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23 May 2011: - Singapore and New Delhi
Consilium Software ("Consilium"), a leading Unified Communications solutions company, today announced the appointment of Niraj Saran, to the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and to lead "Consilium Innovation Technology Labs" (CITL) to build next generation Unified Communication products and enhance the existing portfolio of UniTools. Niraj Saran was previously CTO at UnitedLex, running the Product teams, Operations and IT.
Commenting on Niraj's appointment, Consilium Chairman & CEO Pramod Ratwani said, "We have made significant progress in our pursuit to be leading Unified communication player with focus on Analytics, Mobility and Virtualization. Niraj's appointment to lead our product innovation initiatives and launch of CITL is an important milestone in the company's ambitious product development plans".
Niraj brings over 20 years of experience in building products and solutions in the UC space for both service provider and enterprise customers. At Microsoft in the United States and India, he was responsible for a number of products and solutions to improve monetization for Microsoft Bing's group. As Group Manager, Niraj also had responsibility for two significant products in the Unified Communications product-line. Niraj developed the mobile client for Office Communicator on Windows Mobile and also developed v1 of the presence-enabled IP Phone. Prior to that at Openwave, Niraj managed the web and mobile mail teams and built the highly scalable, carrier grade Voice and Video Mail platform. Niraj was also responsible for a very innovative 3G video mail and video portal solution deployed for a European carrier during the Euro 2004. Niraj has held key roles at leading technology companies in Silicon Valley like Lucent and Octel and at start-ups building enterprise voice applications. Niraj was the 2009 winner of the Innovation Award at Microsoft's India Development Centre. Niraj holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from BITS, Pilani.
Commenting on his appointment, Niraj said "Consilium has already established its leadership position as the Unified Communications market leader known for its solutions approach, applications focus and proven track record globally. I'm looking forward to contributing to our ongoing success in delivering high-performance solutions and products that represent leading-edge value to our customers.
About Consilium Software ("Consilium") – www.consiliuminc.com
Consilium Software develops Unified Communications (UC) software and solutions for enterprises and contact centers. Consilium Software offers a complete solutions platform for Unified Communications with alliance products, Consilium technology powered services, Consilium's proprietary Uni™ products and applications, and infrastructure management. Consilium Software's vision is to be a leading UC player by offering a platform consisting of software, services and third-party products which helps customers reduce the cost and complexity of acquiring and enabling Unified Communications. Consilium Software is headquartered in Singapore, with subsidiaries and fully-staffed branch offices in India (New Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai), Canada (Toronto) and Taiwan (Taipei City.) Established in 2007, Consilium is a privately-held company that received Series-A investment from JAFCO Asia in July 2010. The Consilium team is comprised of management, advisors and delivery leaders who have significantly shaped the global contact center industry over the last two decades.
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