Apparent Networks Names Curt Fisher as Executive Vice President, Sales and Business Development.VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Seasoned Technology Executive to Lead Sales Effort, Partnering Strategy and Expansion into Utility Computing Market Apparent Networks, Inc., the leading provider of network intelligence support software, today announced that Curt Fisher has joined the company in the capacity of executive vice president, Sales and Business Development. "Curt has a proven record in selling technology and developing high-level relationships with leading information technology infrastructure providers," said Irfhan Rajani, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Apparent Networks. "These qualities, combined with his entrepreneurial spirit and fit with Apparent Network's culture, make Curt the perfect addition to our executive team." With over 20 years of senior sales and marketing experience with leading IT vendors, Fisher brings to Apparent Networks, strong business relationships which he will leverage to further accelerate sales of the AppareNet(TM) flagship product offering. AppareNet has already gained a loyal following among enterprise customers that use the software application to measure, assess and diagnose their internal networks and, in minutes, identify network bottlenecks and application performance faults. The May 2004 launch of AppareNet 2.0 Support has been enthusiastically greeted by software application vendors that can gain unprecedented visibility into their customers' networks and quickly and inexpensively determine whether their customers' technical problems are application or network based. If the problems are network-related, the precise cause and location of the problem will be identified, along with the specific diagnostics necessary to resolve the problem. Nowhere will this be more critical than in the world of utility computing whose recent emergence has driven keen strategic interest in Apparent Networks' proprietary and patented technology. "AppareNet is positioned to be a de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. requirement for vendors offering utility/on-demand computing and VOIP (Voice Over IP) A digital telephone service that uses the public Internet as well as private backbones instead of the traditional telephone network. Many companies, including Vonage, 8x8 and AT&T (CallVantage), typically offer calling within the country for a ," said Fisher. "The key to success in this market will be the formation of strategic partnerships. I am obviously enthusiastic about the opportunity to drive Apparent Networks into this next phase of growth by utilizing my experience and relationships with the major players in this space." Prior to joining Apparent Networks, Fisher's resume included a corporate officer's role at Lucent where he directed their indirect Enterprise and Service Provider sales, strategic alliance efforts, and marketing functions, driving sales increases of 40 per cent per year. There he was also responsible for creating strategic alliances with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Sun Microsystems, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. and Oracle. As vice president, Partnership Marketing with AT&T Global Information Solutions, Fisher oversaw indirect sales growth from $500 million to $4 billion in only two years. Previously, Fisher spent seven years with Sun Microsystems in a number of senior channel and field sales management roles. He began his career in sales and marketing with IBM, where he received three Golden Circle awards. Fisher holds a B.S. in Engineering from University of Illinois University of Illinois may refer to:
About Apparent Networks: Apparent Networks, Inc., a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , develops and markets network intelligence support software that has the unique ability to provide unprecedented visibility into any network and quickly detect network bottlenecks that are at the root of degraded end user application experience. AppareNet(TM) software provides clear, actionable information to resolve such bottlenecks and drastically improve application performance. AppareNet is being used by information technology infrastructure providers, enterprise customers, government agencies and educational institutions to improve network performance and enhance return on network investments. Apparent Networks' customers include FedEx, DHL DHL abbr. 1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters 2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature Systems, the United States Department of Defense, Bank of New York The Bank of New York, abbrieviated to BNY, was a global financial services company that existed until its merger with the Mellon Financial Corporation on July 2, 2007.[1] The bank now continues under the new name of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. , Electronic Arts, Cingular Wireless, TELUS TELUS Telemetric Universal Sensor and CNT (Carbon NanoTube) See nanotube. . The company has offices in Seattle, WA and Vancouver, Canada. For more information, visit www.apparentnetworks.com. |
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