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New VP of Engineering, Ayres, Part of MetraTech's Expanding Leadership
LONDON, September 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Larry Ayres has joined MetraTech Corp.(http://www.metratech.com) the
innovative charging, billing, settlement and customer care product provider
as VP of Engineering.
In his new role, Ayres is responsible for MetraTech's Research and
Development organization. His development background comes from Comverse
Technology Inc. where he was responsible for R&D of the Media Server, Line
Cards and Signaling groups, development of a Mobile Game Business Unit, and
leader of $200M in product revenue. Ayres is a telecommunication veteran in
the software industry with a proven track record of building organizations
with innovation and quality. He has managed multi-national teams of over 225
people for both Comverse and Boston Technology, where he was responsible for
the development organization of one of the world's largest and most complex
global voicemail systems.
Ayres not only brings with him over 20 years of management experience in
the software and hardware industries, he also holds several US patents
related to the telecom sector. Ayres received a MBA from Syracuse University
and earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rochester Institute of
Technology.
"Larry's arrival strengthens both MetraTech's engineering and leadership
teams," said Mark Dudman, executive vice president, Engineering and Technical
Operations at MetraTech. "He brings extensive industry experience managing
the delivery of business focused solutions to the company, which will be of
considerable benefit to all our customers and prospects." Dudman continued,
"equally importantly, Larry's experience in managing major client
relationships will strengthen MetraTech's own leadership team. As our company
continues to grow, leaders of Larry's caliber are critical to our continuing
success."
"In spite of adverse market conditions during the past 18 months, our
company continues to meet and surpass its targets, adding many new customers
as well as scaling our resources to meet growing demand for our product,"
said Scott Swartz, founder and chief executive officer, MetraTech. "I am
proud to see another industry leader choosing to join MetraTech. Our impact
in the market in 2009 has been significant and continuing growth on all
fronts represents exciting times for our company, employees and especially
customers."
About MetraTech
MetraTech Corp. offers a new approach to charging, billing, settlement
and customer care enabling organizations to embrace change without
compromise. MetraNet, our flagship product, is unique in its ability to
automate business processes and business models that address rapidly
changing, complex or radical business strategies across any industry for an
unlimited number of services including subscription billing, enterprise
billing and saas billing. MetraNet is deployed globally, enabling diverse
customers to build innovative and successful business models, securely
collect revenue, and manage their entire customer lifecycle in some 12
languages, 26 currencies and 90 countries. MetraTech offers a variety of
delivery options ranging from licensing to outsourcing.
Media contact:
MetraTech Corp.
Barbara Reichert
Telephone: +1-415-248-0230 ext 7012
Email Address: barbara[at]reichertcom.com
Website: http://www.metratech.com/
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