Aria Systems Names Tom Dibble New CEO

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - Apr 3, 2012) - Aria Systems, Inc., the leading provider of cloud billing and subscription management solutions, today announced the appointment of Tom Dibble as president and chief executive officer. Dibble previously served as the company's chief revenue officer. He will also have a seat on the company's board of directors.

"Coming off of a phenomenal first quarter, Aria Systems is entering a new phase of accelerated growth," said Bruce Cleveland, board member for Aria Systems and general partner for InterWest Partners. "Tom is a proven leader with a unique understanding of the SaaS market. He has been instrumental in working closely with our customers and partners to enable their subscription billing and monetization strategies. As such, we believe he is the ideal person for this role and we look forward to seeing him take Aria Systems to the next level."

Prior to joining Aria Systems in 2009, Dibble served as vice president of worldwide channels and alliances for Oracle Corporation, as a result of the company's acquisition of BEA Systems. At BEA Systems, he was vice president of worldwide channels and alliances, and led the team responsible for the company's global business development and partner-related initiatives. Before joining BEA Systems, Dibble led business development and sales at several high-growth venture backed companies. Dibble began his career working for Goldman Sachs and Company. He holds a degree in economics with honors from Syracuse University.

"I'm honored to have been chosen by the board of directors as the CEO for Aria Systems," said Tom Dibble, president and CEO of Aria Systems. "My close work with our customers and partners -- including companies like Pitney Bowes, Telecom Denmark and VMware -- has given me deep insight into the fundamental transformation taking place in commerce and the optimization of recurring revenue models. I believe this knowledge, combined with my background in the SaaS space and experience with Aria Systems, is well suited for the direction the company -- and the industry -- is taking. I look forward to building upon our proven track record of cloud based billing innovation and further expanding the reach of the Aria Subscription Billing Platform worldwide."

About Aria Systems
Aria Systems is the leading provider of cloud billing and subscription management solutions for Global 2000 companies. The Aria Subscription Billing Platform is the industry's only advanced subscription billing solution capable of managing the entire subscriber life cycle for all recurring revenue models as a company grows and expands its business. Disney, Pitney Bowes, Ingersoll Rand, DreamWorks, EMC, Internap, VMware, Taleo and Hootsuite all rely on Aria Systems for fast time-to-market, low operational costs and monetization flexibility. For more information about Aria Systems, visit www.AriaSystems.com.