EDINBURGH, Scotland, November 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Construtora OAS Deal Secured by iO2, a Partner Signed Recently Under Axios' New Partner Program

Axios Systems, one of the world's leading providers of IT Service Management (ITSM) solutions, has signed its first client in Brazil through partner iO2. Construtora OAS is one of Brazil's best-known companies. The transaction further solidifies Axios' presence in the South American market.

OAS selected Axios' assyst software due to its fast deployment time, strong out-of-the-box functionality and ability to support all ITIL disciplines with one non-modular system. The installation will provide OAS with a single consolidated environment to manage all of its central services operations.

OAS is one of Brazil's largest construction companies, handling a broad portfolio of projects across South America, from major infrastructure developments such as the San Paulo underground railway, major international airports, water and energy infrastructure projects (dams and power plants), petrochemical and refineries plants, to residential housing, office blocks, industrial complexes, retail complexes and sports stadium.

Andros Symeonides, Axios' head of emerging markets, commented, We are very excited about closing this deal with one of Brazil's leading companies. Our ability to deliver quick time to value whilst maintaining the agility to support future investments enables IT departments to stay ahead of the demands of the business. This is really paying dividends as we enter into new markets. We are seeing strong demand for our software and I expect the emerging markets to contribute a growing percentage of our global revenues.

iO2 is an Axios Solution Provider partner. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro it focuses on IT Governance, Service Management and Integration projects. It joined the Axios' network as part of the company's revamped partner program and will deliver implementation and support services for Axios in Brazil

Blair Kantolinna, Axios' global head of channels, said, This is further evidence that partner companies are seeing increased interest and revenue opportunities associated with Axios' software. Our focus on delivering customer value differentiates us from many of our competitors with their services heavy, framework offerings. We are being approached daily by companies keen to take advantage of the new Axios partner program and look forward to many similar successes.

About Axios Systems

Axios Systems is one of the world's leading providers of IT Service Management (ITSM) solutions. Its customer-centric approach, combined with its award-winning software, enables customers to improve their Service Delivery and Support and deliver Continual Service Improvement (CSIP) by helping to align and realign IT services to changing business needs, supporting business processes and improving productivity.

Its core solution, assyst, built around a, market-leading Configuration Management Database (CMDB), intuitively steers users through the ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) processes which help organizations transition toward the next generation of ITSM and Service Desks. assyst offers a unique lifecycle approach to ITSM with the integration of all ITIL processes (including of Incident Management, Capacity Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Asset Management, Configuration Management and Service Level Management), ten of which have been verified by Pink Elephant's PinkVERIFY service as compatible with industry best practices (Based on ITIL V3), in a single, out-of-the-box application. It empowers management with a dashboard-based transparent view of real-time performance against Service Level Agreements (SLA), and Operations Level Agreements (OLA) using Web 2.0 technologies.

Implementing assyst into an organization optimizes IT Infrastructure efficiency, reduces overheads and lowers the total cost of IT ownership (TCO) helping to ensure a significant return on investment (ROI) with rapid time to value. Axios also offers a comprehensive set of consulting and training services to support ITSM best practices in an organization.

Axios is headquartered in the UK, with offices across Europe, the Americas, Middle East and Asia Pacific. Axios' global presence is further strengthened with a worldwide network of partners. For more information, visit: http://www.axiossystems.com.

ITIL (R) is a Registered Trade Mark, and a Registered Community Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce, and is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Contact: James Hawksworth, Axios Systems, Tel. +44-131-220-4748, E-mail: James.Hawksworth@axiossystems.com; Kate Hamilton , Hotwire PR, Tel: +44-20-7608-4671, E-mail: axios@hotwirepr.com

Contact: James Hawksworth, Axios Systems, Tel. +44-131-220-4748, E-mail: James.Hawksworth@axiossystems.com; Kate Hamilton , Hotwire PR, Tel: +44-20-7608-4671, E-mail: axios@hotwirepr.com