29 March 2007: Centennial Software, the leading vendor of dedicated IT asset discovery solutions, today announced that it has capitalized on the growth in demand for Software Asset Management (SAM) products and services with the recruitment of a UK Group Channel Manager.
Martin Callinan joins Centennial Software on April 2nd as head of the UK VAR channel, coming from Microsoft where he set up and managed the vendor's SAM partner channel. In his new role, Callinan will be responsible for working closely with Centennial's partners to ensure that they both continue to share in the success of the market opportunity and build a strong and cohesive SAM offering based upon a combination of proven technology and excellent best practice.
Alex Hilton, Vice President Sales at Centennial, commented: "Having Martin join the team is a real coup for Centennial. His knowledge of the UK and worldwide SAM markets and the activities of major vendors will present a significant advantage to us and our partners."
Callinan was equally enthusiastic about joining Centennial: "Within the SAM community, there is an overwhelming consensus that Centennial has the best solutions for discovering and auditing the IT assets on the network. I'm excited to join this world-leading team at a time when the market has really woken up to the benefits of adopting a Software Asset Management program, and where better to be than with the industry leader."
At the same time, Centennial is also capitalizing on the growth in demand for SAM services and solutions by signing-up new VARs and LARs to its partner program. As such, Centennial's VAR channel has grown by approximately 20 percent in the last four months.
Centennial Software was acquired by FrontRange Solutions (www.frontrange.com) in April 2008. FrontRange Solutions develops Service Management, IT Infrastructure and Customer Relationship Management solutions that scale with the needs of mid-sized and distributed enterprises. The company – through its FrontRange, HEAT, GoldMine, Enteo and Centennial brands – offers a unique portfolio that has been chosen by more than 150,000 organizations worldwide to help improve the effectiveness and reduce the cost of interacting with external and internal customers.
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