Bluewolf Answers Call of European Market
Plans to extend SaaS Success in Media, Manufacturing, and Banking NEW YORK CITY and LONDON, Feb. 4, 2008 -- Bluewolf, the world's leading on-demand consulting firm, today announced its immediate expansion into Europe to meet the fast-growing global demand for its services. In addition, Bluewolf has appointed U.K.-based Penny O' Rourke as managing director of Bluewolf Europe to drive new business in that region.Bluewolf is the recognized leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) consulting, as demonstrated by its success in helping more than 1,000 organizations adopt on-demand solutions. Founded in 2000, Bluewolf was named by VAR Business magazine in 2007 as one of the "pioneer consultants in the SaaS market," buoyed by consistent year-over-year 50 percent growth. Bluewolf existing business serves a global base of clients, including the DuPont Corporation, The McGraw Hill Companies, Misys plc, BP, and The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBC).
As Managing Director, O' Rourke brings a deep understanding of the SaaS market. Before joining Bluewolf, O' Rourke served as Director of Business Services for SurfControl plc (acquired by Websense in Oct. 2007), where she was responsible for the global rollout of Salesforce.com to the sales, marketing and technical support organizations. At SurfControl, she was also CRM Director and developed the scope and deployment strategy for a global CRM platform.
"After eight years of profitable and pragmatic growth in the United States, we are excited to take Bluewolf services to EMEA," said Eric Berridge, Co-Founder and Principal at Bluewolf. "Our clients and partners have been keen to see us expand globally, and we feel the time is right. Penny's appointment is a huge win for us, and her leadership in the European SaaS economy will benefit our customers significantly."
"Bluewolf's longstanding partnership with salesforce.com has created tremendous value for our U.S.-based clients," said Lindsey Armstrong, President of EMEA for salesforce.com. "We are thrilled to have them in Europe and expect that they will be instrumental in helping salesforce.com's customers to fully leverage the Force.com Platform and our CRM applications."
According to Andrew Walker, Sales and Marketing Director for U.K.-based Clicktools, "Bluewolf is the clear leader in on-demand professional services and are a great partner to work alongside in delivering customer solutions. Bluewolf's expansion into Europe is great news as they bring value-added IT services that are affordable and flexible to customers here."
Bluewolf's initial focus in EMEA will be the vertical markets where its U.S. experience is strongest: media, hi-tech manufacturing, and banking. In each of these industries, Bluewolf maintains pre-built applications and templates which help clients to jump-start best practices and derive immediate value from salesforce.com, Force.com, and other SaaS applications. Further, the company's Customer Success Guarantee ensures that its customers and projects meet their intended goals.
About Bluewolf
Founded in 2000, Bluewolf is an on-demand enterprise consulting company that specializes in the deployment of enterprise software applications. Through its Customer Success Guarantee, Bluewolf is reinventing the concept of enterprise consulting, one that is tailor-made for the on-demand world. Bluewolf's practices incorporate three main areas: On-Demand Consulting, On-Demand IT Resourcing, and On-Demand Remote Services. With offices across North America, and now in Europe, Bluewolf's customers include Foundry Networks, Borland, General Electric, Wall Street Journal, and Staples. More information about the company can be found at www.bluewolf.com.
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For more media information, contact:
Lisa Hendricksons
LCH Communications for Bluewolf
516-767-8390
516-643-1642 (cell)
lisa@lchcommunications.com
