Akibia Hires General Manager in Europe to Manage Growth; Infrastructure Management Services Provider Realizes 40% Increase in Revenues, Continues to Expand Offerings and Geographies.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 2002 Akibia Infrastructure Management Services, a leading independent provider of customized and integrated support solutions for complex UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and Windows environments (1) (upper case "W") Refers to computers running under a Microsoft Windows operating system. (2) (lower case "w") Also called a "windowing environment," it refers to any software that provides multiple windows on screen such as Windows, Mac, Motif and X Window. , is pleased to announce that Arnold Klok has joined Akibia as General Manager of European operations, based out of Veenendaal, the Netherlands. Akibia has realized a 40% growth in European revenues over the past year. "We are extremely excited to have Arnold Klok leading our European operations," said Tom Tucker Tom Tucker may refer to:
Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , information technology and managed network operations will help lead Akibia as we continue to expand our service delivery capabilities into new solution areas and geographies throughout Europe." Mr. Klok will be responsible for managing Sales and Operations in Europe, and will join the worldwide Akibia Executive Management Team. Mr. Klok comes to Akibia from Cyberguardian, based in Madrid, Spain, where he cultivated new business in his role as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Prior to Cyberguardian, he successfully led and grew the Sales and Operations departments Operations department See: Back office. operations department See back office. in six countries at Vanco Euronet. "I am looking forward to the opportunity of managing Akibia's already successful and established operations in Europe," said Mr. Klok. "I am proud to be inheriting in·her·it v. in·her·it·ed, in·her·it·ing, in·her·its v.tr. 1. a. To receive (property or a title, for example) from an ancestor by legal succession or will. b. a team of dedicated individuals committed to fostering Akibia's industry-wide reputation for delivering high-quality and customized support solutions, and am confident that we will be able to build upon the success Akibia has experienced in Europe over the past ten years." Akibia opened its European headquarters in 1993, and delivers Systems Maintenance and other mission-critical infrastructure management services to leading businesses worldwide. About Akibia Infrastructure Management Services Akibia Infrastructure Management Services provides customized and integrated support solutions for complex UNIX and Windows environments. Founded as Polaris Service in 1988, Akibia delivers data center support, desktop management and network and security solutions to leading companies worldwide. The company also offers operations support, IT education and infrastructure consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" . Akibia partners with its customers, combining people, processes and infrastructure, to deliver cost-effective support solutions, designed to meet each customer's specific needs. Headquartered in Massachusetts, Akibia Infrastructure Management Services is a division of Akibia, Inc., an IT services company, and has offices throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Europe. |
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