Vancouver Canada–Bluestream Database Software Corp.— a provider of DITA-enabled Component Content Management System (CCMS) solutions—are pleased to announce the appointment of Rik Page as EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) Sales and Marketing Director. Rik comes to Bluestream with a wealth of experience within the industry where he has been instrumental in a number of high profile DITA XML projects.
Rik joins to build on Bluestream‘s recent success in the region and comments, “I am thrilled to start a new challenge with Bluestream and look forward to working with the team to further develop the business. I am fortunate to be joining such a respected company that like me prides itself on top quality service. With the launch of XDocs version 5.0 just around the corner, it’s an exciting time for the company.”
Nenad Furtula, Partner and VP of Sales and Marketing at Bluestream says, “Rik’s wealth of experience and industry knowledge makes him a key addition to the Bluestream family. We view his appointment as a sign of our commitment to being the leading CCMS supplier of choice for organisations of all sizes,” and he adds, “Our new innovations and the increasing demand from our customers led us to look for an addition to our team who will fit in with our ethos of innovation and exceptional service, and it is very fortunate that we were able to find someone of Rik’s calibre to fulfil this role. I’m confident that Rik will play a key role in providing and implementing high quality solutions for our clients.”
About Bluestream
Bluestream’s flagship product XDocs Component Content Management System (CCMS) is a standards-compliant single-sourcing solution. It enables technical communicators to create, manage, dynamically publish, and store large volumes of both XML and non-XML content. XDocs offers unparalleled value to organizations of all sizes looking to realize the benefits of DITA. by providing easy to deploy enterprise class functionality at a far lower entry point.
Bluestream customers range from Fortune 100 organizations seeking complex cross-departmental DITA solutions to small businesses containing single author documentation teams.
Bluestream has been in business since 1997 and has customers in many verticals, among them software, oil and gas, health care, military, manufacturing, and finance.
Rik can be reached at rikp@bluestream.com and +44 (0)79 8013 0260.
