PERFORMANCE

02/07/2009

Criston results race ahead

All systems are go for Sophia Antipolis-based IT and security management solutions provider, Criston.

Criston posted record high results for the first five months of 2009 with sales up 30% from the same period in 2009. Company profits were also up after year-on-year sales of licenses jumped 50% and over 20 new major contracts were signed in France and in international markets!

These results “demonstrate how we can supply our customers with innovative technologies that drive productivity and deliver major cost savings as well as higher ROI (return on investment) than our competitors. In addition our IT and security management solutions are often selected as part of companies’ long-term strategies, which suffer less in the current economic climate*,” noted Criston Chairman and CEO, Marc Vaillant.

Criston, which was established in Sophia Antipolis in 1997, recorded sales of €4.3 million in 2008. The company, which also has a site in Paris and one in Tokyo, has a network of over 20 partners in more than 20 countries.

* as quoted in the PACA Informations Economiques.


More information: www.criston.com

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Ségolène PIN MONSAINGEON is the Business Unit Manager for the Information Technologies business sectors. The IT Business Unit addresses all technology-oriented companies in the fields of micro-electronics, telecommunications, software and multimedia.
Previously, Ségolène was in charge of marketing intelligence and responsible for the Riviera Resource Center.
Before joining Team Côte d'Azur, Segolene worked for several years as EMEA Marketing and Communication Manager for Alcatel Amtech, an American-European joint venture providing global solutions based on RFID technologies in the transportation and access control industries.
She holds a joint Master Degree in Economics and Foreign Languages from the Grenoble University (France), as well as a Translator Master Degree from the University of Alberta (Canada).

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