Former Mercury Executive Joins the Enlighta's Outsourcing Governance Council

Industry veteran Ido Sarig brings valuable IT governance expertise to Enlighta

Enlighta Inc., the industry leader of software solutions for governance of IT and business services, today announced that Ido Sarig, former Mercury (NASDAQ: MERQ) Vice President of technology strategy has joined the Enlighta Outsourcing Governance Council.

"Whether it is application management outsourcing or business services outsourcing, effective governance is a key capability that companies are investing in to realize the value of outsourcing," notes Sarig, "What Mercury's IT Governance (ITG) software provides for IT organizations to manage IT operations, Enlighta solutions provide to service delivery organizations managing outsourced application services and business service operations.
Enlighta is the clear leader in this new market and it is my privilege to join their Outsourcing Governance Council, where I can apply my past experience in the industry to further their growth and development."

"Ido’s considerable contributions to the Application Management and IT Governance industry and his dedication to the development of emerging technology make him an excellent addition to the Enlighta Outsourcing Governance council", said Nipun Sehgal, President and CEO of Enlighta, "We look forward to his involvement and his ability to further shape the direction and growth of Enlighta."

Sarig comes from Mercury where he served as the Vice President of technology strategy. At Mercury, he was instrumental in creating the company's technology roadmap and was responsible for the evaluation of new technologies and business opportunities to further company growth and market share. Prior to his role in technology strategy, he served as Mercury’s Vice President of product marketing for the APM business unit.

He also sits on the advisory board of Leverage Software, a privately held San Francisco company providing social networking software, and Optimyz, a privately held company providing Web services testing software.

Sarig’s addition further strengthens the Enlighta Outsourcing Governance Council. Other advisors include Dr. Andrew Shimberg, Vice President at Concours Group and Dr. Vijay Gurbaxani, a leading academician.

Enlighta's Outsourcing Governance Council is an invitation-only, select group of leaders in the outsourcing industry who help shape the policies, practices and technologies used in the delivery and governance of outsourced services.

About Enlighta Inc., Enlighta is a leading provider of Outsourcing management solutions to global 2000 companies and IT and BPO services providers. Enlighta's solutions enable companies to manage and govern their outsourced or offshore services in real-time, reducing the risk of failure of such operations. For IT and BPO services providers, Enlighta's solutions enable effective performance and compliance reporting across all customer engagements, and automation of services delivery and staffing processes. For more information, please visit www.enlighta.com