CiRBA Expands Presence into Europe with Appointment of European VP

Leader in Server Consolidation and Virtualization Planning
Names Ayman Gabarin as Vice President of EMEA

Toronto, Ontario – June 27, 2007 – CiRBA Inc., a leader in Data Center Intelligence, today announced that it has expanded its presence into Europe, naming Ayman Gabarin as vice president of Europe, Middle East and Africa. Mr. Gabarin, who previously worked with CiRBA President and CEO Gerry Smith at Changepoint Corporation, will play a key role in helping to further develop CiRBA’s business, presence and relationships across Europe.

Hardware and software asset sprawl has become a major issue for data centers worldwide, and identifying server consolidation and virtualization opportunities in large, dispersed environments has become a time-consuming job for data center operations managers. With CiRBA's Data Center Intelligence (DCI) solution, enterprises can better analyze the consolidation potential of their heterogeneous environments, accurately determine the opportunities for virtualization as part of a complete consolidation strategy, and better manage the consolidated and virtualized environment over time.

"We are thrilled to announce the expansion of CiRBA’s EMEA presence. With demand for CiRBA’s technology growing internationally, establishing a presence in Europe strengthens our ability to execute our focused growth strategy,” said Gerry Smith, president and CEO of CiRBA. "Ayman’s wealth of expertise and talent make him the ideal person to help shape and drive our efforts in Europe. He will be a great asset to our company, a strong addition to our management team, and I look forward to working with him again.”

Ayman Gabarin has 20 years of experience in various business sectors including enterprise software and industrial services. Prior to CiRBA, Mr. Gabarin was the EMEA Vice President of IT Governance at Compuware Corporation. He also launched the EMEA business as Vice President for Changepoint Corporation, a leading provider of solutions for automating IT services delivery. As a member of Changepoint’s executive team, where he worked alongside Gerry Smith, Mr. Gabarin grew revenues to 30% of Changepoint’s global sales, resulting in the company’s 2004 acquisition by Compuware. Mr. Gabarin holds a Bachelor of Applied Science and Engineering degree from the University of Toronto. 

 “I am delighted to join CiRBA at such an exciting time,” said Ayman Gabarin, Vice President of EMEA for CiRBA. “With 35 percent of European businesses either deploying or testing virtualization as a means of managing their data centers and delivering savings, the European market for data center intelligence solutions represents an enormous opportunity for CiRBA. I welcome the opportunity to work with Gerry and the management team to leverage the company's market position and help to continue to drive its success.