EMA Promotes Dan Twing To Chief Operating Officer
BOULDER, Colo., November 16, 2006, Enterprise Management Associates
(EMA), the leading independent IT management research and consulting
firm, today announced the promotion of Dan Twing to chief operating
officer. Twing will be responsible for developing and executing
strategic market research, delivering value to enterprise IT
organizations through consulting engagements and directing product
development and marketing efforts. He joined EMA as vice president of
research and client services in 2005 and has more than 20 years of
experience in information systems, software development and technology
outsourcing.
"I am pleased to welcome Dan Twing to the strategic role of chief
operating officer of EMA," said Rick Sturm, founder and president of
EMA. "Dan is an industry veteran and his expertise in the field coupled
with his out-of-the-box thinking will continue to enhance EMA's ability
to deliver value to both IT management vendors and enterprise IT
professionals."
In his previous role as vice president, Twing helped spearhead the
launch of EMA's consulting services as well as the EMA IT Management
Solutions Center, a unique and free online resource that provides the
industry's most comprehensive third-party analysis of IT management
vendors and technologies. The Solutions Center offers a wealth of
information on a variety of IT management topics, including the
Configuration Management Database (CMDB), Service Level Management
(SLM), Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Virtualization, and
Next-Generation Asset Management. With new topics being added monthly,
the EMA IT Management Solutions Center is now available free online at
itsolutions.emausa.com
Prior to joining EMA, Twing was the president and CEO of NETdelivery, a
developer of secure electronic data collection, delivery and management
software for Fortune 1000, financial and government markets. As CEO at
NETdelivery, Twing led the company through a change in strategic
direction, identifying and penetrating new markets, and realigning
corporate assets to support a new strategy. Earlier, as COO of
NETdelivery, Twing led the product development, engineering, quality
assurance, program management, professional services and customer
support functions.
About Enterprise Management Associates
Founded in 1996, EMA is the only industry analyst and consulting firm
dedicated to issues of IT Management. The firm conducts comprehensive,
in-depth research and analysis on current and emerging concepts, issues,
trends, strategies and resources. EMA consults with enterprise IT
professionals to assess their organization's current IT management
infrastructure, skills, efficiency and effectiveness-making
recommendations to improve productivity, maximize ROI, improve service
quality and align IT operations with business strategy. In addition, the
firm's work with vendors and service providers gives it significant
influence in the marketplace, reaching nearly 300,000 people each month.
For more information, visit www.enterprisemanagement.com
