Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 19, 2004

Darren Orzechowski – System Management Arts Inc

DARREN ORZECHOWSKI, Vice President of Corporate Marketing at System Management Arts, Inc., is responsible for managing worldwide marketing activities for SMARTS and its InCharge_ service assurance software suite. Prior to joining SMARTS, he served as Vice President of Marketing for Aprisma Management Technologies. At Aprisma, Mr. Orzechowski re- branded, packaged, priced and successfully launched Aprisma's core product line and spearheaded global lead generation campaigns that contributed significantly to Aprisma's year-over-year revenue growth. Mr. Orzechowski's re-branding campaign increased Aprisma's brand awareness 65% in 12 months, and he led the development of an Aprisma advertising campaign that won two Harvey Communications Measurement Awards in 2001. Mr. Orzechowski's prior industry experience includes nine years as a leading marketing executive at Cabletron Systems, formerly parent holding company of Aprisma. Profile
TWST: Can we start with a history and overview of SMARTS?

Mr. Orzechowski: SMARTS was founded in 1993 with a single vision ' to

simplify the management of highly complex, distributed