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Acresso Software Appoints Brett Ison as General Manager Asia Pacific

Announcement posted by Acresso 19 May 2009

Sydney, 19 May 2009 – Acresso Software, the makers of InstallShield and FLEXnet, has announced the appointment of Brett Ison as General Manager Asia Pacific, based in Sydney.


Ison has over 15 years of experience in IT industry sales, marketing and business development. He will be responsible for managing the company’s sales teams and customer relationships, as well as driving sales and support for Acresso’s range of software solutions for licensing, compliance and entitlement relationship management in Australia, Japan, Korea, China Taiwan and the ASEAN region.

Prior to joining Acresso, Ison spent 11 years at IBM Software, Asia Pacific in a variety of roles, most recently as Director – Business Development and Operations in Korea.

"Brett’s experience will enable Acresso to address the specific licensing and compliance challenges faced by organisations in the Asia Pacific region and play an integral role in our continued expansion. We are delighted to have him on board and believe that his knowledge and insight combined with the Acresso award-winning technology is a winning combination,” said Mark Bishof, President and Chief Executive Officer for Acresso.

Acresso Software provides solutions that help simplify the business relationship between software producers and enterprises. The company’s product line includes the FLEXnet and InstallShield family of products that were previously offered by Macrovision Corporation prior to Thoma Bravo’s April 1, 2008 acquisition of Macrovision's Software Business Unit that resulted in the formation of standalone company, Acresso Software.

About Acresso Software
Acresso Software provides solutions that power the business of software for multiple customer segments, including hardware and software producers, engineers and developers, helping them uncover revenue opportunities, streamline their infrastructure and reduce costs. The company’s proven solutions, including the FLEXnet and InstallShield product lines, have been simplifying the business relationship between software and hardware producers and their enterprise and government customers for more than 20 years. Acresso maximises the value of the software the world develops and uses. For more information, please go to: http://www.acresso.com