What's Newat Silect Software
Date Published: 
Wed, 2008-09-03

Ottawa, ON-September 3, 2008-Silect Software, Inc., a leading provider of deployment and management solutions for Microsoft System Center environments, today announced that Juli Ackerman will become the Vice President of Corporate Development effective immediately, reporting directly to CEO Harold Dyck. Ackerman also will join the company's Board of Directors. Silect also announced completion of a round of financing to expedite the Company's go-to-market strategy.

Juli Ackerman brings over 22 years' experience in the software industry. She has held positions in virtually every facet of the business, including software development, marketing, product management, sales, mergers & acquisitions and business development. From 1997 through 2005, Ackerman was an executive at Quest Software and held several key senior management roles including VP of Corporate Development during the highest growth period of the company. Prior to Quest, Ackerman held several sales, marketing and development management positions for Computer Associates/Legent Corporation as well as system engineering for Electronic Data Systems.

Silect also announced the expansion of their sales and marketing teams with two additional key hires. Eric Auckerman will head up Silect's sales operations in the U.S. and establish a U.S. sales headquarters in his role of Director of U.S. Sales. Auckerman has over twenty years' experience in software sales and business development, including his recent role as Regional Sales Manager at eXc Software. Finally, Karla Mulder will lead Silect's marketing group in her role as Director of Marketing. Mulder brings over a decade of communications experience, including her recent tenure at Quest Software as Director of Microsoft Alliance Marketing.

"Partners, including System Center Alliance members such as founding member Silect Software, are a critical part of the System Center's success in today's market," said JD Marymee, Director, Strategic Alliances, Microsoft Corporation. "Silect's robust product offerings support our customer's deployment and management of System Center environments and increase customer satisfaction. We are delighted to see Silect expand their efforts to bring their technology-enhancing solutions to the broader market."

"As we continue to expand Silect and grow our opportunities worldwide, Juli's extensive experience will be a tremendous asset to the business," said Harold Dyck. "She will be responsible for corporate development initiatives including establishing strategic corporate partnerships and expanding long term revenue opportunities available to Silect. Juli and the new team will play an instrumental part in carrying out the Leader of the Pack Company's growth objectives. We've just completed a new round of financing to expand our efforts in these areas as well as additional product development."

"Silect has a strong technology portfolio, first-to-market innovation and vision, and a well-earned foothold in the System Center market," said Ackerman. "These solutions are uniquely positioned to simplify the customization and management of key interfaces within System Center Operations Manager and Configuration Manager. Customers, technology partners, and integrators alike agree that MP Studio and CP Studio are essential technology components to any System Center customers' product portfolio, whether companies are in phases prior to implementation, migrating from MOM2005 to Operations Manager or on-going growth and management of these environments. I am excited about the many opportunities we have in front of us as we work together to expand our leadership position in this market."

About Silect Software Inc.

Silect Software is a leading provider of deployment and management solutions for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager and Configuration Manager environments. Silect's industry-leading solutions, MP Studio and CP Studio, simplify each phase of the Management Pack and Configuration Pack lifecycle-from architectural planning, development, migration and deployment through production management-with features to automate processes based on MOF and ITIL best practices.