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Gary Read, President and CEO of Nimsoft, Appointed to Board of Directors of Scalable Software(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) REDWOOD CITY, CA, August 28 / MARKET WIRE/ -- Nimsoft, Inc., the "Big 4" alternative for IT performance and availability monitoring solutions, today announced that president and CEO, Gary Read, has been named to the Board of Directors of Scalable Software, Ltd., a leader in IT asset lifecycle management solutions. Read's appointment is an addition to the board and increases the number of members to five. "With more than 20 years of experience, Gary is widely recognized as an innovative and visionary executive and we are pleased that he has agreed to join our Board of Directors," commented Mark Cresswell, president and CEO of Scalable Software, Ltd. "In just four years he has established Nimsoft as a viable alternative to larger, more-established competitors, many of which compete with Scalable, and his sales and marketing insights will be invaluable as we continue to grow and expand our core business." Read founded Converse Software in 2002 and quickly built the company into a successful reseller organization delivering cost-effective service-level management solutions to customers around the globe. In 2004, Read merged Converse with Norway-based Nimbus Software, establishing Nimsoft. Over the last four years, Nimsoft has expanded its client base to more than 680 enterprise and managed service provider customers by delivering customized performance and availability solutions that drive top-line business results. Previously, Read served as VP Marketing at BMC Software and VP Sales & Marketing at RiverSoft, where he was instrumental in the successful IPO of RiverSoft and their eventual acquisition by Micromuse. "Efficient asset management is a key component to long-term growth and Scalable has helped improve margins and increase productivity for more than 10,000 companies since 1999," commented Read. "This is an exciting time for Scalable Software and I look forward to working with their management team to drive future growth." About Scalable Software Since 1999, Scalable Software has been a proven innovator in delivering cost-effective IT asset lifecycle management solutions. Scalable's solutions help organizations manage their asset estates from the moment they enter the organization until they are retired in a cost-effective manner. By focusing on the exact IT asset needs of an organization, Scalable's solutions ensure capital is optimally deployed, overspending is reduced, profitability is improved and productivity greatly enhanced. Scalable's software solutions are supported through a network of partners with customers throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.scalable.com. About Nimsoft Nimsoft provides next generation performance and availability monitoring solutions for the complete physical and virtualized IT infrastructure. The Nimsoft solutions redefine the standards for ease of use and speed of deployment -- providing outstanding return on investment and unparalleled customer satisfaction. Over 640 customers in 30 countries rely on Nimsoft solutions to monitor their IT based business applications and services. These customers include mid-market and global organizations, such as Barclays Capital and Amway Corporation, Bay Area Rapid Transit, Ladbrokes, MTU Aero Engines, TriNet, TRW Automotive, and hundreds of leading managed service providers such as CDW Berbee, Easynet and Rackspace Managed Hosting. For more information, visit www.nimsoft.com. Nimsoft and the Nimsoft logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nimsoft, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. ? 2008 Nimsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. FOR MORE INFORMATION: United States Stephanie Xavier Nimsoft, Inc. Phone: +1 650 931 [email protected] Scandinavia Dag Lund Nimsoft AS Phone: +47 [email protected] United Kingdom Ajay Nawathe Nimsoft Ltd. Phone: +44 1932 [email protected] Copyright ? 2008 Marketwire |