Element Blue to Unveil New Brand and Business Focus at IBM IMPACT
Press Release
HOUSTON, TX (April 23, 2012) – Award-winning IBM Premier Business Partners Ixion and Timergrove Solutions have merged forming a new, larger, more capable company, Element Blue. Element Blue will be launched and its new strategic direction unveiled at the IBM Impact conference to be held in Las Vegas, April 29-May 3.
The leadership of Element Blue consists of Steven Gerhardt (former partner and co-founder of Ixion), Ian Uriarte (former President and owner of Timbergrove Solutions) and Joey Bernal, recently an executive IT specialist in the IBM Software Group and chief programmer of IBM’s Intelligent Operations Center. Element Blue’s three areas of focus are:
- Intelligent Operations, led by Joey Bernal
- Business Process Management, led by Saqib Siddiqui
- Web Experience, led by Sean Grigg
Energy, healthcare, retail and government markets are included in the firm’s focus.
“The IBM Impact conference is the perfect venue for formally launching Element Blue and introducing it to our valued industry partners and the IBM team,” said Gerhardt. “We are pleased that the talented leads of each of our practice areas will be in attendance at the conference as we share the new vision.”
Uriarte added, “We look forward to the new avenues for collaboration that the combined practice will provide and are excited about the opportunities presented by IBM SmartCloud™ technology.”
Prior to merging, Ixion and Timbergrove Solutions each forged strong relationships within IBM to the benefit of their clients and garnered reputations for excellence as award-wining IBM Premier Business Partners. In the coming year, Element Blue’s vision is to establish itself as the leading IBM Business Partner in the IOC space, delivering smart, cloud-based solutions tailored to clients’ interconnected business operations.