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Qualtech Systems Appoints Chakrapani Vallurupalli Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Posted on: Wednesday, 5 October 2005, 15:00 CDT

Chakrapani "Chuck" Vallurupalli has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Qualtech Systems, Inc. (QSI) in Wethersfield, CT. QSI is a recognized leader in Equipment Health Management and Integrated Diagnostics software solutions for commercial and military markets.

Vallurupalli brings to Qualtech more than 12 years of strategic, operational and customer relationship experience in the enterprise application software industry. He was previously with MSC. Software Corp., a worldwide leader in virtual product development solutions, where he held significant positions in sales, marketing and professional services. He worked with several Fortune 500 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers in the aerospace, defense, automotive and general machinery industries to help enhance product innovation and reduce product development time and risk. Vallurupalli holds a M.S. in Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

At Qualtech Systems, Vallurupalli will be responsible for all internal and external operations as well as corporate strategy.

"Chuck will bring a new level of excellence to several facets of our business," said founder and CEO Krishna Pattipati. Chuck's vision and passion is completely aligned with our desire to further extend our product leadership and customer intimacy."

About Qualtech Systems Inc.

Founded in 1993, QSI's software solutions enable OEMs and service and maintenance organizations to reduce the design, development, and support costs associated with capital intensive, and critical, equipment and systems. The company's software solutions complement Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions by allowing OEMs and service and maintenance organizations to provide the highest quality of service at the lowest cost by significantly reducing troubleshooting time and increasing equipment availability.

Qualtech's Equipment Health Management and Integrated Diagnostics solutions are proven, mature and deployed worldwide. Some of Qualtech's customers include Boeing (BA), FEI Company (FEIC), Honeywell (HON), NASA, Orbotech Ltd. (ORBK), and United Technologies (UTX).

Qualtech was also recently selected by Pratt & Whitney (P&W) -- a United Technologies company -- to provide real-time on-board diagnostics for F135 jet engines being developed for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The JSF venture is the latest in an ongoing partnership with Pratt & Whitney.

For more information visit http://www.teamqsi.com

Source: Business Wire

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