IP CCTV specialists Controlware has appointed Mark Harraway as Country Manager for the U.K.  Harraway brings over 6 years of CCTV/IP CCTV and wireless industry experience to the role and will be responsible for managing U.K. operations including sales, marketing and technical support.

Firmly rooted in both the local and global economies, Controlware provides advanced surveillance solutions that deliver increased performance and flexibility while reducing costs.  By assisting distributor, integrator and reseller partners with technical design and support Controlware ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that provide a real-world return on investment.

Harraway joins Controlware from Axis Communications, specialized in network video products, where he spent 2 years of developing and expanding its sales channel in a senior role.  “We are delighted to welcome Mark to our team.  He has strong industry and channel experience and the vision, customer focus and leadership skills to develop and drive the business by building on the successes of the past to meet the challenges of a growing and competitive market.  His background will enable him to immediately contribute to the company,” said Bernd Schwefing, Chief Operating Officer of Controlware.

At Controlware Harraway is responsible for expanding the company’s value distribution and reseller channel and supporting existing channel partners to fulfill growing customer demand for advanced IP CCTV solutions.  

Central to the solutions Controlware provides is the Cware open management platform that enables users to benefit from solutions that are future-proofed.  Cware is open standards-based and supports integration with leading vendor codec’s and cameras, applications such as access control and intruder alarms, and technologies such as H.264 and intelligent video analytics.

“I am really looking forward to this exciting new challenge.  Our Cware solution platform is easy to use, flexible, scalable and cost-efficient.  Cware enables us to help our partners and their customers meet the surveillance requirements of today, through integration and migration, and also tomorrow through the ability to future-proof their systems.  When you add our very experienced pre- and post-sales technical support team I think Controlware can really help the U.K market adopt IP-based surveillance solutions,” said Harraway.