eMOTION EXPANDS OPERATIONS TO UNITED KINGDOM

RESPONDING to explosive growth in their European markets, eMotion, a leader in digital media management software and services, have announced that they have completed the purchase of their leading UK reseller, Integrated Solutions Technology (IST), and simultaneously established their European headquarters in London with an additional UK office in Birmingham.
Bob Griffin, president and CEO of eMotion, said: “With the new headquarters eMotion can more effectively serve our growing client base in Europe for software and outsourcing solutions. The European market is considerably ahead of the US in technology adoption rate; eMotion are the market leader in the States and we are seizing the opportunity to further accelerate our growth. eMotion’s ability to deliver anywhere, anytime to our clients, who are collaborating in real time from dispersed locations will be a real benefit to top blue chip companies, broadcasters and advertising agencies as they look to take control of their media assets.”
Jon Schupp, International Sales Director for eMotion, will head the team in Europe, which includes three direct sales associates, a strategic sales manager, a direct marketing manager and six technical and support staff.
He said: “I am very excited to head this market leading team, which has years of experience in selling, implementing and serving the industries where digital media management is a major driver of productivity and real cost savings. Our flagship European clients give us an excellent base upon which to build.”
The acquisition of IST, which was founded in 1991 in London to offer digital media management solutions and services, brings expertise in digital encoding, video distribution technologies, Application Service Provider (ASP) outsourced solutions and multimedia design.
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