FREMONT, CA -- 04/03/08 --
Quorum Technologies, Inc. today announced that
Mike Backlund was selected to head Quorum Technologies, Inc. as its new
CEO. In this new position, Mr. Backlund will leverage his software
industry expertise to lead the development and growth of Quorum's growing
business in the Virtual Optimization System (VOS) market.
Prior to joining Quorum Technologies, Mike Backlund was responsible for
worldwide sales and new business opportunities at SpikeSource. Prior to
joining SpikeSource, Backlund served as CEO of Emagia, Inc., an enterprise
cash flow management software company. Before that, he was senior vice
president of field operations at Interwoven, Inc., a content management
software company. During his twenty plus year career in technology,
Backlund has also held senior management positions at Computer Associates
and Pacific Telesis Group. Mr. Backlund earned his Bachelors and Masters
Degrees from University Southern California.
"I'm very excited to have been selected for this exciting new role," stated
Mike Backlund. "This is a pivotal period for the company and I see a lot
of opportunities for revenue and market growth. With our innovative Quorum
solutions, we are delivering industry leading capabilities for the
monitoring, managing and optimization of business applications running on
virtual infrastructures. Our breakthrough technologies are cutting edge
when it comes to application management inside the Virtual Machine (VM),
irrespective of the VM technology deployed. Upcoming releases will
simplify installation and configuration, and guarantee unsurpassed end-user
experiences for virtualizing and managing business applications and
associated resources," he added.
Quorum, the award-winning VOS, is designed specifically to optimize
applications running on virtualized infrastructure. Quorum is offered as
stand-alone software or an easy to install turnkey appliance.
The Quorum technology was originally developed for use in mission-critical
enterprise command and control applications for the U.S. military. This
technology formed the basis for the Quorum Technologies, Inc. product set
when it was recently established and funded as a separate business entity.
According to William Kehret, CEO of Themis® Computer and a Quorum
Technologies, Inc. board member, Mr. Backlund is expected to help Quorum
Technologies capitalize on the rapidly growing virtualization markets.
"Mike is ideally suited to lead Quorum Technologies to its next level of
growth and performance. Mike brings to Quorum his extensive experience in
the software arena, running organizations that have successfully
established leadership in their marketplaces," Mr. Kehret stated. "With
technology second to none, a rapidly expanding virtualization market, and
Mike's leadership and management expertise, we believe that Quorum
Technologies will soon be recognized as one of the virtualization market
leaders," Mr. Kehret added.
About Quorum Technologies
Quorum Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of management systems for
companies seeking to optimize application quality of service on virtualized
infrastructures. Quorum's
award-winning technology is the result of over forty man years of
development to date. Quorum was originally developed and marketed for use
in mission-critical applications in commercial, financial, aerospace and
military markets. Recently, Quorum Technologies, Inc. was established and
funded as a separate business entity. Quorum Technologies, Inc. is
headquartered in Fremont, California and offers worldwide support in
conjunction with a global partner network. For more information please
visit www.quoruminc.com or email: info@quoruminc.com.
Quorum and the Quorum logo are registered trademarks of Quorum
Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective
companies.
Press Contact:
Quorum Technologies, Inc.
Joe Viscuglia
Phone: +1 510-257-5227
E-mail: Email Contact
