Mformation Appoints Todd DeLaughter as Chief Executive Officer
1Former Opalis Software and HP Executive to Expand and Strengthen Mformation’s Device Management Leadership
EDISON, New Jersey, USA – December 21, 2009 - Mformation® Technologies Inc., the leading provider of advanced mobile device management (MDM) solutions, today announced the appointment of Todd DeLaughter as Mformation’s Chief Executive Officer. DeLaugher will use his more than 24 years of software, IT and telecommunications experience to expand the company’s leadership position in the rapidly growing device management marketplace.
“Todd has a successful track record of defining and delivering complex IT and telecommunications software products to global markets,” said Kent Sander, Chairman of Mformation’s board of directors. “His industry experience, leadership, and proven ability to manage and deliver global solutions will be invaluable to Mformation as the company continues building on relationships with mobile operator and enterprise customers and further consolidates its leadership position in the global mobile device management industry.”
“Mobile data revenues are accelerating around the globe as operators continue to leverage the data capabilities of next-generation mobile networks and exciting new mobile devices, making the need for advanced mobile device management extremely strong,” said DeLaughter. “I was attracted to Mformation because they are the clear global leaders in this rapidly expanding marketplace. I look forward to playing a key role in the company’s continued global growth and success.”
Todd comes to Mformation with a proven track record of defining and delivering complex software products worldwide for the IT and telecommunications industries. He was most recently president and CEO of Opalis Software, an independent IT Process Automation company. His career also includes over 20 years at HP and Compaq in a wide range of executive, engineering, marketing and product management roles in North America and Europe, including leading HP’s OpenView Business Unit.
About Mformation
Mformation Technologies Inc. is the leading global provider of mobile device management (MDM) technology, offering a complete solution that enables mobile operators to rapidly accelerate their data revenues and reduce support costs. Mformation’s award-winning MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER™ suite is the most complete, flexible and integrated mobile device management software solution in the industry, providing solutions for OMA DM-based provisioning and configuration, FOTA management, smartphone application management, diagnostics, security management, enterprise management and customer experience management.
MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER™ received the 2007 GSM Association’s award for “Best Service Delivery Platform,” was a finalist for the 2009 GSM Association’s Global Mobile Award for “Best Enterprise Product or Service” and was a finalist for the 2008 CTIA E-Tech award in the 4G-Service Management category. Mformation’s platform has been licensed to leading operators in Asia, Europe and the US including Sprint, T-Mobile, Telefónica and Vodafone. Mformation is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey with offices around the globe. Mformation is a privately held company funded by Battery Ventures, Carmel Ventures, Intel Capital [NASDAQ: INTC], North Bridge Venture Partners, QuestMark Partners, Visa International and Wasatch Advisors Inc.
Contact Mformation on the Web www.mformation.com.
