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| LONDON & EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aldon, the leading provider of process-driven Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions today announced it has opened an office in the Middle East to support the growing business opportunities and IT initiatives throughout the region. The company has also appointed Samir Bekdashi as regional account manager, who will be responsible for driving business development in the Middle East, North Africa, Greece and Turkey.
The Middle East represents an important and strategic region for Aldon particularly in the banking industry, Aldon’s most successful market segment to date. According to Gartner’s March 2007 report titled Key Issues for Technology Providers: EMEA Software Market, 2007, “Eastern Europe and the Middle East and Africa are expected to see some of the highest economic growth in the world.” The report further indicates that “Western Europe is a very competitive volume market looking for sophistication, while Eastern Europe and the Middle East and Africa can be challenging but rewarding markets for software vendors as organisations look for basic application development and modern infrastructure.” Bekdashi has 26 years of experience in the Middle East software development market and brings with him a deep knowledge of the sector. Before joining Aldon, he was executive director at offshore software specialist BERIT and has also held the posts of sales manager at QuanTech and business manager at Bull ME where he spent 21 years. “As one of the fastest growing regions in the world with major development happening specifically in the banking industry, we see tremendous growth potential for our ALM solutions,” said Matt Scholl, chief operating officer at Aldon. “Bekdashi’s experience and local presence in the market will also be a great asset for customers and prospects as organisations in the region continue to grow their IT infrastructure to benefit business.” “ALM and change management are major growth areas in an increasingly competitive Middle East market and Aldon is already a well known name in the region,” said Samir Bekdashi, regional account manager, Aldon. “The company’s strong commitment to process management and meeting the needs of IT professionals will be a key factor in developing Aldon’s future business in the territory.” The Aldon Suite The Aldon ALM solution provides IT business process automation, requirements management, software configuration management, multiple version management and software deployment to companies worldwide. Built to address complex multi-platform environments as well as the needs of geographically distributed IT organisations, the Aldon Suite gives companies a defined, repeatable, measurable and traceable process for every stage of their application development. The integrated suite is comprised of Aldon Lifecycle Manager, Aldon Deployment Manager and Aldon Community Manager. About Aldon Aldon is the leading provider of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions that brings the benefits of process-driven application change management to IT, accelerating the delivery of mission-critical business applications. Aldon ALM solutions support today's agile organisations by enabling IT teams to greatly improve their products' time to market, reduce business disruptions, achieve regulatory compliance and increase return on investment. More than 1300 companies, including 70 of the Fortune 100, rely on Aldon ALM solutions for enterprise software configuration and change management for their IT business processes. Established in 1979, Aldon is headquartered in Emeryville, California and maintains 16 offices worldwide serving more than 40 countries. For more information, please visit www.aldon.com.
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