Persystent Software Announces Karl Chen as Vice President of Business Development
Tampa, FL, August 17, 2009, Persystent Software, developers of the fastest PC recovery products on the market, restoring corrupted, changed, or missing OS and application files in 30 seconds or less, today announced the appointment of Karl Chen as Vice President of Business Development. In this role, Chen will assess, recommend and lead the execution of OEM attachment strategies and partnership licensing agreements with PC and server systems vendors, key software vendors, major desktop virtualization vendors and MSP software providers.
“Karl brings the right mix of business development, M&A and OEM experience to aggressively direct Persystent’s resources towards forming strategic partnerships which expand our market reach. Our unique PC self-healing technology can significantly complement and differentiate our partner’s software offerings,” said Joe Loughry, president and CEO. “His track record for driving business development for industry-leading technology companies and emerging fast-growth businesses is a perfect fit with Persystent’s strategic growth goals.”
Persystent Software solutions ensure that workplace PCs always run smoothly by identifying and resolving any operating system and application-related issues, automatically or on demand, every time the machine starts up. With Persystent, companies can reduce help-desk calls and maintain the reliability of a company’s most important worker productivity tool. Most recently, the company announced the availability of Persystent Solo 6.0, ideal for microbusinesses with less than 25 computers and for managed service providers (MSPs) overseeing remote and mobile PCs under contracts.
Chen brings more than 25 years of experience in enterprise storage, systems and software businesses, serving in executive-level positions for top technology companies such as HP, Dell and Compaq. He helped grow BMC Software by forging key strategic partnerships with Oracle, Microsoft and IBM. While at LeftHand Networks, the company recorded record revenues, and was successfully acquired by HP.
Chen says he sees enormous potential for the core, patented repair technology found throughout the Persystent product line. “I look forward to leveraging my experience with OEM sales and alliances to help bring the Persystent solutions to a wider audience.”
Chen holds his MBA degree from Bentley College.
About Persystent Software Solutions
Persystent® Software solutions ensure that end-user desktop and laptop computers are always available and fully functional—whether in the office or offsite.
When computers are down, so is business productivity. Persystent Software developed the only automated PC recovery products on the market with unsurpassed speed, restoring application and operating system (O/S) files that are corrupted, changed, or missing, in less than 30 seconds.
Unlike any other disaster recovery provider, Persystent Software offers the only solutions that restore degraded systems to a working state whether the PC is on or off the network, and even if the O/S will not start.
Nothing, including viruses, malware or other unauthorized programs can stop a Persystent PC from returning to its desired configuration. By simply rebooting the system, either automatically or on demand, Persystent Software eliminates the need for manual PC re-imaging while preserving user data and settings during the restoration process.
In addition to keeping end users productive, Persystent Software enables IT staffs to control PC damage, reduce help desk calls, enforce compliance, and improve the success rate of software patches and updates. Additional benefits include energy savings through reduced PC power consumption via an automatic shutdown feature.
Founded in 2002, Persystent Software solutions have been instrumental to organizations across North America including government, health care and education sectors with limited resources to support a high ratio of employees to IT staff and 24/7 business uptime.
For more information on Persystent Software and its solutions, visit: www.persystent.com