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AUSTIN, Texas - Oct. 11, 2006 - SolarWinds, a leader in network management software, announced today the appointment of Michael S. Bennett as president and chief executive officer.
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"We partnered with Bain Capital Ventures and Insight Venture Partners and together selected Michael as our president and CEO.We are confident that Michael's leadership skills combined with our financial resources will further accelerate SolarWinds to significant growth and strong market leadership."
A 30-year veteran in the network and systems management industry, Bennett has successfully led a number of private and public high-tech companies as CEO, including Mission Critical Software until its acquisition by NetIQ Corporation in 2000, Learmonth & Burchett Management Systems and Summagraphics.As a venture partner at Austin Ventures, Bennett co-founded AlterPoint in 2001, a leading provider of intelligent network change and configuration management solutions.Most recently, Bennett was president and CEO of Permeo Technologies Inc., a leading provider of on-demand information security solutions, from March 2004 until its acquisition by Blue Coat Systems in April 2006.
"In my 30-years in the network and systems management industry, I have never seen a company so uniquely positioned to rapidly expand its leadership position and continue to deliver the products that meet our customers' needs," Bennett said.