Press Release
Jive Software Hires John McCracken as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales
PORTLAND, OR - January 12, 2009 - Jive Software, the social business software leader, announces the addition of John McCracken to its executive management team as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales. McCracken brings more than 20 years of sales and senior management experience in the technology industry to the position.
"Now is not the time to sit on the sidelines and wait for things to settle down - now is the time to take advantage of opportunities and put as much distance as possible between Jive and other players in the social software space," said Dave Hersh, CEO, Jive Software. "We know what it takes to succeed in this market and economic climate - John's experience and ingenuity will help Jive reach its goals through 2009 and beyond."
Most recently, McCracken led the Inovis global sales organization as Senior Vice President, Sales, where he focused his time on driving business in both new and existing vertical markets. By implementing a strategic growth initiative aimed at key Fortune 50 companies, McCracken grew sales of Inovis' B2B enterprise managed service offerings by more than 100%. Before Inovis, McCracken served as Vice President of Sales, Americas at Mercury Interactive, where he lead strategic product solutions in the areas of Application Management, IT Governance and ITIL. Prior to joining Mercury, McCracken was the Regional Vice President of Sales at CheckFree Corporation. He has also held executive management positions at American Express, Warrantech and PC ServiceSource and served as an Advisory Board Member for iConclude.
"Enterprise social computing is a white hot market and I am more than excited to join Jive's winning team," said McCracken. "When you look at The Gartner Group's Enterprise Social Software Magic Quadrant report, Forrester's WAVE Report and all the way around the industry, Jive is the clear leader in the space. I joined this unbeatable team for the great leadership of its executive board and the opportunity to be a top player in the exciting new category of social business software."
Jive's flagship products, Clearspace and Clearspace Community, are the industry's leading enterprise-class social business software applications that combine the latest content creation tools with community-driven intelligence. Jive is the only platform that can support both outward-facing online customer communities and inward-facing employee collaboration solutions effectively and successfully. By presenting Web 2.0 and traditional communication tools in an intuitive and unified way, Clearspace is transforming the way companies work, resulting in better products, faster processes and a more connected workforce.
Jive was recently recognized as a ‘Leader' in the Forrester WAVE Report on Community Platforms and in the ‘Visionaries' quadrant of the Enterprise Social Software Magic Quadrant report produced by The Gartner Group. Jive's revenues have grown steadily 20% quarter over quarter in 2008. In addition, Jive continues to gain new customers in a variety of industries including healthcare, government, technology and education. For more information about the customers using Jive Software, please visit the Jive customer list.
About Jive Software
Jive Software is the leader of the enterprise Social Business Software market. Jive brings together employees, partners and customers in a unified collaboration system, allowing them to create better products, faster processes and improved relationships. Its flagship products, Clearspace and Clearspace Community, are used by more than 2,500 customers worldwide, including more than 15% of the Fortune 500. Jive was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. For more information, visit Jive Software online.
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