Catalogic Software, the leading provider of in-place copy data management, today announced that CRN,
a brand of The Channel Company, has named Bill Simpson, Catalogic's
Vice President of Channel Sales, to its prestigious list of 2016 Channel Chiefs. This marks the 5
th
time that Mr. Simpson has achieved this important recognition. The
executives on this annual list represent top leaders in the IT channel
who excel at driving growth and revenue in their organizations through
channel partners.
The award reflects the strength of the channel program that
Mr. Simpson has moved swiftly to put in place. Mr. Simpson, who joined
Catalogic in early January of this year, was selected for the top honor
by CRN's editorial staff on the basis of the program that he has
established at Catalogic, which sells its software solutions exclusively
through its channel partners.
"It's a great honor to again be named a CRN Channel Chief,"
commented Simpson. "I joined Catalogic primarily because I saw the
opportunity to bring a tremendous solution to the channel. Catalogic ECX
is synergistic to our partners' existing products and services,
allowing them to protect and grow their footprints in existing clients,
while providing them with the necessary tools to more readily acquire
new ones with a differentiated offering."
Catalogic ECX was first launched last February and has
experienced rapid growth and significant recognition in its first year
on the market. As the premier software-defined data management platform,
ECX allows enterprise IT teams to modernize their existing
infrastructure to be more automated, efficient and responsive to the
demands of their internal customers. For channel partners that sell
enterprise storage, ECX is a complementary solution that can be deployed
independently of a hardware purchase, and delivers differentiated value
to the end user.
The CRN Channel Chief award follows a string of other honors that
Catalogic has received recently. In recognition of the breakthrough
innovations delivered with ECX, Catalogic has won the following major
industry awards: CRN’s Tech Innovator Award, Tech Trailblazer for Storage, Network Products Guide Most Innovative Software product, Best in Biz Most Innovative Company, and NJBiz Business of the Year.
“We are excited to see Bill named as a CRN Channel Chief,” said
Catalogic CEO, Ed Walsh. “This is a tremendous personal achievement for
Bill, and reflects CRN’s recognition that he is putting in place a
world-class channel program at Catalogic.”
"There are only a few channel guys that "get it," said Mike Piltoff,
Senior Vice President, Champion Solutions. "Bill Simpson is one of them,
making our relationship with Catalogic Software a true partnership."
The 2016 CRN Channel Chiefs list is featured in the February 2016 issue of CRN and online on CRN’s website.