Aria Systems Adds Billing Industry Muscle to Exec Team
PHILADELPHIA, March 12, 2008 - Aria Systems, the leading provider of on demand transaction and customer management solutions, today appointed former Portal Software and Taleo executive Peter Worth as the company’s first chief technology officer. The company also named Andy Frizzell to the post of Vice President of Customer Relations.
The newly created positions reflect increasing demand for Aria Systems‘ on demand billing platform among large-scale enterprises.
“Peter and Andy have the experience of managing hundreds of implementations, in deals with revenues north of $100 million, in environments that serve millions of end users,” said Ed Sullivan, founder and CEO, Aria Systems. “Nowhere else in the industry will clients find the depth of expertise we’ve built in SaaS and billing. We’re excited to have Peter and Andy on board.”
Worth, who brings more than a decade of technology and management experience in software development and management consulting to Aria Systems, will be responsible for the company’s overarching product and technology strategy, as well as working with key partners to leverage Aria Systems’ transaction management platform.
Prior to Aria, Worth was Director at Adjility Consulting, where he provided custom application development and operations services for small to medium business enterprises. Worth has also held lead developer positions at Taleo, Adjointed Consulting, and Portal Software.
Frizzell will be responsible for all Aria Systems’ customers and partners in the areas of solution creation, implementation, training and support. Over his 15-year career, Frizzell has managed the implementation of billing systems for global companies with millions of subscribers, including AOL, XM Satellite and Sirius Satellite. Frizzell’s prior experience includes leadership roles at CSG Systems, Portal Software, Datasweep and Bricsnet where he managed and supported enterprise software solutions nationally and internationally.
About Aria Systems
Aria Systems is the leading provider of subscription billing solutions and offers the only "monetization platform" encompassing the full spectrum of Billing and Customer Lifecycle Management services. The Aria A+ Billing Platform offers clients the on-demand billing industry's most flexible tool for accelerating revenue capture, optimizing cash flow, and enabling actionable market intelligence while significantly reducing operating costs throughout each phase of the customer lifecycle. Acknowledged as the SaaS billing leader in terms of experience and execution, Aria manages and maintains more than 1 million accounts and has processed more than 1 billion transactions since it began operations in 2003. With Hummer Winblad, Venrock, and software billing icon Dave Labuda as investors, the company is based in Media, Pa. (metropolitan Philadelphia), with offices in the San Francisco bay area as well. For more information, visit www.ariasystems.com.
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