PC Power Management Leader Expands Executive Team

SEATTLE, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Verdiem, the leading developer of power management software for PC networks, is pleased to announce the addition of four industry experts to their award-winning leadership team. The added expertise covers a breadth of disciplines and knowledge, including: software development, enterprise marketing and technology.

"As we continue responding to business demand for a solution that reduces IT energy waste, the combined expertise of this group is helping us extend our leadership as the leading PC power management software on the market," said Kevin Klustner, president and CEO of Verdiem. "Our team is excited about the opportunities ahead as we carry out our mission of helping reduce the world's IT carbon footprint."

Vice President of Marketing, Allison Cornia, brings over 15 years of experience in marketing technology products and services in large and small companies. She oversees all facets of Verdiem's marketing and corporate communications, with emphasis on heightening brand awareness, driving a higher public profile for the company's products and services, and deepening the company's focus on the user experience as a competitive differentiator. Allison previously worked for Digeo, Inc. where she was responsible for creating the go-to-market and brand strategies for Digeo's Emmy(R) award winning Moxi HD digital media recorders and driving market research. Allison has also held roles with Real Networks and Microsoft.

Jerry Barber joins Verdiem as the CTO and Vice President of Engineering, and manages the company's development team and their engineering work on the SURVEYOR(TM) software. Jerry has a PhD from MIT and led development teams for Aldus, PhotoWorks and Docusign in building enterprise software as well as web-based/, software-as-a-service offerings.

Matt Heinz, Senior Director of Marketing, manages the company's brand, demand generation and channel marketing initiatives. Matt has more than 10 years of consumer and business-to-business marketing experience with technology, real estate, and retail products. Previously, he spent five years at HouseValues Inc., overseeing marketing for the company through a phase of 4x revenue growth and a successful IPO. Before that, he worked for Microsoft, driving marketing and business development efforts for MSN.

Ravi Angadi is Senior Director of Enterprise Product Management for Verdiem. In this capacity, he oversees planning and product management around SURVEYOR(TM). Most recently Ravi served as the CEO and Founder of BizLogix LLC -- an IT operations software and consulting company where he was responsible for the strategy, planning, and growth of the business. Before that, Ravi held roles involving applications, enterprise systems and business service management with Amazon.com, Managed Objects and Motorola.

About Verdiem

Verdiem is the leading developer of power management software for PC networks. Verdiem's SURVEYOR provides measurable energy and cost savings, simplified and automated management of PC power options, and painless implementation that comes with minimal maintenance and a rapid payback. The development of SURVEYOR was funded in part by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, and the software is approved as a conservation measure by utilities and power producers throughout North America. Verdiem is a recognized partner in the EPA's EnergyStar program and was recently awarded Premier Partner status in the U.S. Department of Energy's Rebuild America program. For more information on Verdiem, please visit http://www.verdiem.com.

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