minn) Productive Corporation has been named Computer Associates (CA) 2008 Partner of the Year for North America. At the annual CA World conference held last week in Las Vegas, Productive was recognized for exceptional business performance, revenue growth and overall commitment to CA technology programs.
The award places Productive among the top tier of software resellers in the world. CA, one of the largest international software publishers, names only one North American company every year and a half.
"We're pleased and proud to see our efforts recognized," says Todd O'Bert, President and CEO. "We achieved this result through hard work, our commit to CA, CA's commitment to us and by providing quality products to our customers."
It is especially unusual for a company of Productive's size to receive this prestigious honor. Past recipients have typically been multi-billion dollar companies with thousands of employees. "We're small, and that's our biggest strength", says O'Bert. "We deliver a great value to our customers though our personal service, product focus and industry expertise while at the same time providing an extremely competitive price point in the market. We understand the value of IT and empathize with the IT professionals tasked with the challenges of managing a company's network. That is why we deliver relevant and useful resources for our customers to utilize, making us ‘an additional source of productivity'. "
CA (NASDAQ: CA) is the world's leading independent IT management software company. With CA's Enterprise IT Management (EITM) vision and expertise, organizations can more effectively govern, manage and secure IT to optimize business performance and sustain competitive advantage. For more information, visit http://www.ca.com/.
About us: Productive Corporation is a leader in the sales of security, storage and infrastructure software to emerging businesses across North America. Focusing on providing IT professionals; excellent customer service, access to technical resources, product as well as industry knowledge, Productive strives to provide the most relevant resources for our customers. For more information, visit www.productivecorp.com.
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Productive Corporation Fact Sheet
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Company Name: Productive Corporation
Founded: 2001
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Executives: Todd O'Bert, President and CEO
Pete Greco, Vice President of Sales
Number of Employees: 25
Industry: Business to business technology software sales, including:
Infrastructure (Microsoft, Attachmate etc)
Storage (CA Storage, Symantec VERITAS etc)
Security (CA Security, McAfee etc.)
Website: www.productivecorp.com
Phone: 800.726.4099
About us: Productive Corporation is a leader in the sales of security, storage and infrastructure software to emerging businesses across North America. Focusing on providing IT professionals; excellent customer service, access to technical resources, product as well as industry knowledge, Productive strives to provide the most relevant resources for our customers.
Company History: Productive Corporation was founded in 2001 by Todd O'Bert. He hired two salespeople and began selling software licensing and related services. In just seven years, the company has outgrown two offices, added nearly two dozen additional staff, and now works with more than 3,000 small and medium sized businesses across North America. Productive provides licensing sales and support on over 50 products, including, CA, Attachmate, Microsoft, Shavlik, BigFix and other tier one software publishers.
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Productive Corporation Company History
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In March 2001, Todd O'Bert co-founded Productive Corporation to provide businesses with expertise in software licensing and related services. Hiring two sales associates, the company set out to provide a new standard of sales support to customers and service to publishers. Under Todd's leadership, the company has grown exponentially in the past six years. Currently the company serves a client base of more than 3,000 companies.
After outgrowing two prior offices, the company presently houses 25 employees from its home in Minneapolis' Warehouse District. Productive's office reflects the corporate culture of open communication. The space has very few doors and no real walls. Original artwork by local artists hangs on the walls-O'Bert is on the board of the Soo Visual Arts Center-and on weekends the office floors vibrate with the music of a live performance space in first level of the building. From this unique office setting the Productive staff provides quality customer service and industry expertise to clients across North America. Working with a ‘concierge' mentality, every client's needs are evaluated and the staff works to deliver an individual solution tailored to their company and budget.
Prior to launching Productive, Todd O'Bert helped found Workstations International in July 1994, where he directed divisions within both the Sales and Operational functions. He guided the company through rapid growth from start-up to $28 million in four years, as well as playing a major part in assisting a corporate restructuring in 1998. The company changed its core business focus and re-branded itself as ZoneTrader.com.
Additional information on Productive or Todd O'Bert is available on request.
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Boilerplate Statement:
Productive Corporation, is a specialized software reseller, that helps small and medium businesses across North America with software initiatives in security, storage and infrastructure. We provide subject matter expertise, access to technical resources and excellent customer service. We also, strive to provide the most relevant resources for our customers.
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