MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, Feb 05 (MARKET WIRE) --
Cast Iron Systems, the fastest growing SaaS integration appliance vendor, today
announced
the appointment of Daniel J. Moore to the position of vice president of
services. Moore has more than 17 years of senior management experience, during
which he has built and led global solutions delivery organizations at both
start-ups and top-tier consulting firms. At Cast Iron, Moore will build on the
company's momentous success by enabling its services organization to keep
pace with a rapidly expanding customer base.
"Our business grew by 192 percent in 2007, making it essential for us to
deliver successful implementations at a blistering rate," said Ken Comee, CEO at
Cast Iron Systems. "Dan has the breadth and depth of experience, particularly in
Software-as-a-Service solutions, that Cast Iron needs to sustain our
impressive growth."
Prior to joining Cast Iron, Moore led the rapid development and
implementation of SaaS solutions to track worldwide maritime cargo as the
director of operations and advanced programs for SaviNetworks. As vice
president of professional services for Saqqara Systems, he drove a
continuously expanding list of customer implementations and operations for a
SaaS catalog management solution to support over 25,000 production users in
Asia, Europe, and the U.S. Moore has also served as director of alliances
for Avaya's $700 million CRM solutions portfolio and was responsible for
double-digit growth in the group's OEM and partner channels. As an entrepreneur,
he was the co-founder and CTO of OpenShelf, where he drove all development and
customer services, leading to the start-up's successful acquisition. Earlier
in his career, Moore spent nine years at Accenture, helping to grow the firm's
CRM practice into one of its largest revenue drivers.
"I was attracted by Cast Iron's outstanding performance in the red-hot
SaaSmarket," said Moore. "The demand for rapid implementation services is
growing in tandem with the demand for our simple, cost-effective integration
appliances.
The challenge is rapidly developing new Cast Iron delivery capabilities while
maintaining the speed and quality of implementations."
About Cast Iron Systems
Founded in 2001, Cast Iron Systems is the fastest growing SaaS integration
appliance
vendor. The company's flagship iA3000 application integration appliance has
garnered
Network Computing's Product of the Year for the past two years. Customers
includeAllianz, British American Tobacco (BAT), Emerson, Peet's Coffee & Tea,
PGP
Corporation, salesforce.com, and Tesla Motors, among many others. Backed
bySequoia Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, and Lehman Brothers, Cast Iron is
privately held and led by experienced technology executives from Informatica,
Peoplesoft, Siebel, Oracle, Vitria, and webMethods. For more information on
Cast Iron Systems, please visit www.castiron.com.
Cast Iron Systems, the Cast Iron logo, Cast Iron Integration Appliance,
andCast Iron iA3000 are trademarks of Cast Iron Systems in the United States and
worldwide. All rights reserved.
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