Werner Bahlke Joins Municipal Software's Executive Team as Vice President of Development
Victoria, BC, June 18, 2007 - Municipal Software (TSX:V:MSZ) is pleased to announce the addition of Werner Bahlke to the Executive Team as Vice President of Development.
Bahlke brings over 20 years of experience in software development management to the Company. In his most recent positions, he was Director of Operations at CMAEON, Vice President of Product Development for WBEM Solutions, Inc. and Software Engineering Director at Sun Microsystems, Inc. At CMAEON, he oversaw all areas of operations and productivity, including administration, development, network operations, and customer service. He also helped implement a new three-tiered architecture for their .NET web-based software applications.
“We are delighted that Werner has joined the Company,” said Iain McLean, Chief Executive Officer with Municipal Software, “He brings a winning track record of delivering projects on time and on budget as well as a wide range of experience in both traditional and agile development methodologies. Bahlke will lead the ongoing development of the CityView platform, the CityView PreBuiltsTM and Local Government ManagerTM our On Demand offering.”
“At Municipal Software I will be able to leverage my years of technical and management experience,” said Werner Bahlke, “And I look forward to leading their outstanding development team.”
Bahlke replaces Stephen Curran who will be leaving Municipal Software to return to his previous employer, Avue Technologies. “Stephen has laid a solid foundation for Werner to build on,” said Iain McLean, “and we are pleased to be able to welcome such an experienced leader to continue that work.”
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The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.About Municipal Software Corporation
Municipal Software Corporation (TSX-V:MSZ) provides easily installed, packaged software solutions that manage the everyday business processes of local governments. The solutions are based on 25 years of experience with a product platform that easily adapts to the changing practices of clients. Branded under the CityView name, the company provides a number of out of the box solutions automating practices in Property Information, Permits and Inspections, Planning, Code Enforcement, Licensing and Cashiering. CityView Application Builder is a set of application development tools that allows the client to develop unique applications to match specific needs. The company recently launched web-based services under the Local Government Manager ™ name for jurisdictions looking for the convenience and cost effectiveness of a hosted application. Municipal Software offers a complete range of services from training and customer support of its suite of products to custom development for unique applications.
