OTTAWA -- 08/07/07 --
DataJungle Software Inc. (OTCBB: DJSW), a leading
provider of next generation "on-demand" business intelligence software,
today announced that it has named Craig Harper as the Company's Chief
Technology Officer. Reporting to DataJungle's CEO, Harper is charged with
overseeing the Company's technology team and IT infrastructure, as well as
guiding the strategic direction of DataJungle's product development
platform.
Commenting on Harper's appointment, David Morris, Chief Executive Officer
of DataJungle, noted, "To ensure that DataJungle fully maximizes and
enhances our proven value proposition to the enterprise marketplace, it was
essential that we fill our CTO role with an effective leader capable of
executing with strong entrepreneurial focus and an intuitive understanding
of market trends as they relate to new product and business development.
Given Craig's impressive credentials, industry expertise, remarkable
energy, keen commercial awareness and proven leadership skills, there is
little doubt that he will fast prove to be a tremendous asset to DataJungle
and a valuable contributor to our Company's future success."
"I am thrilled to be joining DataJungle, particularly at such a critically
important time in the Company's evolutionary process," stated Harper. "The
success of SalesForce.com demonstrates the power of Software as a Service
(SaS), and DataJungle is uniquely positioned to become the leading
'on-demand, instant access' provider in the BI space. I firmly believe that
DataJungle's robust, scalable and graphically rich interface combined with
its ease-of-use, help to make Matrix the ideal SaS BI offering."
An accomplished developer with a successful track record in building strong
cross-functional teams that develop and implement methodologies and
strategic technology plans for niche markets, Harper brings DataJungle
nearly two decades of experience as a visionary, entrepreneur and executive
manager. Prior to joining DataJungle, he co-founded Apisphere Inc., a
Geo-enabled mobile messaging company in 2006. He also served as
President/CTO at Lilien Systems, where he was responsible for growing
revenues 375% over four years, helping to take the Company from $4 million
in annual sales to over $32 million. Harper was also Chief Technology
Officer and a member of the founding executive team at Avasta, Inc., which
purchased SiteRock and other xSP companies between 2000 and 2003, and was
subsequently acquired by Navisite, Inc. (NAVI). There, he invented Prasma
-- Avasta's flagship application management platform -- and architected
Avasta's secure, active self-healing network and Data Center. While at
Avasta, Harper was also named one of the "Top 50 IT Executives at xSPs" by
InfoWorld magazine. Previous executive postings included EC1.COM
(Chairman/CEO), Lastorders.com (Strategist), E-FOREX, Inc. (President and
CTO), International Financial and Trading Network (CTO), and Liquid Grafx
Enterprises (Founder & CEO).
An author of over 50 white papers and articles, Harper completed the
Channel Elite MBA Program at Babson College in Boston, MA., holds an
honorary Masters Degree in Information Technology Management from Cornwall
University, and earned two BS degrees in Quantitative Economics & Decision
Science and Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego.
About DataJungle Software Inc.
DataJungle Software develops proprietary enterprise business intelligence
front-end applications for leading business intelligence infrastructures,
including the Microsoft and Cognos platforms. DataJungle's flagship
product, Matrix, is the most robust and comprehensive BI dashboard software
solution available for these platforms, which are the most widely deployed
BI infrastructures in the world. Matrix integrates with Microsoft SQL
Server, Analysis Services, Reporting Services, the KPI Framework, Virtual
Earth, and SharePoint.
Matrix encompasses the full range of capabilities required by the broadest
range of user classes in an organization -- these include: dashboarding,
OLAP analysis, Web reporting, collaboration, annotation, scorecarding,
location intelligence, and wireless alerting. Matrix provides unmatched
flexibility, end-user customizability, and impact, and was designed to
require minimal training for end users and administrators. Some of the
world's leading companies use DataJungle software, including General
Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Raytheon, Flextronics, Bausch & Lomb, BEA Systems,
and Emerson Electric. DataJungle is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and
a Cognos Technology Partner. For more information, please visit
www.datajungle.com.
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Larry Bruce
(613) 254-7246 ext.110
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Dodi Handy
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