PHASE 2 Steps-up Global Presence in SaaS with New Sales VP

Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:01am EDT
 
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Growth and Success in Global SaaS Market Fuel Expansion
HONOLULU--(Business Wire)--
PHASE 2 International (www.Phase2.com) today announced that it is
further stepping-up its global presence with the addition of a new
Vice President of Sales, Mike Peterson. Peterson comes to PHASE 2 with
nearly 25 years of sales executive experience in Fortune 100 companies
- IBM and Cisco Systems.

   "We've been expanding our sales team in an effort to service the
continuing demand for--and success of--our SaaS offerings," said PHASE
2 CEO Kevin Doherty. "Mike is charged with building and managing a
global sales presence. It's truly a testament to our continuing
success that we are able to recruit executives with his pedigree."

   Peterson joins PHASE 2 with a wealth of experience gained over the
past 24 years in technology sales. He has built and managed sales
organizations in excess of $150M. A high-achieving sales, channel
management and marketing leader, his talents in opening markets,
managing a geographically dispersed sales force and closing business
are well-demonstrated. His experience-building years took him from
technical consultative account management to executive management with
three Fortune 100 tech companies and a leading privately held tech
company.

   "Having worked in large, Fortune 100 company environments as well
as in smaller technology startups, I have built a good overall
understanding of what works and doesn't work--both for a sales team
and for the customer," said Peterson. "I am thrilled to join a company
with the energy and innovation that PHASE 2 demonstrates. It's going
to be great to move this company to the next level as we expand
markets and cross borders."

   Ideal for reducing the software and systems overhead that can
distract organizations from their core goals, PHASE 2's SaaS
application solutions include its ShareCAD Pro(R), a powerful
centralized platform based on Microsoft SharePoint for contractors,
architects and manufacturers; and a host of other applications that it
provides to customers on a central server-based 'pay as you go' basis.
Offering use of Microsoft's SharePoint, Exchange, Project Server, CRM,
Office Communicator and Team Foundation Server, as well as PHASE 2's
own ShareMeeting, the low total cost of ownership incorporated in
PHASE 2's SaaS model allows customers to benefit from a broader range
of products than they could otherwise consider.

   About PHASE 2 International

   PHASE 2 International delivers affordable and scalable access to
high-end business software applications via a Software as a
Service--SaaS--model. Ideal for businesses of all sizes, and
especially practical for small-to-medium-sized businesses, the hosted
applications available through PHASE 2 currently include Microsoft
SharePoint, Exchange, Project Server, CRM and Office Communicator
along with PHASE2's ShareMeeting and award-winning ShareCAD Pro. All
of PHASE 2's business applications are delivered across the web to
enable on-demand access to corporate information whenever and wherever
in the world the user happens to be. PHASE 2's SaaS solutions ensure a
scalable and secure IT foundation that provides scalability for future
requirements, automatic data back-up, along with the most reliable,
state-of-the-art infrastructure that removes the burden and risks of
hosting solutions internally.

   PHASE 2, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, is headquartered in
Honolulu, Hawaii, and operates a secure, state-of-the-art data center.
For more information, contact sales@Phase2.com, call 1-800- 254-9715
or go to www.Phase2.com.

   PHASE 2 International is a trademark of that company. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

NetPR
Kimberly Maxwell, 850-267-2231
kimberly@NetPR.net
or
PHASE 2 International
Adam Smith, 808-550-2739, ext. 216
smitha@Phase2.com

Copyright Business Wire 2008

 

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