SaaSMAX Taps Leading Channel Cloud Expert as Newest Advisory Board Member.

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San Diego, California, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) January 26, 2012 -- San Diego, CA, January XX, 2012 – SaaSMAX, a leading online channel management platform and marketplace providing actionable channel management tools and processes for SaaS App Vendors and Solution Providers, today announced the appointment of Ian Moyse to its Strategic Advisory Board. Moyse, who brings extensive channel and Cloud expertise to the organization as a thought leader in channel market for Cloud solutions, will work with SaaSMAX in an advisory role in its current Beta stage and into commercial launch later this year.

Moyse has more than 25 years of experience in the IT Sector, with nine of those years specializing in security software and SaaS. He has more than 23 years of channel experience, starting his career as a systems programmer within IBM’s mainframe environment. Additionally, he has held senior positions in both large and small organizations including Senior Vice President for EMEA CA and Managing Director of several UK companies. For the last 7 years, Moyse has been focused on security in Cloud Computing and has become a sought-after thought leader in this arena.

“I am pleased to be involved with SaaSMAX, which is bringing innovative value to the growing opportunity Cloud brings to channel. SaaSMAX will deliver value to both vendor and the variety of channel delivery models in bringing them together in SaaSMax, itself a Cloud solution,” Moyse said. “Over the next 3 to 5 years, we will see great change in the channel in terms of delivery mechanism, value propositions and billing models; the launch of SaaSMAX is extremely timely, as so many resellers, VARs, distributors and vendors are looking for how and what to do, to evolve into this new ‘cloudy’ world."

Moyse currently heads one of the largest worldwide channel groups on LinkedIn with more than 11,000 members as well as owning several other channel and cloud groups that are growing fast. He currently sits on the board of Eurocloud UK and the Governance Board of the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF). Moyse has also been recognized with several industry awards and accolades, specifically the “AllBusiness Sales AllStar Award for 2010” and the “European Channel Personality of the Year Award for 2011.” In 2011, he was named by TalkinCloud as one of the global top 200 cloud channel experts, as well as making it onto the MSPMentor’s Top 250 list, which tracks the world's top managed services experts, entrepreneurs and executives. Most recently, Moyse was named earlier this month by Channelnomics as its 2011 Influencer of the Year for the European region.

"We are pleased to gain Ian's expertise and guidance, and are excited that he shares the same vision as SaaSMAX about how to bridge the wide gap that stands between SaaS App Vendors and Solution Providers. We were especially impressed by his diverse connections, the credentials he carries and how widespread his content is published within both the Cloud and channels to market - all reasons as to why we sought him out for our advisory board,” said Dina Moskowitz, Founder and CEO, SaaSMAX. “He has already brought great value to our endeavors, and we believe he will be a great thought leader for us in our European ventures and beyond.”

Currently in beta, SaaSMAX is recruiting strategic-thinking Solution Providers who are embracing SaaS as part of their business model and want to profit from the recurring revenue commission models of SaaS Apps participating in SaaSMAX. As well, during beta SaaSMAX is selectively recruiting best of breed SaaS Apps to comprise a well-rounded critical mass of business and IT SaaS solutions. For more information, go to www.SaaSMAX.com , visit or blog at www.WiseSaaS.com , follow us on Twitter @WiseSaaS, or register for one of our weekly introductory webinars at www.SaaSMAX.com/webinar . For more information on SaaSMAX’s Management & Key Advisors, go to: http://www.saasmax.com/about-us/management .

About SaaSMAX, Inc.

Founded in 2011, SaaSMAX, Inc. (www.SaasMAX.com ) electronically facilitates the reselling and purchasing of Software-as-a-Service business applications (“SaaS Apps”) through value-added resellers, solution providers, trusted advisors and other reseller channels (collectively “Solution Providers”). The SaaSMAX App Marketplace enables: 1. SaaS software vendors to display detailed marketing and technical information, commission plans, special incentive offers, and the ability to manage, track and pay reseller commissions; and, 2. Solution Providers to identify relevant SaaS Apps for their clients, receive compensation when they facilitate the sale of a SaaS App, track and manage their customers’ purchases, and be identified by software vendors and business executives. With SaaSMAX in the middle, and with only one contractual agreement now required to do business, the SaaSMAX App Marketplace will provide SaaS software vendors and Solution Providers with the tools and relationships to increase their revenues in the rapidly growing $12+ Billion SaaS industry.

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