Vivisimo Boosts Management Team with Addition of Patrick Williams, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Americas

PITTSBURGH, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivisimo, a leader in information optimization, today strengthened its management team with the addition of Patrick Williams as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Americas. Williams brings to Vivisimo 20 years of successful sales leadership with experience building field and inside sales operations and in establishing global sales organizations for pre-IPO and publicly traded companies in the highly competitive technology infrastructure and enterprise on-demand software markets.

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Williams joins the Vivisimo executive management team from an impressive tenure as Senior Vice President of Global Sales at Sabrix, the leading provider of transaction tax management solutions where he was hired to shepherd the global sales and channels organizations through the company's convergence of its on-premise software business and on-demand/managed service offerings. During his stint at Sabrix, Williams was able to increase sales by 23% despite a difficult economic environment.  Prior to Sabrix, Williams held management positions as Senior Vice President of Global Corporate Sales at StarCite, a leading provider of on-demand global solutions for the planning, procurement, analysis and logistics of corporate meetings & events, as well as Vice President of World Wide Sales at BackWeb Technologies. In every position held, Williams has consistently proved himself as a driving force in sales.

"Patrick's addition to our team will allow us to meet the strong demand for our Velocity platform across multiple industries throughout North and South America," said John Kealey, CEO of Vivisimo. "Information optimization for businesses as well as government agencies is mission critical now more than ever, creating a historic opportunity for Vivisimo and its stellar sales team to meet the needs of our clientele."

About Vivisimo, Inc.

Vivisimo provides enterprises with information optimization solutions that help maximize the business value of information.  Unlike traditional information management products, Vivisimo's innovative solutions help end-users find and take advantage of all appropriate and available information, regardless of source, location or type. Vivisimo's innovative technology is delivered with a focus on end-user satisfaction and application control through easy-to-use interfaces, flexible security management and a modern architecture that enables quick deployment. Vivisimo products are available as standalone information optimization applications or as OEM versions embedded within partner applications and solutions. Vivisimo serves its clients from headquarters in Pittsburgh, USA, and through partners around the world. Visit Vivisimo.com for more information.  

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