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Soft-ex, Ireland’s leading provider of Voice Management Solutions and IP Hosted Voice Services for the SME and Enterprise markets, today announced the appointment of Ian Sparling to the position of Chief Executive Officer.
Sparling, who joined Soft-ex in 2001 as Chief Financial Officer and General Manager, brings widespread experience in corporate management and the telecommunications industry to the role and has been instrumental in driving recent Soft-ex successes, delivering substantial year-on-year growth.
In his new role, he will oversee international operations, sales, marketing, human resources, engineering, customer advocacy and product development. Sparling will focus his efforts on leading Soft-ex strategy in the channel and enterprise markets with IP Hosted services and solutions, while continuing to expand into new overseas markets.
Following his appointment Mr Sparling commented: “This is an exciting time in the telecommunications industry as we see a resurgence of activity on the back of both fixed-mobile convergence and the arrival of VoIP technology. Our products and IP Hosted services are proven in the market and as we continue to invest heavily in innovative solutions, I look forward to the challenge of leading Soft-ex to the next level in the global Voice Management Solutions marketplace.”
A native of Dublin, Sparling holds a BComm from UCD and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He held a number of senior positions with Fitzwilton Plc before joining Soft-ex five years ago.
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About Soft-ex
Founded in 1989, Soft-ex is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and has offices in the UK, the Netherlands and Scandinavia with installations in over 50 different countries. Offering voice management solutions that include on-site software and IP hosted services Soft-ex provides an enterprise with tools to manage both fixed and mobile telecoms resources; performance indicators include cost, usage, quality of service and system integrity/security. Integrating with and certified on major platforms such as Cisco, Nortel, Siemens, Ericsson, Avaya, Alcatel and Mitel.
Soft-ex solutions are fully scaleable to meet the requirements of small, medium and large organisations across multiple platforms. Key Soft-ex global channel partners include BT, Siemens, KPN, Telia/Sonera, Eircom, Belgacom and Damovo. Our specialised portfolio includes Soft-ex Optimiser, SwitchMinder & Infoplus, RingMaster and Soft-ex IP Hosted Service.
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