MAYNARD, Mass., July 7, 2008 – Covergence®, the leading provider of next-generation Session Border Control and Session Management solutions to the Fortune 1000, today announced that it has named James M. Moran as its president and chief executive officer. Moran brings over 20 years of experience as a senior operating executive with a proven track record of successfully leading edocs, Virtusa Corporation, and CheckFree Corporation through rapid growth.
As CEO of Covergence, Moran will lead the company as it further solidifies its leadership position in enabling organizations to efficiently transition to Voice over IP (VoIP) and Unified Communications.
“Making the transition to Voice over IP (VoIP) and Unified Communications is just too complex and costly for most organizations,” said Moran. “Covergence has developed a game-changing suite of award-winning solutions that enable organizations to quickly transition to VoIP, roll-out Unified Communications and recognize significant telecommunication cost savings from the transition.”
Jim was a co-founder and EVP, of Massachusetts-based edocs which was the pioneer in delivery of enterprise-class web-based self service solutions for the Global 1000 market. edocs was acquired by Siebel Systems (NASDAQ: ORCL) in 2005. His experience as a senior executive with Virtusa Corporation and CheckFree Corporation, recently acquired by Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), rounds out his skills as a hands-on leader, with significant experience in sales, marketing and operations.
“Jim is the ideal choice to lead Covergence through its next stage of growth,” said Sean Dalton, General Partner, Highland Capital Partners. “With the enterprise market rapidly emerging, Jim’s strong enterprise background and proven track record, combined with his ability to create and manage high-performance teams will ensure that Covergence is well positioned for its next phase of growth.”
About Covergence
Covergence is the leading provider of next-generation Session Border Controllers and Session Management solutions to the Global 1000. Covergence enables large enterprises to transition to Voice over IP and Unified Communications by ensuring that all real-time communications comply with the organization’s security, regulatory and business requirements. The award-winning Covergence Session Management Suite© is the most comprehensive solution available for integrating, controlling, managing and protecting SIP-based applications and services.
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