Former ORACLE India chief, Shekhar Dasgupta, joins Solix Technologies as its President and COO
Sunnyvale, CA— January 2006 — Solix Technologies, a leader in Information Lifecycle Management solutions, today announced that Shekhar Dasgupta is joining the company as the new President and COO. Shekhar, a preeminent authority in enterprise software space, joins Solix from Oracle India, where he was the Managing Director.
Shekhar Dasgupta brings over twenty years of strategic planning and operations experience to Solix Technologies. Under his leadership efforts, Oracle became a leading provider of e-governance solutions in India and grew from 10th to 5th position in the Asia Pacific Division. One of his key initiatives included establishing the Oracle-HP e-Governance Center of Excellence.
The Founder and CEO of Solix – Sai Gundavelli said, “Solix Technologies is redefining Information Lifecycle Management. Our recent customer wins prove the fact that enterprises are looking for singular platform to manage data (Applications, Email, and Documents) across the enterprise rather than point solutions”. Sai added “Shekhar brings with him strong leadership and extensive experience in building world class organization with a worldwide reach. With Shekhar joining, Solix will have the technology, leadership and connections to be a global leader in the ILM space”
In his new role, Shekhar will be responsible to take Solix to commanding heights with a focus on Solix’s software products, particularly its flagship product `Solix ARCHIVEjinni’. Sai Gundavelli, will remain the CEO of the company and will continue to guide various strategic initiatives of the company.
Shekhar Dasgupta, the new President & COO stated, “In the last two decades I have had the opportunity to work in different organizations across various sectors. In the early days of my career, the driver was automating manual processes and was essentially Data Processing. Then came the era of massive business process changes, enabled by Integrated Business Applications. With data explosion, I see the next phase of growth coming from `Information Lifecycle Management’. I am excited to join Solix Technologies as it has the vision of providing a complete suite of Data Management products, that enables enterprises to meet the increasing demands of productivity, performance, data security, business intelligence and regulatory compliance.” Shekhar added, “With the strong team in Solix, our customers and our partners, I hope to build on the strength of a unique architecture and a unified platform strategy to make Solix a global leader in the ILM space”.
Shekhar Dasgupta holds a MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Banglore and has attended the Executive Management program at INSEAD Asia School in Singapore. Prior to his Oracle experience, he held various managerial positions at PSI Data Systems and Confederation of Indian Industry.
About Solix Technologies
Solix Technologies, Inc., leader in Information Life Cycle Management solutions, helps businesses improve application performance, reduce storage costs and meet their compliance requirements. As an ORACLE Certified Partner, SAP Complementary Software Provider (CSP) and being assessed as one of the CMM Level5 companies worldwide, Solix is dedicated to delivering world-class software with quality at its core. With an extensive global client base, including many Fortune 500 companies, Solix is considered a pioneer in providing a complete infrastructure platform to manage data across all segments (Application, Email and Documents) in an enterprise. For more information about Solix Technologies, visit: https://www.solix.com
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