Aria Systems Adds Billing Industry Muscle to Exec Team

PHILADELPHIA, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Aria Systems, the leading provider of on demand transaction and customer management solutions, today appointed former Portal Software and Taleo executive Peter Worth as the company's first chief technology officer. The company also named Andy Frizzell to the post of Vice President of Customer Relations.

The newly created positions reflect increasing demand for Aria Systems' on demand billing platform among large-scale enterprises.

"Peter and Andy have the experience of managing hundreds of implementations, in deals with revenues north of $100 million, in environments that serve millions of end users," said Ed Sullivan, founder and CEO, Aria Systems. "Nowhere else in the industry will clients find the depth of expertise we've built in SaaS and billing. We're excited to have Peter and Andy on board."

Worth, who brings more than a decade of technology and management experience in software development and management consulting to Aria Systems, will be responsible for the company's overarching product and technology strategy, as well as working with key partners to leverage Aria Systems' transaction management platform.

Prior to Aria, Worth was Director at Adjility Consulting, where he provided custom application development and operations services for small to medium business enterprises. Worth has also held lead developer positions at Taleo, Adjointed Consulting, and Portal Software.

Frizzell will be responsible for all Aria Systems' customers and partners in the areas of solution creation, implementation, training and support. Over his 15-year career, Frizzell has managed the implementation of billing systems for global companies with millions of subscribers, including AOL, XM Satellite and Sirius Satellite. Frizzell's prior experience includes leadership roles at CSG Systems, Portal Software, Datasweep and Bricsnet where he managed and supported enterprise software solutions nationally and internationally.

About Aria Systems

Aria Systems provides clients with a mature, flexible and proven transaction management platform that addresses the entire spectrum of a company's subscription, billing and customer management needs. The platform is built on a sophisticated billing and customer management engine that is delivered as a service, giving Aria's clients a powerful tool to accelerate revenue capture, automate business process and significantly reduce operating costs throughout each phase of the customer lifecycle. To-date, more than 1 million accounts are being managed using Aria Systems' customer care and self- service tools. The company is based in Media, Pa. (metropolitan Philadelphia). For more information, visit http://www.ariasystems.com.