NEW YORK, December 5, 2011 - Knoa® Software, the leading provider of end-user management software, today announced the expansion of its executive team with the addition of Joe Lawless, vice president of worldwide sales. Joe will lead the global sales team as Knoa continues to expand its presence in North America, Latin America, Asia and Europe.
Joe has a proven background in enterprise software sales and marketing that spans two-plus decades and includes a record of building successful software companies. During his career, Joe has driven exponential revenue growth at a number of software companies including Verity, KVS and Princeton Softech.
"As we continue our rapid global expansion, with offices in each geographic region, we need a senior sales executive to drive our aggressive revenue growth plan," said Thad Eidman, CEO of Knoa. "Joe brings extensive global experience in managing both channel and direct sales to the Knoa team. Joe's experience driving sales excellence combined with his market focus and sales process will enable us to continue the rapid scaling of our business."
Joe began his career in software sales over 25 years ago at Computer Associates where he was a part of the global sales leadership team that delivered revenue growth from $26 million to over $1 billion annually during the 1980s. In the 1990s, Joe directed his professional sales experience to the Internet and e-commerce space.
Knoa's Experience and Performance Management solution provides total monitoring coverage of end-user behavior and experience for leading enterprise applications including SAP, Oracle e-Business Suite, Oracle Siebel CRM, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft Enterprise Suite and Amdocs. Knoa EPM delivers precise metrics about application performance, as well as an unprecedented level of visibility into how end users are interacting with the application. With this insight, application support teams can pinpoint and eliminate application/system issues, see shortfalls in end-user performance and identify opportunities for further training.
"Enterprises rely on applications to drive business but what's driving those applications? It's the human resources that execute the applications. Knoa provides a valuable solution that allows organizations to measure the successful execution of IT assets from its employees," said Lawless. "As organizations continue to demand more from their IT infrastructure, Knoa sits in a position of magnificent growth potential. I look forward to growing the company's revenue and customer base and expanding into areas where that growth potential is more significant."
About Knoa Software
Knoa Software is leading the transformation of IT Management with end-user management solutions that monitor, measure and manage how end-users are utilizing corporate software applications to drive enterprise application value realization. Knoa customers not only know if core enterprise applications are delivering an acceptable user experience, but also, if application users are executing key business tasks effectively and efficiently – the key to achieving business value and ROI. Knoa is headquartered in New York, NY. For more information about Knoa, please visit www.knoa.com.
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