EnterpriseDB Deepens Focus on Indian Government With New Director of Government Sales

PUNE, India, August 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Government Sector Expert Will Enable the Expanding Usage of PostgreSQL Through Enterprise Class Support and Services Provided by EDB

EnterpriseDB, the leading worldwide provider of enterprise-class PostgreSQL products and Oracle database compatibility solutions, announced the appointment of Shashank Thapliyal as Sales Director, Indian Government.

"The Indian government is adopting PostgreSQL as the database of choice for several mission-mode projects with EDB as a key partner to provide enterprise class support. We are excited to have Shashank come on board to help us further expand the usage of this critical open source technology," said Radhika Samant, Global CFO and Country Executive for India at EnterpriseDB.

Shashank has extensive experience in the Indian government space. Before joining EnterpriseDB, he was the Country Manager for Government and Defense at Fujitsu. Prior to that, he held several senior leadership positions at Wipro in government sales.

"I have been watching the proliferation of PostgreSQL across the government since the e-governance initiatives were launched. The need for fully supported, low TCO, open source technologies create an edge for EnterpriseDB to make a mark," said Shashank Thapliyal, Sales Director - Indian Government at EnterpriseDB India. "I am excited to join the company to assist government organizations explore and leverage such strategic solutions."

EnterpriseDB has recorded compounded annual growth of 84 percent in sales over the past two years with 100+ customers in the corporate and government sectors. The growth is attributed in a large part to e-Governance initiatives across the country and the increasing preference for open source technologies with enterprise class support. 

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About EnterpriseDB Corporation

EnterpriseDB, based in Bedford, MA, is the leading worldwide provider of enterprise-class PostgreSQL and Oracle database compatibility products and services. Used by thousands of business and government customers globally, EnterpriseDB delivers the industry's best price-performance in a relational database. Employing some of the most innovative members of the PostgreSQL Community, EnterpriseDB builds upon 25-plus years of development to provide companies a proven, secure and feature-rich alternative to costly traditional databases. EnterpriseDB's Postgres Plus family of products includes the open source community PostgreSQL, Postgres Plus Advanced Server with Oracle database compatibility, a Database-as-a-Service with its Postgres Plus Cloud Database and enterprise management and monitoring tools. Founded in 2004, EnterpriseDB is backed by Charles River Ventures, Volition Capital (formerly Fidelity Ventures), Valhalla Partners and strategic investors including Red Hat, IBM, NTT and KT. 

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