Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 9, 2005

Vijay Basani – Eiqnetworks Inc

VIJAY BASANI is CEO and co-Founder of eiQnetworks, Inc. Mr. Basani is a 14-year veteran of the technology and finance industries, having held numerous senior executive positions in both industries. He is also the Founder of AppIQ, Inc., an application storage resource management provider. Prior to founding AppIQ, as the Chief Strategy Officer at Fortune 100 Network Appliance, he was responsible for global data management product strategy, business development and the long-term strategic vision for the company. Prior to that, he was the Founder, President and CEO of WebManage Technologies, Inc., and was responsible for growing the company to 85 people with two locations prior to the $75 million merger with Network Appliance. In addition to Mr. Basani's experience in technology, he has also held senior executive positions in the financial industry at Spencer Trask Securities where he served as the Senior Vice President of Capital Markets and also as a Vice President at Josephthal Lyon & Ross, Inc. He is the co-owner of five patents for the architecture and design of the WebManage Content Delivery system, Adaptive Policy Engine and SLA Management. Mr. Basani holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in electronics and instrumentation, and an MBA and post MBA from Baruch College in New York. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief description of eiQnetworks?

Mr. Basani: eIQnetworks is in the business of delivering best-of-breed

security and systems management solutions. When we talk