Davide Villa to set up international B2B business for XING

The Executive Board of XING AG appointed Davide Villa as Senior Vice President B2B. Villa will assume responsibility for the newly created department from today, and shall manage all German and international B2B activities, including XING Marketplace, Advertising, Best Offers, Company Pages, and Enterprise Groups.
“I’m very excited about helping XING expand its leading position in the European market. This business area has an enormous market potential; I believe that the number of relevant B2B services available to our members has no limits,” explained Villa.
Mr. Villa has international experience in recruiting, and has established an active contact network in the industry. He is an Italian and is fluent in five languages (German, English, Spanish, French and Italian). His last position was CEO of Central and Eastern Europe for Monster.com.
After receiving a Master’s in Business Informatics from the Business School Lausanne, Davide Villa began his career working for Adecco. In October 2002, he joined jobpilot GmbH as VP of Sales and Business Development. In May 2003, he was promoted to COO and assumed responsibility for European operations.
“In choosing Davide Villa, we’ve won over one of the top managers in the international recruiting market, a proven specialist in establishing new business segments,” said Lars Hinrichs, CEO and Founder of XING AG.
The hiring of Mr. Villa was the first step in XING AG’s plans to expand the Company’s B2B operations.
About XING:
XING is the leading network for business contacts in Europe. Far more than a directory of business contacts, XING makes your professional network an active part of your life, enabling members to discover professional people, opportunities and privileges through its unique discovery capability and advanced contact management tools.
With the successful IPO of XING as the first Web 2.0 company to go public, XING AG has had a long-term impact on the social networking trend amongst professionals. By focusing on the target group ‘business people worldwide’, the company is able to offer tailored features, thereby making networking and contact management simpler. Besides Headquarters in Hamburg, XING AG is also represented with offices in Barcelona, Istanbul and Beijing.

Technology Associates Partners With SoftwareONE

Eric Hobbs, president of Technology Associates (www.technologyassociates.net), a full-service technology solutions and support firm specializing in network design, implementation, management and support to small to medium-sized businesses in North Carolina, has announced that the firm has entered into a partnership with SoftwareONE. SoftwareONE is a global licensing and license management service provider that holds elite authorizations from major publishers including Microsoft, Symantec and Adobe. Technology Associates has joined SoftwareONE’s VARassist Partner Program which will allow the firm to add software licensing expertise to its solutions and implementation services and provide its customers with a total solutions package.

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News Facts:
• Technology Associates has entered into a partnership with SoftwareONE.
• SoftwareONE is a global licensing and license management service provider that holds elite authorizations from major publishers including Microsoft, Symantec and Adobe.
• Technology Associates has joined SoftwareONE’s VARassist Partner Program which will allow the firm to add software licensing expertise to its solutions and implementation services and provide its customers with a total solutions package.

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“I am excited to announce our new partnership with SoftwareONE,” said Hobbs. “Partnering with SoftwareONE enables our firm to provide our customers with the optimal solution built on proper licensing that maximizes their IT investment. We are now able to offer the full range of MS licensing agreements to better serve our customers.”

About Technology Associates:
Founded in 1997, Technology Associates is a full-service technology solutions and support firm that specializes in providing network design, implementation, management and support to small- to medium-sized businesses in North Carolina. Technology Associates partners with their clients to manage their technology solutions as a valued business asset and emphasizes proactive solutions to prevent problems before they occur. The firm utilizes scalable technologies which allow business owners to have a technology infrastructure that can grow with their business needs. The combined years of experience for the Technology Associates engineering staff is 63 years, while the average years of experience is 16. Technology Associates prides itself on offering a low engineer-to-customer ratio to ensure timely responsiveness and individual attention for their customers. Technology Associates is a Microsoft® Certified Partner, meaning they possess a high degree of competence and expertise with Microsoft® technologies, as well as a Microsoft® Small Business Specialist. For more information please call (919) 459-0100 or visit their Web site at http://www.technologyassociates.net.

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
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