Centerstone Software Brings on Seasoned Executive to Drive Sales for e-Center One; Matthew Durkin Takes on New Role as Centerstone's Vice President of Global Sales.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WESTWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2002 Centerstone Software, Inc., a pioneer in Workplace Resource Management, today announced that it has named Matthew Durkin vice president of global sales. Durkin is a seasoned sales executive who joins Centerstone with more than 20 years of expertise in sales, marketing and business development. In his new position, Durkin will continue to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. lead traction by increasing sales for the company's flagship solution, e-Center One(R), a collaborative product suite for workplace managers and executives that today is utilized by company's such as FleetBoston Financial FleetBoston Financial was a Boston, Massachusetts-based bank created in 1999 by the merger of Fleet Financial Group and BankBoston. In 2004 it merged with Bank of America; all of its banks and branches were given the Bank of America logo. , PeopleSoft, and GE Plastics. "Matthew's strong record of accomplishment and expertise in helping entrepreneurial organizations develop a stronghold in their markets makes him a perfect fit to lead our sales initiatives," said Matthew Meyer, founder and chief strategy officer for Centerstone Software. "He comes at the ideal time: after a recent round of funding and the launch of e-Center One Version 4.0. These developments further validate Centerstone's position as a leader in the industry and will enable the company to move aggressively through a new phase of growth. We're pleased that Matthew will be at the helm." Before coming to Centerstone, Durkin held executive positions at Terascape Software, first as a vice president of sales and marketing and then as acting chief executive officer. In his first role, Durkin successfully jump started faltering sales by adopting a strong channel strategy. As Acting 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. , Durkin orchestrated the company's acquisition by 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. . Prior to Terascape, Durkin was at CLARiiON, where he established west coast sales and eventually worldwide sales operations. While there he closed several OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and deals including Hewlett-Packard, Silicon Graphics and Dell Computers with a cumulative value at more than $1 billion - the largest deals in the company's history. In total Durkin grew annual sales to $600 million in just 5 years. Durkin started his career with EMC in 1982. He established 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) and Wang markets for EMC products. In addition, he ran end user sales in the eastern region. In his five years at EMC, Durkin also assisted in opening the company's first European office in London and actively participated in the company's IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. road show. "Centerstone is the clear leader in the Workplace Resource Management industry with a product that is incomparable to others in the marketplace," says Matthew Durkin. "I am thrilled to be coming into this role at such an exciting time, and plan to continue this incredible momentum." Durkin's responsibilities as vice president will also include internal and external staffing requirements, mapping future growth initiatives and solidifying key customer relationships. About Centerstone Centerstone Software offers an integrated Internet hosted model delivering a complete offering of Workplace Resource Management capabilities. Centerstone's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , eCenter One(R), is the industry's first integrated Internet solution that provides a secure, centralized platform for workplace information. With e-Center One, corporate managers and service vendors gain real-time access to a full range of critical workplace resource data, including floorplans, real estate portfolios, equipment locations, lease information, life-safety, operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. , evacuation information, personnel locations and more. Centerstone's extensive client roster includes PeopleSoft, GENUiTY, GE Plastics, Digitas, FleetBoston Financial and Pearson Education Pearson Education is an international publisher of textbooks and other educational material, such as multimedia learning tools. Pearson Education is part of Pearson PLC. It is headquartered in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. . Founded in 1999, Centerstone is located in Westwood, Mass. Visit Centerstone on the Web at www.centerstonesoft.com. |
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