Axway CTO Joins MIT Enterprise Forum Phoenix Board to Support Business Development in Arizona

Axway is a Founding Sponsor of the First MIT Enterprise Forum Chapter in Arizona

PHOENIX – Further demonstrating its longstanding support for Arizona's entrepreneurs, Dave Bennett, the chief technology officer at Axway, has joined the executive committee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Enterprise Forum Phoenix Board. Software company Axway is one of 10 founding sponsors that have joined to support the growth of the Arizona business community. Axway is also a sponsor for the organization's upcoming event, "Energy Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Today's Challenges and Tomorrow's Opportunities" which is scheduled for September 24, 2009, from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas.

With 25 chapters across the country, MIT Enterprise Forum Phoenix is the first U.S. chapter to be created in the last 10 years. Originally initiated at MIT in Cambridge, Mass., the MIT Enterprise Forum Phoenix is not limited to MIT alumni, but is open to the entire community. Members of the Phoenix Board consist of thought-leaders, business owners and executives in the Arizona area dedicated to the expansion of Arizona's businesses.

Axway is a leading global provider of multi-enterprise solutions and infrastructure. The company employs 1,650 people in 20 countries worldwide and posted revenues of nearly $230 million in 2008. Over 11,000 organizations in more than 100 countries use Axway's software and services.

"Joining the MIT Enterprise Forum Phoenix Board allows me to help guide future leaders and contribute to the diversification of Arizona's technology market," said Dave Bennett. "We are helping young entrepreneurs develop compelling business plans that enable them to grow successful businesses in coming years."

"Having a well-established global company like Axway as a sponsor is invaluable to us as we grow the MIT Enterprise Forum community in Arizona," said Armando Viteri, chairman of the MIT Enterprise Forum Phoenix. "Axway's sponsorship is critical to the success of the organization's long-term goal of coaching start-ups from conception to innovation to maturity. With more than 20 years of experience, Dave's visionary insights are a tremendous asset to us as we pursue our goals."

The MIT Enterprise Forum Phoenix event, "The Energy Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Today's Challenges and Tomorrow's Opportunity" will be focused on alternative energy, consisting of a panel discussion and an opportunity to network with energy company innovators. Register for the event here.

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About Axway

Axway is the Business Interaction Networks company — the only provider in the market today to manage, run, secure, and monitor all of your business interactions, including email, files, messaging, services, events, and processes. Serving over 11,000 organizations in more than 100 countries, Axway facilitates the multi-enterprise transactions, processes and integration that accelerate business by eliminating the barriers between vendors, customers, departments, partners and suppliers. Axway's comprehensive offerings include business-to-business integration, managed file transfer, secure email, business activity monitoring, enterprise application integration, service-oriented architecture, business process management, track & trace and identity validation solutions. Axway provides professional and managed services, as well as cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Axway's global presence spans 20 countries.

About MIT Enterprise Forum Phoenix

MIT Enterprise Forum Phoenix is a chapter of MIT Enterprise Forum, the global voice of entrepreneurship. For more than thirty years, Enterprise Forum has been a platform for entrepreneurial networking, inspiration and education. We are a community of volunteers sharing resources, knowledge and a passion for entrepreneurship and wealth creation. Our goal is to build a community, connect technology entrepreneurs with capital, resources, employees, and industry experts and to ultimately make the commercialization of technology faster and easier. MIT Enterprise Forum of Phoenix brings together leaders and entrepreneurs from real companies discussing real issues, providing everyone a front row seat to behind-the-scenes success.