Provista Chosen as Finalist in IBM 2012 Beacon Awards

FREMONT, CA--(Marketwire - Mar 5, 2012) - IBM Corporation has announced the finalists of the 2012 Beacon Awards, and Provista Software International, Inc. is proud to be named a finalist in the category of Best Industry Solution for Government for its PR*VIDE solutions for Public Safety.

This prestigious honor is awarded each year to a select number of IBM Business Partners around the globe to recognize an innovative industry solution that delivers a particularly unique solution to address the needs of Government clients. Judged by a team of leading experts across disciplines, the IBM Beacon Awards recognize outstanding solutions and service offerings delivered by IBM's Business Partners worldwide.

Judges selected Provista as one of three finalists in the Smarter Industries - Best Industry Solution for Government category, in recognition of the innovative way that their PR*VIDE solution suite addresses the needs of public safety agencies. "We are very proud to be recognized for meeting the high standards that determine Beacon Awards recipients," said Joanne Taylor, President and CEO. "This award reflects our desire and enthusiasm to help groups in the public safety arena improve their management of resources and assets, who in turn become smarter organizations."

About Provista
Provista is a certified woman-owned information technology company, with an emphasis on IBM technologies including Maximo, Cognos, WebSphere, Tivoli, Rational and Lotus. In addition to IT services, Provista has developed a suite of products, PR*VIDE, developed specifically for public safety and emergency management organizations. PR*VIDE Pro and PR*VIDE Fire are asset and inventory management solutions developed specifically for police and fire agencies. PR*VIDE Evidence is an evidence and property room management solution. These solutions are built on leading edge technology, are extremely scalable and designed for rapid deployment.

For more information about Provista Software International, Inc., please visit: http://www.provista.com.

For more information about the IBM Beacon Awards, including information about winners and finalists, please visit https://www-304.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/ContentHandler/pw_com_prb_beacon.

To learn more about IBM PartnerWorld, a comprehensive program that offers marketing and sales resources, training, certification and technical support to help create new revenue and market opportunities for IBM Business Partners, visit http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld.