Merlin Cyber and Rimini Street Partner to Help the U.S. Government Slash IT Costs and Modernize Enterprise Software with Innovative, Proven Solutions

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merlin Cyber, a leader in bringing innovative technology solutions to the U.S. Government, and Rimini Street, a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support, products and services and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware products, today announced a strategic partnership to help the U.S. Government cut operating costs through DOGE and other initiatives and modernize existing enterprise software and systems.

A Partnership of Deep Solution and Public Sector Experience

This partnership will combine Merlin Cyber’s deep expertise in federal enterprise license agreements (ELA), public sector sales enablement and technology innovation with Rimini Street’s cost-effective and transformative enterprise software solutions, proven across thousands of contracts with the world’s biggest global organizations, Global Fortune 100 and 500 companies, public sector, government and military.

Through this partnership, Rimini Street will also leverage Merlin Cyber’s strategic government affairs, go-to-market and technical services to ultimately help federal, state and local government agencies maximize the ROI on their existing enterprise software assets to reduce total IT costs and drive efficiencies.

Transformation without Disruption™

Rimini Street can significantly reduce the operating costs of enterprise software by replacing the software vendor’s annual support, extend the life of existing ERP and other enterprise applications for up to 15 additional years with no required upgrades or migrations, and bring the newest AI, workflow and automation capabilities across existing ERP releases and other enterprise software. Rimini Street can modernize enterprise software, enabling the newest innovations – with no additional budget costs. Service commitments include ten-minute response times for critical Priority 1 cases anywhere in the world, 24/7/365. Client satisfaction for cases averages 4.9/5.0, where 5.0 is “excellent.”

“Partnering with Rimini Street aligns with our mission to bring innovative and cost-effective technology solutions to the public sector,” said David Phelps, chairman and CEO of Merlin Group. “Whether it’s transforming legacy ERP systems or other modernization initiatives, our focus together is to deliver high-quality, cost-saving enterprise software support and managed services across federal, state and local agencies.”

“Government agencies can significantly and immediately cut their operating costs by leveraging Rimini Street support and optimization services for their existing enterprise software and releases, and we are excited to partner with Merlin Cyber to expand our capability to help more federal, state and local government agencies cut their operating costs, get better service and extend the life of their current enterprise software products,” said Seth Ravin, chairman and CEO of Rimini Street. “Together with Merlin Cyber, we are poised to deliver even greater value to government agencies seeking cost-effective and mission-critical IT support. In fact, Merlin Cyber and Rimini Street recently completed our first joint transaction – bringing immediate and substantial IT cost relief and better enterprise software support to one of the largest cities in America.”

For more information, visit merlincyber.com and riministreet.com.

About Merlin Cyber

Merlin Cyber is the go-to-market affiliate of Merlin Group, a network of companies that invests in, enables, and scales technology companies with disruptive cyber solutions. Through Merlin Cyber, federal civilian, defense, state, local and education customers access innovative, public sector-ready cybersecurity solutions that meet government requirements and mission priorities. Merlin does this by selectively partnering with best-in-class cybersecurity brands, investing in visionary emerging technologies, accelerating partner growth, and enabling the U.S. Government to successfully keep ahead of today's critical threats, accelerate modernization and efficiency initiatives, and defend our nation. Learn more at merlincyber.com.

About Rimini Street

Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a Russell 2000® Company, is a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support and innovation solutions and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware software. The Company offers a comprehensive portfolio of unified solutions to run, manage, support, customize, configure, connect, protect, monitor, and optimize enterprise application, database, and technology software. The Company has signed thousands of contracts with Fortune Global 100, Fortune 500, midmarket, public sector, government and military organizations who selected Rimini Street as their trusted, proven mission-critical enterprise software solutions provider and achieved better operational outcomes, realized billions of US dollars in savings and funded AI and other innovation investments. To learn more, please visit https://www.riministreet.com, and connect with Rimini Street on X, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. (IR-RMNI)

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