TEWKSBURY, Mass.--June 26, 2006--BlueNote Networks(TM), the leading provider of innovative software for delivering real-time interactive communications as services in a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), today announced the expansion of its management team with the addition of Richard Akie as vice president of Sales, and Mark Ericson as director of SOA Product Strategy. Both Akie and Ericson bring a wealth of experience in SOA and Web services and will help drive product strategy and market penetration in support of BlueNote's continued expanded focus in the growing SOA market.
"As demand for SOA-architected solutions increase, so does the opportunity to deliver interactive communications as an integral part of this architecture," said Tom Burkardt, president & CEO, BlueNote Networks. "BlueNote has developed innovative software solutions that deliver interactive communications as distributed, re-usable Web services for today's enterprise. Rick and Mark have vast knowledge of SOA and Web services, and we are confident their expertise will help us to evolve our products to best serve the needs of our valued customers and partners while driving market penetration."
Rick Akie brings to BlueNote Networks a proven track record for growing sales organizations and will be directly involved in shaping its business strategy and driving global sales efforts. Akie was most recently at Systinet Corporation where he was vice president of worldwide sales. Akie's strong performance at Systinet included 400% year-over-year increase in bookings, which drove the company's $105 million acquisition by Mercury Interactive (MERQ) in January 2006. Prior to Systinet, Akie was vice president of TIBCO Software where he built and managed commercial and government business units. Akie has held numerous senior level sales positions at leading technology companies including Oracle and Cambridge Technology Partners.
"BlueNote's approach to interactive communications is truly unique and addresses many of the issues inherent in the disconnected applications structure found in most enterprises today," notes Rick Akie, vice president of Sales for BlueNote Networks. "I'm extremely impressed by BlueNote's technology and am looking forward to working alongside their experienced executive team to grow BlueNote's market share in this space."
BlueNote rounds out its leadership team with the addition of Mark Ericson as director of SOA Product Strategy. Ericson brings extensive software, applications, Web services and CRM application experience to the BlueNote product team. Most recently, Ericson was a co-founder and director of Product Marketing & Strategy at Mindreef where he directed the design, development and launch of Mindreef's award-winning SOAPscope product. Prior to that, Ericson was chief architect with NetDialog where he architected NetDialog iCare, an early and innovative Web-based CRM system. He also served as senior architect in the advanced development group at Novell.
About BlueNote Networks
BlueNote Networks is driving the integration of real-time interactive communications with Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) by delivering the first enterprise-class interactive communication software platform: SessionSuite(TM). BlueNote Networks combines the preeminent features of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) with Web services to drive innovation while radically lowering the cost and complexity of enterprise voice, video and data services. Its SessionSuite software forms the foundation enabling globally-reachable services and integrated workflow applications, while leveraging an existing IT infrastructure.
BlueNote Networks is headquartered in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.bluenotenetworks.com.
