Exinda Networks Vice President of Worldwide Sales

David Bass
Wednesday, 07 February 2007 05:55

February 7, 2007Melbourne Exinda Networks, the only provider of Unified Performance Management (UPM) solutions worldwide, today announced continued expansion of its executive team with the appointment of Dr. Jim Christie as its vice president of worldwide sales. Based in Melbourne, Christie will be responsible for meeting Exinda’s revenue targets and executing on the accelerated development of Exinda’s expanding global sales team in Australia as well as though its office locations in Boston, London and Frankfurt.  

Christie has more than 25 years of experience in the information technology industry.  His entrepreneurial spirit has led him to frequent success with growing sales teams and exceeding revenue targets.  

He joins Exinda from wireless messaging company, Infostream, where he was CEO and General Manager based in Sydney. During his tenure, Christie started an entirely new corporate entity within Infostream focused on building a business based on WAN acceleration and optimisation.

Prior, he was Managing Director Asia Pacific of Aprisma Management Technologies which he turned into the most profitable subsidiary within Aprisma prior to its sale to Computer Associates.  He has also held regional management positions in North America with SupplyWorks, Delano Corporation, and ERP specialist vendors, QAD and JBA International.

Christie was also the founder and CEO of Triathon Business Computers, a consulting and systems integration firm specialising in legacy migration solutions which he went on to sell to Sanyo/Icon which was subsequently acquired by EMC.  He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Chemistry) from Southwestern College (Kansas, USA), a Masters in Business Administration from Pepperdine University (California) and a Doctor of Philosophy, Physical Chemistry from Kansas State University.

“Exinda continues along a growth trajectory to meet the rising demand for our Unified Performance Management solutions,” said Con Nikolouzakis, Exinda’s chief executive officer.  “We’re building a powerful team of successful industry players to drive our global expansion.  Jim Christie brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, customer focus and energy, critical components for Exinda’s continued success.”  

Exinda’s UPM solutions maximise performance of all Internet Protocol (IP) communications in corporate, government and service provider networks.  According to a recent IDC report, the total market for wide area network (WAN) application delivery solutions reached US $670 million in 2006 and will grow to US $920 million by 2011.  


About Exinda Networks  

Exinda Networks is a global supplier of Unified Performance Management that integrates WAN optimisation, application acceleration, application visibility and application response time measurements for enterprise, government and service provider clients. Founded in 2002, Exinda’s mission is to ensure optimal WAN and application performance, predictable network productivity and reduced network operating costs.  Exinda’s solutions have been deployed in more than 35 countries around the world.  Exinda's 4700 appliance received ZDnet's Technology & Business magazine's 2005 Editor's Choice Award for ease of use and excellence in traffic monitoring and reporting. Exinda's award winning technology is available by contacting leading resellers or Exinda directly.  

Exinda's research and development offices are located in Melbourne, Australia.  Exinda's U.S. headquarters is located in Boston, Massachusetts.  Additional corporate offices are located in Frankfurt and London.  For more information, visit http://www.exinda.com.