Continuing on my theme of the importance of good partners to small software and tech companies Ivara announced today that it has achieved the IBM Advanced Business Partner Status. The elevated partnership level reinforces IBM’s endorsement of EXP Enterprise software as a solution that successfully integrates and delivers value to IBM Maximo Asset Management users. In addition, Ivara receives enhanced levels of marketing, sales and technical resources that fosters further collaboration between Ivara and IBM to improve service and deliver increased value to joint customers.