Opsware Appoints Marco Bussadori to VP for EMEA Channel & Operations
April 16 2007 - 3:01AM
Business Wire
Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW), the leading provider of Data Center
Automation software, today announced that it has appointed Marco
Bussadori VP, EMEA Channel and Operations. In his position Mr.
Bussadori will oversee indirect channel sales, sales operations and
business development for the region. He will report directly to
Colin Rowland, SVP for EMEA at Opsware. �Opsware has a strong
commitment to the channel and we could do no better job of
demonstrating that than to hire such a widely-regarded professional
as Marco Bussadori,� Rowland said. �Marco has held senior
leadership positions in most of the marquee companies in the
software industry, time and again demonstrating complete
professionalism, industry knowledge, and commitment to results. His
commitment and experience will facilitate our channel expansion and
ongoing business development, driven by the powerful demand for
Opsware�s automation suite in Europe.� �The character of the best
software brands is evident in their customers� experience of using
their products, whether they were purchased directly or
indirectly,� Bussadori said. �These leading vendors seek out only
the very best channel partners who uphold the same uncompromising
standards of excellence to which the vendors hold themselves.
Opsware is such a company, and I�m delighted to have the
opportunity to help it continue expanding its work with world class
channel partners.� Marco Bussadori previously had a wide range of
operations management, channel management, business development,
marketing, and engineering positions at several leading software
companies including IBM, NetIQ, Marimba, Microsoft, PS�Soft, and,
most recently, Configuresoft. At PS�Soft, he built the company�s
most profitable subsidiary and sales organization, delivering the
company�s highest employee-to-revenue ratio. As EMEA Chief
Evangelist, Tivoli for IBM, he developed, co-authored and delivered
enablement programs to more than 200 channel partners across the
region. About Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW) Opsware, the world�s
leading IT automation company, unlocks the promise of technology by
accelerating IT to zero latency. The company�s software, the
Opsware System, automates the entire data center, from provisioning
to patching, configuration to compliance and discovery to
deployment, turning data center operations into a competitive
advantage for business. Opsware�s technology is used by hundreds of
companies worldwide including banks, service providers, retailers,
manufacturers and Internet companies with IT environments ranging
from hundreds to tens of thousands of servers, network devices,
storage devices and IT processes. For more information on Opsware
Inc., please visit our Web site at www.opsware.com. Opsware is a
service mark and trademark of Opsware Inc. All other product names,
service marks, and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of
their respective owners. This press release contains
forward-looking statements regarding our opportunities in the data
center automation market, particularly in the EMEA region. These
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from these statements,
including the risk that the assumptions underlying our current
business strategy may change, that our experience operating as a
software company is limited, and that the products may not perform
as described. More information about these and other factors that
could affect our business are included in our Form 10-K filed with
the SEC on April 14, 2006 under the headings �Risk Factors� and
�Management�s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations� and the Forms 10-Q and 8-K that we file
during the fiscal year.
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