The wealth of experience that Laidig and Seibt bring to Scali is instrumental as the organisation continues to develop and execute upon its strategic initiatives. Richard Seibt has been a pioneer in commercializing the Linux operating system. As CEO of SUSE, he was instrumental in building international traction and adoption of the software, which ultimately led to the company being acquired by Novell in 2004.

Klaus-Dieter Laidig worked at Hewlett-Packard for 30 years, where he was instrumental in building HP's European Computer Systems Business in the 1980's and 1990's. He also served on the supervisory board at SAP AG from 1996 to 2003. This gives Klaus-Dieter Laidig a unique understanding of the enterprise systems market which will be important as Scali continues to develop their go-to-market and product strategies.

"Scali is a company with substantial growth potential and exciting opportunities. As clustering becomes more common in the enterprise market, Scali's software and hardware agnostic approach will make it the natural choice for companies looking for reduced risk and increased productivity in their datacentre", stated Klaus-Dieter Laidig. "I look forward to contributing to the ongoing success of the organisation."

"As more organisations adopt Linux as a platform in the datacentre and incorporate clusters into their IT architecture, the need for an effective management solution becomes obvious", stated Richard Seibt. "With its solution, Scali is well positioned to help organisations take advantage of the cost and performance benefits of Linux-based clusters."

"Scali is fortunate to welcome such skilled professionals as Richard and Klaus-Dieter to our board of directors", stated Björn Skare, President and CEO at Scali. "Their extensive experience, connections and insightful market perspectives will be invaluable as we continue to implement our strategy and expand our business."