CITTIO Adds New Customers; Bolsters Management Team.Record-Breaking Sales in 2006 Sets Pace for 2007 SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- CITTIO[TM], the innovation leader in network and systems monitoring software, today announced the addition of several new customers to its growing roster of industry-leading companies using CITTIO WatchTower[R] to better manage their computing infrastructure. In calendar year 2006, sales growth exceeded 100 percent as CITTIO signed more than 40 new enterprise customers throughout the year. Anticipating another record-breaking year in 2007, the company also announced the expansion of the senior management team with the appointments of Brian James Not to be confused with Brion James. Brian James can be
"2006 was a great year for CITTIO, marked by record sales and high levels of customer satisfaction," said Jamie Lerner, 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. and president of CITTIO. "To continue exceeding the expectations of our current clients while taking advantage of newer market opportunities, we strengthen our management team to ensure success. With Brian James managing marketing efforts and Jack Meeks leading our growing sales team, I'm confident we'll continue the positive momentum into 2007 and beyond." CITTIO's new customers in 2006 span a range of industries, such as financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , retail, professional sports The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , technology and government, and can be found throughout the U.S. and Canada. Maintaining the momentum in 2007, CITTIO has already signed Financial Pacific Leasing, a lesser of high tech and industrial equipment; RW3 Inc., the leading provider of business enterprise applications, insights and analytics, strategy consulting, and account to retail execution for the Consumer Goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and industry; and Union Square Federal Credit Union, which serves the citizens of Wichita County, Texas Wichita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2005, the United States Census Bureau estimated its population to be 125,894, down from 131,664 in 2000. . All have turned to CITTIO WatchTower as their primary network and systems monitoring platform because of its ability to automate the discovery, setup and monitoring of network devices. "The network is critical to our operations because it supports a repository of detailed leasing data on all our customers, in addition to all daily company communications," said Paul Marcoe vice president, Information Systems, Financial Pacific Leasing. "We've been in search of a more effective solution that didn't require continual manual adjustments. CITTIO WatchTower assures we stay proactively informed of any network performance issues and has been very easy to use. We've already seen increased levels of efficiency and decreased levels of stress." New Executive Appointments CITTIO has appointed Brian James to the position of vice president of Marketing. Brian will guide development of the company's strategic positioning and messaging, as well as create product development roadmaps for WatchTower and future company solutions and services. Prior to joining CITTIO, Mr. James served as vice president of Product Marketing at Telelogic, a global leader in software applications for decision making, business process management, enterprise architecture and requirements management The administration and control of the information needs of users. In order to achieve business objectives within an organization via information systems, user requirements must be defined in a consistent manner, prioritized and monitored. . In this role, he was responsible for creating the company's go-to-market strategy across product lines, launching new products, integrating acquisitions, growing license revenue and raising market awareness. While at Telelogic, Mr. James was instrumental in defining its Enterprise Lifecycle Management story and helping grow sales by more than 20 percent. Previously, he held senior marketing positions at Mercury (now HP) and Oracle. CITTIO has also promoted Jack Meeks to vice president of Sales from his previous position as director of Sales. As vice president, he's now responsible for guiding the efforts of CITTIO's sales organization while continuing direct involvement with key accounts. Mr. Meeks, who joined the company in early 2006, has been instrumental in CITTIO's success to date and for preparing the company for its continued growth. About CITTIO CITTIO is an award-winning provider of innovative network and systems monitoring software for companies with complex networks, distributed systems Distributed systems (computers) A distributed system consists of a collection of autonomous computers linked by a computer network and equipped with distributed system software. and wide variety of network devices. CITTIO WatchTower delivers fast, enterprise-class monitoring for the modern datacenter and network by automating the otherwise manual network discovery, configuration, and monitoring process with an agentless, 100 percent Java-based software platform. Customers include: Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Hawaii; Capitol Advantage Capitol Advantage is a technology and publishing firm based in Fairfax, VA. The company is the largest publisher of Congressional directories in the country as well as the market leader in software for online advocacy, having over 1,700 clients. ; DemandTec; Five Mile Capital; National Parks Conservation Association The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) is the only environmental organization devoted exclusively to advocacy on behalf of the National Parks. Its mission is "to protect and enhance America's National Park System for present and future generations. ; Pacific Sunwear Pacific Sunwear (also known as PacSun) is a shopping mall retail store that sells surfing and skateboarding clothing and accessories for teenagers and young adults. It was originally based in Newport Beach, California, United States. ; and The Gymboree Corporation The Gymboree Corporation is a publicly-traded San Francisco-based corporation that operates a chain of almost 600 "Gymboree" retail speciality stores for children and women in the United States and Canada. . CITTIO is a private company headquartered in San Francisco and is venture-backed by JK&B Capital and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. For more information, please visit www.cittio.com. Editor's Note: All CITTIO brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of CITTIO, Inc., in the United States and other countries. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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