Ipswitch, Inc. Network Management Division Hires Director of Sales Operations

Sales operations expert Al James joins the company in a newly created position to develop and enhance sales productivity

Lexington, MA (prHWY.com) May 17, 2010 - Lexington, Mass. - Ipswitch, Inc.'s Network Management Division, the developer of the WhatsUp Gold suite of innovative IT management solutions, today announced it has hired Al James as Director of Sales Operations, a newly created position designed to optimize sales processes and productivity. James, a veteran of the high-tech industry who holds a degree from Northeastern and is also a graduate of Stanford University's Advanced Management College, brings more than 13 years of experience in sales operations and quota attainment to Ipswitch, Inc. Prior to joining the Network Management Division he spent time in sales operations at Monster Worldwide, where he managed the commission process and sales operations for 600 sales representatives.

"We are experiencing double-digit growth with a vast array of new products, people and processes entering our ecosystem. I believe that this kind of growth can be best sustained with efficient process management, especially on the sales side of the house. Within minutes of our opportunistic meeting, I knew I had found my champion in Al. Al's experience, metric-orientation and refusal to accept the status quo will help us drive the next growth phase," said Ennio Carboni, president, Ipswitch, Inc.'s Network Management Division. "Al is an expert problem solver with a comprehensive background who will advance our sales and operational efficiencies and position the company to expand market share in the years to come," Carboni said.

With his extensive experience assessing and managing organizational efficiency, identifying and optimizing growth potential and implementing operational change, James will work with departments across the board at the Network Management Division to attain maximum sales of the WhatsUp Gold IT Management Platform and WhatsUp Event Log Management product lines and to exceed profitability and financial targets.

"I've worked with many companies to successfully streamline operations so that each department can maximize its potential and work together to move the organization to the next milestone," said Al James, director of sales operations, Ipswitch, Inc. Network Management Division. "Ipswitch, Inc.'s Network Management Division has a world-class product that has grown incredibly quickly and is now at a point where bringing together disparate systems and information will help the sales team continue to meet the needs of its customers, as well as to uncover new opportunities," James said.

Prior to his position at Monster Worldwide, James held positions with Blue Dolphin Group, Genuity, Inc. and Wang Labs.


About The Network Management Division of Ipswitch, Inc.

The Network Management Division of Ipswitch, Inc. is the developer of the WhatsUp Gold suite of innovative IT Management software. WhatsUp Gold delivers comprehensive network, system, application and event log monitoring and management solutions for small and medium businesses and enterprises. Built on a modular, yet integrated architecture - the affordable and easy-to-use solutions scale with the size and complexity of any physical or virtual IT infrastructure. From a single console, WhatsUp Gold supports standard IT management tasks including automated discovery, mapping, real-time monitoring, alerting, troubleshooting and reporting. Over 100,000 networks worldwide use WhatsUp Gold solutions to assure the availability, health and security of their critical business infrastructure today.

Ipswitch, Inc.'s Network Management Division recently added to its product line complete, easy-to-use solutions for Windows Security Event Management (SEM) and Log Management for small businesses and enterprise-level organizations suite with the acquisition of Dorian Software Creations, Inc. WhatsUp Gold was named Network Management Product of 2010 by Network Computing Magazine and earned the Network Products Guide 2010 Product Innovation Award in Network Management. To learn more about WhatsUp Gold - the best value in IT Management software, download a free trial or to make a purchase, please visit: http://www.whatsupgold.com/products/download/

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