(PRWEB) August 10, 2006 -- Webmetrics, a leading provider of web performance management solutions, today announced Peter Kirwan has joined the executive team as Chief Strategy Officer. Mr. Kirwan will be responsible for the execution of Webmetrics' overall corporate strategy and technology agenda, as well as oversee all strategic planning, positioning and product management. An expert in Software as a Service (SaaS), Kirwan joins the company at a significant stage in its growth, after having achieved 105 percent revenue increase in 2005.
With over 15 years of experience in the computer industry, Peter Kirwan has successfully founded, sold, and managed companies in the Internet technology, consumer products and entertainment industries. In the late 1990's he sold Servercast Communications, a NYC-based company he co-founded, to NaviSite, which was owned by CMGI at the time. Servercast was one of the industry's first companies to offer managed application hosting, a model later adopted by NaviSite. Kirwan served as Chief Technology Officer for NaviSite through a successful IPO, with the Company reaching a peak market cap of $30 billion. While at NaviSite, Kirwan's additional roles included leading the emerging technology group and streaming media divisions, in addition to executing mergers and acquisitions activity. Prior to NaviSite, he founded Media Access Systems, Inc., one of the first commercial Internet server hosting companies.
«Peter exhibits the ideal combination of technology strategy and business-savvy,» said Tim Dress, CEO of Webmetrics. «We're thrilled to have someone of his caliber join us to not only identify future technology trends, but more importantly to execute the business strategies to capitalize on those trends.»
A respected thought leader, Peter Kirwan has lent his perspectives on everything from management techniques to the SaaS business model while speaking at some of the industry's foremost events, including COMDEX, Networld+Interop, ASP Forum and Internet World. Peter has also been profiled and/or sourced in leading media outlets such as CRN, Fast Company, the New York Times, CNNMoney, Network World, InfoWorld, USA Today, and Computerworld.
About Webmetrics
Webmetrics is a leading provider of web performance management solutions that enable enterprises and service providers to optimize online performance for competitive advantage and positive end-user experience. Using Webmetrics' services, customers can test, monitor and measure the performance of websites, transactions and supporting systems to ensure 24/7 uptime and performance integrity. The Company's customers include US Airways, Barnes & Noble, Bluefly, DHL, GMAC, Move.com, Shopzilla, The Knot and Yahoo. Founded in 1999, Webmetrics is a privately held company headquartered in San Diego, California. For more information, call 877-524-8299 or visit us at www.webmetrics.com.
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