Contact:Kristen Crook
Phone: (301) 721-0100 ext. 280
Email: kcrook@go-planet.com
For Immediate Release
Planet Technologies Appoints New Strategic Team
To Lead Company’s Growing International Client-base
December 15, 2005 – (Germantown, MD, USA) – With company revenues in EMEA doubling in the past year, Planet Technologies recently announced a new strategic team located in Europe that will lead all international business for the company.
Erik Bais was named Director of Strategic Business, EMEA and John Brown was named Senior Manager of Strategic Business, EMEA.
This team will lead all Microsoft solution and service opportunities for Planet Technologies within the EMEA sector. Planet, with its eQuest division already a world-wide leading systems integrator for Service Providers, expects to increase value to its existing clients and eventually grow its customer base to additional enterprise markets in EMEA. Bais and Brown, who both reside in Europe, will allow the company to improve existing customer communication and project delivery, and increase its market share in the geography.
Prior to joining Planet, Bais was the CTO of IS Interned Services, the largest Windows based hosting company in the Netherlands.
Brown, a resident of Nottingham, UK, comes to Planet from PIPEX Communications Ltd., where he helped to define the Product and Project Management processes for the company’s hosting business.
“With this new team in place, we have solidified our commitment to enhance our existing international clients’ experiences and provide our expertise and solutions to additional areas within EMEA.” said Scott Tucker, President of Planet Technologies.
Founded in 1997 with headquarters in Washington, DC, Planet Technologies is an international IT consulting, services and solutions firm with expertise in the integration and customization of advanced technologies and data center solutions for federal agencies and enterprises.
For more information about Planet Technologies, visit www.go-planet.com .
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