Halcyon Software Announces New Appointment to Expand European Sales

PETERBOROUGH, England, January 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Halcyon Software, a global leader in multi-platform systems management software, has announced the appointment of Philip Pearson as Senior Sales Manager for Europe.  He will be responsible for developing relationships with new and existing IBM customers across a broad range of market sectors, providing them with multi-platform systems management and security solutions to support critical IT processes running on IBM i, Windows, AIX and Linux platforms.

Phil Pearson has spent over 20 years in the IT industry, with more than 13 years' experience of the IBM i (formerly the IBM iSeries), marketplace. Prior to joining Halcyon, he worked for a direct competitor, Help Systems International, a provider of systems management, security, and business intelligence solutions, where he was Regional Sales Manager for IBM i customers with an international presence. Earlier in his career he also worked for Vision Solutions, the leading provider of cloud replication and recovery, high availability and cross-platform data sharing systems.

According to Sean Gallagher, International Sales Director, at Halcyon Software: "Philip has an impressive track record of helping IT directors and IT operational teams find the right solution and the most cost-effective approach to manage the increasingly complex IT processes on which their businesses depend. We are delighted to announce this appointment and look forward to working closely with him to identify new business opportunities and meet our ongoing strategies for growth."

For further information, visit Philip Pearson's Linkedin profile.

About Halcyon Software

Halcyon Software is a global leader in multi-platform systems management software solutions that reduce the complexity and cost of monitoring critical business systems, core applications and processes.  They support IBM® enterprise-class systems, including IBM® i and AIX®, as well as Windows® and Linux® platforms.  Halcyon solutions are used worldwide by large multi-nationals, corporate and public sector data centres as well as small to medium-sized organisations to ensure that vital IT systems, business applications and services are available 24/7.  With regional offices in Peterborough UK, Philadelphia USA, and Melbourne Australia, Halcyon also has an international network of partners and distributors supporting Europe, the Americas and Asia Pac. For further information please visit http://www.halcyonsoftware.com

Carole Chandler, Halcyon Software, Tel: +44-(0)1733-234995, Email: carole.chandler@halcyonsoftware.com

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