Configuresoft Adds to Strength of Management Team and Promotes within Sales and Business Development; Company Growth and Booming Market for Continuous Compliance, Regulatory and Security Solutions Drives Expansion of Configuresoft's Executive Team.COLORADO SPRINGS Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , Colo. -- Configuresoft, an innovator in systems management technology and the creator of enterprise continuous compliance management, announced today the appointments of Chris Silveri as vice president of development, and Chris Niederman and Michael Dunbar as regional vice presidents of sales. In addition, Configuresoft has promoted Alan Sage to executive vice president, global sales operations, Peter Ballas to vice president of sales, Northeast region, and Jeff Puffenberger to vice president, alliance & business development. "Configuresoft enables public and private organizations to make compliance an ongoing part of their operations. In 2005, sales grew at 47 percent, and we expanded our established customer base by approximately 30 percent. In order to continue this momentum we recognize the need to expand our executive team and our flagship Enterprise Configuration Management solution to help customers achieve greater competitive advantage," said Mark K. Ruport, president and COO of Configuresoft. "Chris Silveri's experience, technical depth in operating systems and personal drive make him the right choice to lead our continued development of cross-platform and executive level solutions," noted Ruport. Mr. Silveri brings 20 years of management and engineering from large companies such as Sun Microsystems as well as start ups including ChannelPoint, Inc. and Allocity, Inc. Mr. Silveri holds a BS degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of Illinois at Chicago This article is about the University of Illinois at Chicago. For other uses, see University of Illinois at Chicago (disambiguation). UIC participates in NCAA Division I Horizon League competition as the UIC Flames in several sports, most notably Basketball. . "The industry is catching on to configuration management database technologies," said Mr. Silveri. "This is a pivotal time in Configuresoft's growth as it stays a step ahead of the industry by offering the only cross-platform continuous compliance technologies available." "Chris Niederman joins our team with nearly 20 years of high-tech sales and management experience and a track record of winning major Fortune 500 and worldwide contracts," said Mr. Ruport. "A seasoned federal sales executive, Michael Dunbar will play an integral role in aggressively driving Configuresoft's value and growth in that specialized market. Both executives provide an outstanding balance of industry knowledge, business and sales expertise." "Configuresoft's relentless focus on continuous compliance and executive visibility is creating a standard in the industry," said Mr. Niederman. "I look forward to working with this innovative team at Configuresoft to extend their footprint in the market, break new ground and maintain the upward sales and revenue momentum." Chris Niederman joins Configuresoft after nearly two decades with large high tech companies including 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) , NetIQ, Quest Software and "start-up" companies including Mission Critical Software, NetFRAME Systems, NeXt and Vintela, spanning the software, security, networking and computer industries. As one of NetIQ's early sales executives, he built, managed and grew sales operations from start-up to a run rate of more than $31 million. He has a proven track record in initiating new operations, building sales teams, strategizing and winning major Fortune 500 and worldwide contracts, launching products into new markets, negotiating channel alliances and developing partnerships. Mr. Niederman holds an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from the University of Chicago with degrees in finance and marketing, and a bachelor's degree in business/finance from the University of Illinois University of Illinois may refer to:
"Configuresoft has made significant strides in the federal market. The targeted Compliance Toolkits around the FISMA FISMA Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 FISMA Federal Information System Management Act , NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. and DISA 1. (body) DISA - Defense Information Systems Agency. 2. (standard) DISA - Data Interchange Standards Association. standards are endorsed by the biggest names in the space," said Mr. Dunbar. "Configuresoft's approach directly addresses government agencies' desperate need to meet regulations and demonstrate a secure infrastructure to the auditors." Michael Dunbar spent the past four years at Securify, a network security management company, where he launched its federal sales business unit and grew the business unit from zero to $14 million in revenue in less than two years. He was instrumental in the company's growth and was the principal liaison with the Department of Defense account and then spearheaded the company's commercial effort. In addition, he served as the deputy chief information security officer for the United States Marine Corps United States Marine Corps (USMC) Separate military service within the U.S. Department of the Navy (see U.S. Navy), charged with providing marine troops for seizure and defense of advanced bases and with conducting operations on land and in the air in connection with Information Technology & Network Operations Center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. . In this role, he was responsible for the global defense and operations of the Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN MCEN Marine Corps Enterprise Network ) which supports more than 120,000 users worldwide. In 1998, Mr. Dunbar received the Copernicus Award as one of the top information technology professionals in the federal government. Mr. Dunbar holds a BS degree in management science and information systems from Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University, main campus at University Park, State College; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855, opened 1859 as Farmers' High School. , and an MS degree in information and telecommunications systems management Telecommunications Systems Management (also Telecommunication Systems, Telecommunications Management, Network Management) is an interdisciplinary area of study offered at some universities to fill the need for a liaison between the technical aspect and the from Capitol College. About Configuresoft Configuresoft is an innovator in systems management technology, serving eight of the world's 25 largest companies. Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado The City of Colorado Springs is the second most populous city (after Denver) in the state of Colorado and the 48th most populous city in the United States.[4] The city is the county seat of El Paso County. , the company offers enterprise configuration, policy compliance and remediation products that span both operations and IT security. At a time in which organizations must maintain a continuous state of audit throughout their infrastructure, Configuresoft ensures these environments conform to any desired or mandated state. To contact Configuresoft, call 719.447.4600, visit us on the Web at www.configuresoft.com or write to info@configuresoft.com. |
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