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2008 Georgia 'CIO of the Year' to run TechLINKS' technology strategy

ATLANTA, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Chief Information Officer Tim Davis has been named executive vice president and CIO of TechLINKS(TM).

Davis, who led Popeyes' technology initiatives for more than four years, will be responsible for implementing TechLINKS' strategic plan and running a new sourcing network designed for buyers and sellers of information technology. The technology executive previously served on TechLINKS' advisory board.

"I believe that 'webinizing' what TechLINKS has learned about bringing buyers and sellers of technology together will significantly improve the quality of research that takes place at the front end of the procurement cycle," says Davis. "For the providers of technology, the TechLINKS network will be a well-stocked pond of warm leads."

For nearly 12 years, TechLINKS published a magazine serving the Atlanta technology community, provided a website for company announcements, and hosted popular business-to-business events.

Now, TechLINKS is offering services that streamline the early-stage IT sourcing process and has just launched a social platform that nonprofit organizations can use to build online B2B communities.

The TechLINKS sourcing network significantly improves the research and discovery process that takes place at the front end of the procurement cycle. Without TechLINKS, companies are faced with:

* Numerous unqualified vendors--as well as cold leads that buyers have to wade through.
* Longer purchasing cycles.
* Cumbersome lead-generation and vendor-tracking processes.
* The potential release of security or business weaknesses.

The TechLINKS' social platform offers members of nonprofit organizations:

* The ability to create in-depth search-engine-optimized profiles.
* A place to publish syndicated announcements, calendar events, whitepapers and blogs.
* Full integration with their LinkedIn and Facebook pages.
* A central site to view community events.

Davis brings 20 years of IT leadership to TechLINKS. In 2008, the Georgia CIO Leadership Association named Davis the state's CIO of the Year in the corporate category. At Popeyes, he oversaw both the daily operations and long-term IT strategy of the company. He also launched Popeyes' social media program, which now includes consumer outreach on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

"At Popeyes, I saw the tremendous benefits that social media could bring to a business-to-consumer company," says Davis. "By using social technologies, TechLINKS is now playing a big role in the way IT buyers research and connect with suppliers. The more I immerse myself in TechLINKS' game-changing solutions, the more I'm excited about it."

Prior to his role at Popeyes, Davis was the senior director of information technology at Inovis, a provider of ecommerce software and business-to-business transaction processing. He previously served a seven-year stint managing network services at Geac, which was acquired in 2005 by software giant Infor.

Davis, who lives in Atlanta with his wife and two sons, holds a degree in Management Information Systems from The University of Georgia.

About TechLINKS

TechLINKS is where buyers and sellers of information technology go to connect. TechLINKS is also where technology associations go to build interactive communities.

We're the only company focused on the early-stage technology sourcing process. And unlike other social network solution companies, our management team has more than 40 years experience serving the technology industry. That means all TechLINKS network solutions are built from the ground up for IT professionals.

To find out how you can better connect with other IT professionals, visit techlinks.net or e-mail us at mike@techlinks.net.


SOURCE TechLINKS