Gibraltar Solutions Appoints Director of Managed Solutions

Mississauga, Ontario, March 28, 2011 – Gibraltar Solutions, Ontario’s pioneer and leading virtualization solution provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of Marshall Black to the position of Director, Managed Solutions, effective March 28, 2011.

Recognized as a pioneer and Ontario’s leading virtualization solution provider, Gibraltar looks forward to working with Citrix and Microsoft, through V-Alliance, to bring the transformational power and benefits of virtualization and cloud computing to customers in Ontario and Canada.

“Gibraltar is extremely pleased to be named as a contributing member of the V-Alliance,” said Don Lee, CEO of Gibraltar. "As a member of V-Alliance, Gibraltar will have unprecedented access to Citrix and Microsoft tools and resources that might have been labeled as ‘internal only.’ This incremental access will enhance the already very deep relationships between our collective engineering teams and ultimately bring more value to virtualization customers and end users in Ontario.”

“Since Gibraltar’s inception in 1996, virtualization technology has been a strategic area of focus. This makes today’s announcement to further expand the scope of cooperation with leading virtual computing providers like Citrix and Microsoft an exciting one for Gibraltar,” said Brad Henderson, COO of Gibraltar. “I am especially excited since cooperation opportunities such as V-Alliance will ultimately allow Gibraltar to build and bring better integrated virtual solutions to the market."

“We are continually looking for ways to work with Microsoft to add value to our joint channel,” said Tom Flink, vice president, Channel and Emerging Products for Citrix. “V-Alliance is the latest effort to do just that. This program will give our joint partners the information and resources they need, so they may more effectively deliver the kinds of virtualization solutions that the market is looking for.”

Ross Brown, vice president, Worldwide Partner Sales at Microsoft Corp said, “The Microsoft-Citrix relationship, which goes back more than two decades, has always been about delivering solutions that enable our customers to be more productive. V-Alliance is our latest effort to ensure that our joint partners around the world are always fully equipped to deliver the broadest array of virtual computing solutions to the market that only Microsoft and Citrix can offer.”

Mr. Black, who has more than 25 years of experience in various leadership and technical delivery positions in the IT sector, will be responsible for leading the strategy and growth of Gibraltar’s Managed Solutions team and service deliverables.

“I am pleased to welcome a high impact individual like Marshall to the Gibraltar management team,” said Don Lee, CEO of Gibraltar. “Well known for his experience and success in developing strong technical teams with a passion for customer service, Marshall’s thought leadership will foster positive change and opportunity for our customers. He is a great asset for our organization and I am confident Marshall will enable us to further develop the Gibraltar brand.”

With over 25 years of executive, operations management and business development experience and an extensive network of industry associates and vendor contacts, Marshall has a proven track record of delivering successful and quantifiable results. His strategic insight and focus on gaining real value from the technology investment can help organizations obtain maximum benefit. He has always been guided by the overall corporate agenda, having experience across the spectrum of Canadian business including the transportation, communication, energy and financial services sectors.

In his most recent role as the Vice President Operations for a Canadian managed IT services provider, Mr. Black led the company’s transformation from simple web hosting to a fully managed hosting solutions provider utilizing advanced productivity tools and best practices to implement cost-effective solutions to operational challenges thus achieving SAS70 II audit and ISO27001 certification and won the Microsoft Impact Award as Hoster of the Year for 2010.

Marshall has combined his business and technical experience with innovative concepts to enable superior decision-making, improved productivity and greater profitability and growth in all firms with whom he has worked. He has been recognized by the industry as a leader garnering notable recognition for his contributions including nomination for a Canadian Information Productivity Award as “an individual making the most innovative and effective use of information technology”.

A native of Toronto, Marshall makes his home in Mississauga, Ontario and is active in the community having served as a Leader with Scouts Canada since 1994.

“Gibraltar has a great reputation in the industry having built a solid foundation of expertise. I am eager to be able to contribute to this great team,” said Mr. Black. “Gibraltar has amazing delivery capability in the area of systems virtualization and is positioned well for growth. I am excited to work with the company’s expert sales and service professionals to drive innovation and success for our customers resulting in bottom line return.”

About Gibraltar Solutions
Gibraltar specializes in helping organizations to use virtualization technologies in innovative ways to solve common IT and business challenges. Working closely with you and your team, we determine the optimal solution with maximum ROI and minimum risk for achieving your goals. Supported and certified as top tier partners by industry-leading vendors (like Citrix, HP, Microsoft, and VMware), Gibraltar offers an exceptional combination of consulting talent and implementation expertise to organizations that want to realize the full benefits of virtualization.

For more information, please visit www.gibraltarsolutions.com or call 1-877-895-2474.

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