23 August 2007

SOFTWARE COMPANY SCENSE STRENGTHENS SALES TEAM WITH INTERNATIONAL CHANNEL SALES MANAGER AND PRE SALES MANAGER

Rapid expansion of successful activities in and outside the Benelux

The Dutch software company Scense, developer of software for Dynamic Session Control, has appointed Maarten van Hintum as International Channel Sales Manager. Scense has created this new function to further expand its successful activities in and outside the Benelux. As International Channel Sales Manager, Van Hintum will be involved in the expansion of the sales network and the extension and support of a partner network.

Arie Joosse has been appointed as Pre Sales Manager. As Pre Sales Manager, Joosse will be involved with the expansion of the sales network and the extension and support of a partner network. Besides these activities, he will be the contact point for members of the sales team concerning technical issues.

Maarten van Hintum
Maarten brings over 28 years of experience in the IT industry, of which 16 years in sales, to Scense. Maarten has a strong ability to develop new markets and to establish excellent relationships with end-users, partners and systems integrators. In his former role as Regional Manager with Altiris, Maarten was one of the top sales performers worldwide and was nominated every year for the Altiris Quota Plus Club.

" I have a strong drive to succeed and I value my personal relationships. I am also a strong and reliable negotiator - always looking for ways to structure a deal to create a win-win situation", says Maarten.

Beside management roles with Getronics and Unify Corporation, Maarten has a strong track record at an international sales level. As VP EMEA with the CP Software Group, Maarten has built a market from scratch in the arena of 4GL's and relational databases.

Arie Joosse
Previously Arie has worked for Altiris for five years, an important partner of Scense, with whom it closely cooperates. With Altiris, he was also involved in pre sales and together with the commercial manager responsible for the expansion of activities in the Benelux. The appointment of Arie is giving the cooperation with Altiris an important impulse. Before his period with Altiris, he was employed by ICL as a consultant for Microsoft Windows 2000. He started his career with Triple P, focusing on consultancy and training. In his last job position, with Databalk, Arie was actively involved in pre sales and projects.

"I consider it a wonderful challenge to start with Scense right at this moment", says Joosse. "The company finds itself very near a huge expansion in the Netherlands, but also abroad. More and more companies are opting for software virtualization, something to which Scense can add incredible value. The knowledge and experience I have gained at Altiris, an important Scense partner in the area of virtualization, are very well applicable in my new function with Scense."

Scense
Scense (based in Rotterdam) supplies software solutions to companies and organizations in the SMB- and Enterprise space. Scense’s products are all developed with a strong focus on the end user. Its products guarantee that every user, wherever and whenever he logs on, independent of his PC, laptop or terminal, has his own stable computer environment with his own settings and preferences. Scense’s customers report up to 80% less helpdesk calls thanks to the stability of the application environment and the various self-service tools provided by Scense. End users are equally satisfied because they are not depending on helpdesk staff anymore and because of the absence of conflicting applications.