Configuresoft, an innovator in systems management technology, and creator of enterprise Configuration Intelligence™, today announced the appointment of Mike Paschal to vice president of engineering. Paschal, formerly of Sun Microsystems, Clarify and Navis, will head up the development of Configuresoft’s leading Configuration Intelligence solutions.

Mr. Paschal is an executive leader with deep systems management experience and a successful track record in definition and delivery of enterprise software products. He began his management career with Sequent Computer Systems and subsequently held executive positions with Sun Microsystems, Clarify, Inc., NAVIS LLC, and most recently Requisite Technology (acquired by Click Commerce) where he was vice president of engineering and chief technology officer.

“Configuresoft has a strong history of delivering best-of-breed, innovative solutions. With nearly two decades of management experience in high tech product development and his ability to propel organizations forward, Mike is a strong addition to our executive staff as we continue our aggressive growth,” said Mark Ruport, president and chief executive officer of Configuresoft. “Mike’s contributions will ensure that Configuresoft continues to innovate and expand our leadership position.”

“Configuresoft is leading the industry in a very exciting direction with its Configuration Intelligence initiative,” said Paschal. “It has been impressive to watch the company stay one step ahead of customer requirements by developing products to meet evolving challenges. I look forward to working closely with Configuresoft’s talented senior management team, we will not only continue to meet today’s requirements but enable our customers to plan for tomorrow.”

As organizations implement new technologies and computing techniques, such as virtualization and SOA into their IT infrastructures, they also inherit exponential increases in complexity and new security, compliance and management challenges. By providing these same companies with Configuration Intelligence – the ability to transform operational data and organizational behavior into actionable business insight – organizations can easily optimize processes and act on change in order to reduce operating costs, minimize system downtime and more efficiently utilize resources.