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PRESS RELEASE — SCHENECTADY, NY–(Marketwired – April 01, 2016) –  docSTAR, an award-winning developer of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and automated accounts payable software announced today that Joe Sa Pereira will serve as the National Channel Sales Director for the company starting April 1, 2016.

“With significant growth over the last several years, this is an exciting time to join the docSTAR team,” said Mr. Sa Pereira. “The channel is a vital part of docSTAR’s plan for continued growth and is critical to our success as an organization. I look forward to utilizing my experience in sales and channel management to identify opportunities, improve programs, optimize initiatives and define roadmap strategies to best serve our partners and their customers.”

Since the release of docSTAR eclipse and its signature Smart AP Automation Platform in August of 2012, docSTAR has grown globally by more than 25% per year. The company’s eclipse enterprise content management and process automation software is built for the web and delivers deployment choice via software installed on-premises or a cloud-hosted offering for any industry including insurance, financial services, healthcare, real estate, manufacturing, legal, non-profit, education and the public sector. Due to this growth, docSTAR has recently added positions in its support, professional services, development, QA and sales organizations across the continental U.S.{ad}

“With his extensive functional, technical and sales expertise, Joe is uniquely qualified to lead the growth and development of our channel partner program,” said Tom Franceski, President, docSTAR. “This announcement reflects our commitment to delivering the most innovative products, like eclipse, to drive profitability for our channel partners and improve overall business processes that generate cost savings for their customers. We are excited to have him lead our global channel partner program as we continue to build on the success of our eclipse solution.”

Formerly of Oracle and Pitney Bowes, Mr. Sa Pereira has held several cross-functional roles in Production Planning, Vendor Relations, Product Development, Marketing, Sales and channel management; and is skilled in creating and delivering customer applications to drive enhancements throughout multiple business units. With over 15 years of experience, Joe Sa Pereira has helped clients manage and find their digital content and information by designing and implementing Imaging Applications and Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions for Corporate, U.S. Federal, State and Local Government clients across several industries.

“We are excited to have someone of Joe’s experience leading our global channel partner program. The docSTAR channel is critical to our success and our growth as an organization. Under Joe’s leadership, we will be assessing our channel program for improvements and will be soliciting feedback from our valued partners for suggestions. It is our goal to maintain one of the best and most productive channel programs in the industry, driving revenues and profits for our partners,” stated Greg Cooke, Vice President of Sales for docSTAR. 

About docSTAR
docSTAR, trusted by more than 8,000 organization across North America, is an award-winning developer of innovative enterprise content management (ECM) and accounts payable automation solutions designed for organizations of any size. docSTAR eclipse allows enterprises to gain control over documents, improve records retention, reduce costs and increase operational efficiency.

docSTAR eclipse Smart AP Automation empowers organizations to streamline the entire invoice process with Intelligent Data Capture, automated workflows and real-time access to financial information to make informed business decisions. docSTAR eclipse is available either on-premises or as a private/public cloud-hosted service on AWS and integrates with any ERP solution, CRM and line of business applications.

Since 1996, docSTAR has been passionate about solving our customers’ complex document management and accounts payable challenges, and our solutions are backed by a responsive implementation and support team to ensure long term success. This commitment has earned us numerous awards: 2015 Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies, ‘Best Places to Work’ by the Albany Business Review in 2013 and 2014, ‘Best Channel Vendor‘ in the ECM Software category for 4 consecutive years by Business Solutions magazine and a ‘5-Star Rating’ in CRN’s 2014 and 2015 Partner Program.

For additional information on our company or products, visit www.docstar.com and on LinkedIn.