[THIN] Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: Softricity
- From: "Michel Roth" <mrdizzz@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 08:45:55 +0100
"On another note in about 2 weeks I'll have some interesting news to share
with you."
Would that involve a certian Rick?
On 3/10/06, Jim Kerr <jim@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> I haven't met him in person Tim but I have talked to him on the phone and
> he seems like a great guy. Here is a press release with some info about
> him. As the title says we hired him to get to that next stage of growth.
>
> On another note in about 2 weeks I'll have some interesting news to share
> with you. Check back with me.
> Softricity Appoints Art Matin as Chief Executive Officer; Seasoned Former
> Veritas Software and McAfee Security Executive to Lead Software
> Virtualization Pioneer to Next Stage of Growth BOSTON--(BUSINESS
> WIRE)--March 8, 2006--Softricity, the on-demand software virtualization
> company, today announced the appointment of Art Matin as chief executive
> officer. The appointment follows a record year in which Softricity more than
> doubled its revenue, reached the 500 customer mark and saw the software
> virtualization market it pioneered hit the mainstream.
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> Matin, who will also become a member of Softricity's board, brings 26
> years of comprehensive software and IT industry experience, including
> executive leadership positions with Veritas Software, McAfee Security,
> CrossWorlds Software and IBM. Harry Ruda, who has been Softricity's CEO
> since its inception, will remain a board member and work alongside Matin to
> ensure a smooth transition.
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> "Right now, the excitement level is very high around the software
> virtualization market and I'm encouraged by both the productivity gains and
> the dramatic cost savings being realized by Softricity's customers today,"
> said Art Matin, CEO of Softricity. "I'm looking forward to contributing all
> I've learned about delivering outstanding value to enterprise customers,
> developing successful go-to-market partnerships and building on the momentum
> that Harry and the Softricity team have already established."
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> Prior to joining Softricity, Matin was executive vice president worldwide
> sales for Veritas Software where he was responsible for annual global
> enterprise software sales in excess of $2 billion and an organization of
> approximately 2,000 people. Matin established go-to-market strategies across
> all customer segments and multiple routes to market, especially direct
> sales, channel sales and strategic alliance partners. He demonstrated the
> same strong operational skills at Network Associates where, as president at
> McAfee Security for two and one-half years, Matin accounted for revenues of
> $750 million annually and established initiatives and partnerships that lead
> to market share expansion.
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> "Art Matin has a proven track record of navigating software companies
> through white hot markets," said Harry Ruda, Softricity. "At Softricity, Art
> will optimize operations from strategy to execution on all fronts to ensure
> that Softricity continues not only to lead the application virtualization
> market, but to increase that lead as competitors begin to enter the market."
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> In addition to Veritas and McAfee, Matin also held senior leadership
> positions at CrossWorlds Software, where he was senior vice president global
> sales, marketing and business development, and at IBM where, over a 20-year
> career, he held a variety of general management positions including leading
> all sales to large enterprise customers across Asia-Pacific, while based in
> Tokyo, and as general manager of the Industrial Sector across the Americas.
>
> Matin received a B.A. in biology from the University of Rochester and an
> MBA from the University of Chicago.
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> About Softricity
>
> Softricity is the only virtualization company to deliver software that is
> never installed, yet securely follows users anywhere, on demand, enabling
> high productivity while dramatically reducing IT costs. The Softricity
> Desktop(TM), powered by the SoftGrid(R) Platform & Softricity ZeroTouch(TM),
> employs the company's patented application virtualization, intelligent
> on-demand streaming and policy-based management technologies. Global
> customers include AIG, Blue Cross Blue Shield Kansas City, Northeastern
> University, Prudential, Raytheon, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH and Suncor
> Energy. Softricity is a partner with Microsoft (Gold Certified), HP, IBM and
> VMware. For more information visit www.softricity.com.
>
> Softricity, Softricity Desktop, SoftGrid and ZeroTouch are trademarks or
> registered trademarks of Softricity, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
> All other trademarks or registered trademarks herein are property of their
> respective owners.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Tim Mangan <tmangan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 09, 2006 2:13 PM
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: Softricity
>
> So don't be shy, tell us all. What's up with the new guy at Softricity?
> Honest, we won't tell!
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> tim
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> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Jim Kerr
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:23 PM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* SPAM-LOW: [THIN] Re: Softricity
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> We are both sitting in the same room. :)
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> *From:* Eilers, Lee <lee4@xxxxxxx>
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> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> *Sent:* Thursday, March 09, 2006 9:23 AM
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> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Softricity
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> Aren't you supposed to be in a seminar today in Atlanta?
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> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Douglas A. Brown
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 09, 2006 8:08 AM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Softricity
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> MAC is better but I use a PC! :)
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> *Douglas A. Brown*
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> *www.dabcc.com *
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> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Jim Kerr
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 09, 2006 12:14 AM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Softricity
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> Well done Tim. There will be demand for all of these products. Nobody
> has the answer for everything. It's like asking which is better. SMS,
> Altiris, Landesk etc... They all have their place and determining which one
> is the best depends on many many factors. What size is the organization,
> what are you trying to accomplish? blah blah blah... The same goes for
> Virtual PC and VMware. Their are reasons to pick one over the other. I
> have customers that use both and swear by both.
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> Now for a serious question. Which is better, a PC or a MAC? :)
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> Jim
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> *From:* Tim Mangan <tmangan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 08, 2006 6:54 PM
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> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Softricity
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> I tried, but I can't stay out of this subject. Predictions:
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> 1) Longhorn will not make citrix irrelevant.
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> 2) There will be customers that choose native terminal services over
> citrix because longhorn is "good enough" considering $$
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> 3) Citrix will not make Softricity irrelevant.
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> 4) There will be customers that choose AIE and whatever citrix renames
> "Tarpon" into over softricity, because it is "good enough".
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> 5) Most customers that have a specific need will choose the best
> solution. Softricity always will do app virtualization better than citrix,
> citrix will always do remote users better than microsoft.
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> 6) Best of all, you don't really have to choose. You can still run
> softgrid using citrix on microsoft terminal servers. Even if they publicly
> feud.
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> tim
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