Strategy 7 today announced that the firm has substantially strengthened its national sales presence with the addition of Ray Methvin as the company's East Coast Sales Consultant, a new position reporting directly to Joseph Rodriguez, Strategy 7's CEO.

Mr. Methvin brings a vast business development history and in-depth knowledge of enterprise hardware and software infrastructure and services with particular expertise in IBM's Data Management products.

Over the past twenty years, Mr. Methvin has directly applied this knowledge and expertise directing and managing the sales and operations of Monolith Corporation, an IBM business partner focused on the development of Universe and Unidata (U2) sales and channel management distribution.

During his tenure at Monolith, Mr. Methvin worked to expand the company's international VAR channel from four to twenty-eight countries and was responsible for the transition of the product distribution model from channel marketing to direct sales. As the General Manager, Mr. Methvin managed an international sales force and distributor channel and developed a large profit center for Professional Services that achieved the highest levels of customer satisfaction.

Prior to joining Monolith, Mr. Methvin worked with IBM as an inside sales representative and was also the President of an IBM dealership that represented AutoCAD and provided network training to Fortune 500 companies.

In announcing Mr. Methvin's appointment, Joseph Rodriguez, Strategy 7's CEO stated, 'We are extremely fortunate to have someone with Ray's knowledge, expertise and contacts on the S7 team. His long-term commitment to IBM's Data Management products, particularly U2 (now Rocket Software) and his dedication to streamlined professional services is in line with our current operating strategy and vision for future growth.'

About STRATEGY 7 Corporation

Strategy 7, comprised of a powerful group of professionals with verifying software and platform experience, provides significant data-driven strategies that include data warehousing, data mining and data mapping solutions.  The company’s expertise, and industry best practices, maximizes the strength of the data integration and implementation process-- providing customers with the confidence of knowing that they have a solid partner working on their behalf.   The company has been committed to IBM’s Data Management Products for over 18 years with over 66,000 users.  Clients include Berkshire Hathaway, United Parcel Service, MGM Mirage, Verizon, American Express, Union Pacific, EDS, State of New Mexico, State of California, State of Florida, Cigna, Baylor University, John Deere, British Tire and Rubber, Household Finance, Marriott, United Nations and hundreds of others.

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