At its PartnerWorld 2007 Conference, IBM is announcing the significant <A HREF="http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/21462.wss">global expansion of its Express Advantage program</A> for mid-sized businesses. IBM Express Advantage combines a comprehensive set of mid-market offerings, IBM Business Partner resources and customer experience capabilities to create a unified, end-to-end approach to helping mid-market companies innovate and grow.

Launched last year in North America, IBM is introducing Express Advantage in 23 additional countries providing a platform for continued growth in the mid-market. IBM also announced a range of new and enhanced Express Advantage systems, software, and services offerings to complement its industry-leading mid-market portfolio, new end-to-end IBM Business Partner resources to fuel growth in the mid-market, as well as simplified access to IBM and IBM's Business Partners to make innovation easy for customers.