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For Immediate Release:

 

Channeltivity® Names Gary Grimes Chief Operating Officer

 

Hillsborough, NJ (December 5, 2007) Channeltivity, LLC today announced that Gary Grimes has been named chief operating officer. Grimes, has served as vice president and executive director at partner company, SWOT Management Group, Inc. (SWOTmg), since 2006 and has now been designated to lead Channeltivity with a new strategic focus. The new executive appointment is effective immediately.

A well known and respected technology sales and channel expert, Grimes brings more than 35 years of channel management, sales, and marketing experience to Channeltivity.

"Gary is exactly the right fit for our vision for Channeltivity," said Bill Brandt, managing partner. "His background and vision align with the Partner Relationship Management (PRM) movement in the technology industry and most importantly we view him as a trusted advisor and leader."

"Channeltivity offers the exact resources that would have made my job in channel management easier. The development team at Channeltivity has really made a focused effort to automate and streamline every detail of successful channel management," Grimes said. "Their efforts have created a user-friendly environment which embodies design elements to address and appease channel management challenges in a revolutionary way."

"Channeltivity is setting a high bar for PRM," Grimes continued, "I look forward to working along with my peers in the industry and the Channeltivity team to build the foundation for the next phases of growth."

"We are fortunate to have someone like Gary on our team to execute Channeltivity’s go-to-market strategy," said Jim Riviello, managing partner. "Manufacturers, Distributors and Partners need to communicate clearly and invest in the right tools to have successful relationships. Gary understands this vision and how it will help technology companies retain loyal channel partners."

Grimes’s extensive industry experience includes serving as VP of Channels and VP of a billion dollar sales division at Sun Microsystems, where he placed a high emphasis on effective partnering with key Independent Software Vendors, System Integrators, Resellers and Distributors.

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About Channeltivity®:  Channeltivity, LLC is a channel lifecycle management software service company for the technology industry. With the combined expertise of SWOTmg and Analog Method, Channeltivity provides a suite of easy-to-use online tools to take Channel Lifecycle Management to the next level.  As a result, channel organizations can realize measurable gains and a higher return-on-investment through increased and more efficient partner productivity.  (www.channeltivity.com)

 

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