iQuate unveils major expansion plans
iQuate Press - 1:25 pm - September 26, 2011
Expanded global reach capitalizes on “Perfect Storm” to fuel growth
iQuate, the leading IT inventory and discovery specialist today announced an ambitious expansion plan that includes an enhanced executive management team, extended global presence and a long term vision that has partnering at its core. The aim of this plan is to establish iQuate as the global leader in Software and Network Discovery and Inventory.
The enhanced management team is headed by seasoned technology executive, San Francisco-based Paul Sutton as newly appointed CEO. He will be assisted by several experienced additions to the executive team, including Dirk Epperson as VP Strategy. Dirk brings extensive expertise and insight in areas such as software design, global software development, product management and strategic planning.
“Increased vendor audit activity, the complexity of modern IT environments and the global economic downturn has created a perfect storm” explains Paul Sutton, iQuate CEO,“CIOs need to balance cost and usage like never before and for many Software Asset Management (SAM) is emerging as a powerful discipline to help organizations survive the storm. I believe that iQSonar from iQuate is the dedicated technology that SAM practitioners have been looking for to help them make a real difference.”
“About 3 years ago, we took the brave decision to reposition the company to focus on delivering solutions focused on high value, Server technologies; we deliver the information needed to manage software costs when dealing with complexities like virtualization and partitioning, especially in large, global organizations .”, adds John Shiel, iQuate Chairman. “I am delighted that Paul recognizes the value in what we have achieved so far and look forward to working with him as we build on that achievement and focus on partnership and distribution to firmly cement our global leadership position.”
iQuate’s focus on distribution will see the establishment of a permanent local presence in key geographies. iQuate will shortly be incorporated in the US with additional local staff being added to the team. iQuate will make announcements relating to other geographies in the coming weeks. This activity will be complimented by the launch of a new global partner strategy.
“Partnering is a core part of iQuate’s growth strategy. iQSonar’s verifiably accurate results are vitally important to everyone involved in the enterprise software industry; vendors, systems integrators, advisors, distributors and application providers”, explains Dirk Epperson, iQuate VP Strategy. “By focusing on just delivering the facts, iQuate is the perfect partner for all of these players. We will shortly be unveiling a new partner program aimed at expanding the iQuate eco-system to enable our partners to deliver enhanced services to their enterprise level software customers.”
For more information on Paul and Dirk, visit www.iquate.com/company/leadership
In the coming weeks, iQuate will be present at a range of leading industry events including Oracle OpenWorld, Gartner Symposium, IAITAM Annual Conference, Gartner ITFPAM Summit and GTEC Canada. See www.iquate.com/events for more information.
