Press Release
MQSoftware Appoints Rod Schmitt as Chief Operating Officer
Veteran Executive Schmitt to Oversee North American Operations
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (August 28, 2007) – MQSoftware, a leading provider of real-time business transaction assurance and middleware monitoring, announced today the appointment of Rodney M. Schmitt as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Mr. Schmitt will be responsible for extending the growth and profitability of MQSoftware’s suite of middleware management solutions, as well as increasing operational efficiency.
“We are proud to welcome Rod Schmitt to MQSoftware as our chief operating officer,” said MQSoftware President and CEO, Bill Cecchi. “Rod brings nearly two decades of enterprise technology leadership experience to our organization. His skills and exceptional background will be invaluable to realizing our goal of providing best-of-breed middleware management solutions while taking our revenues and market share to the next level.”
Schmitt joins MQSoftware from Compuware Corp. where he held various executive management positions and was responsible for managing high-profile strategic accounts. In these positions, he achieved exceptional revenue growth with his innovative business development initiatives and delivered a number of major accounts. He is experienced with operational management, and the leverage of core competencies within a company.
Prior to Compuware, Rod worked in information technology with Centura Software, where he held various positions, including Sales Manager and Sales Representative.
About MQSoftware, Inc. MQSoftware delivers management and monitoring solutions to Banking, Insurance, Healthcare, Retail, Manufacturing, and Government customers with complex middleware environments. Working with TIBCO, BMC, IBM, Oracle, BEA and HP, MQSoftware solutions provide a complete range of real-time transaction assurance, regulatory compliance, and application services performance and availability management. MQSoftware’s 650 customers worldwide include Fortune 500 Companies, the United States Government and Money Center Banks.
For more information about MQSoftware, visit their website at http://www.mqsoftware.com/.