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BRISBANE, Calif., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- EZaccess, Inc. announced today
that Richard Lo, former Vice President of U.S. and International Sales at
Verity, Inc., will join EZaccess as the new Vice President of Sales.
Lo brings over 10 years of sales experience in building strong sales
foundations for fast-growing high-tech companies including Verity, Inc.,
International Network Services, and Digital Equipment Corporation.
"We are extremely excited to have Richard join EZaccess," reports Ankesh
Kumar, President and CEO of EZaccess. "Having Richard on the executive team
will help EZaccess take its sales to the next level, and make EZaccess a major
player in the corporate HR staffing software market."
Bob Barrett, Managing Partner of Battery Ventures, a venture capital firm
that recently funded EZaccess with $5.25 M in capital and specializes in
investing in early-emerging companies, shares Kumar's enthusiasm. "The growth
at EZaccess over the last year has been phenomenal. With all of the momentum
we have going, this is the perfect time to bring Richard Lo on board. His
sales expertise will help keep the momentum going, while strengthening and
expanding the current sales force."
Prior to joining EZaccess, Mr. Lo served as Vice President of U.S. and
International Sales at Verity, Inc. where, in his first six months, he
increased direct sales revenue by 83% and was responsible for over $30 million
in total sales revenue for the '97 fiscal year. At Verity, Mr. Lo was
responsible for a staff of over 60 sales and sales support professionals.
Prior to joining Verity, Mr. Lo spent 2 years as Western Regional Sales
Manager for International Network Services (INS), a company that specializes
in providing network consulting resources, where he closed more new client
accounts than any other person in the history of the company, thus increasing
business in his territory by 300%. Prior to INS, Mr. Lo spent 7 years in
Digital Equipment Corporations' field sales organization, where he held
several senior sales management positions exposing him to large complex system
integration opportunities, major accounts, and channel sales development. Mr.
Lo received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of the
Pacific and graduated as a member of Eta Kappa Nu, a national engineering
honors society.
"The corporate HR staffing market has been asking for a more robust, cost
effective, easy-to-install and easy-to-use solution" said Richard Lo. "We
have already become a market leader with the EZaccess recruiting application
for contract employment agencies, and are now poised to take the corporate HR
staffing market by storm with EZaccessHR." The potential at EZaccess is
tremendous and I am very excited to be a part of its future."
Founded in 1993, EZaccess is an innovator of applicant tracking/recruiting
software. Its first product, EZaccess Recruiting Software, was designed
specifically to meet the workflow needs of recruiting and contract employment
agencies. It quickly established itself as a market leader, and recently
released the newest version, EZaccess 4.0, which allows increased
customization and functionality. The newest product from EZaccess,
EZaccessHR, is an application designed to meet the demanding workflow needs of
corporate HR staffing. EZaccess software helps both staffing agencies and
corporate HR departments increase their productivity while reducing costs at
the same time.
More information about EZaccess can be found at www.EZaccess.com.
SOURCE EZaccess, Inc.
CONTACT: Shelley Fennekohl of EZaccess, Inc., 650-829-6868
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