eknow inc, the leading solution for pre-deal and merger integration automation, today announced that Kenneth E. Balog has been named its new Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, effective February 1, 2010.

In this role, Balog will lead the global sales and marketing teams targeting the top 2,500 global companies, and will report to Alan Croll, Chief Executive Officer.

“We are proud to welcome Ken Balog to eknow,” said Croll. “Ken’s background in M&A and strategic / corporate development coupled with his extensive sales and marketing experience make him the perfect choice to head eknow’s sales and marketing efforts. Based on his superior track record of customer-focused achievements and his understanding of the M&A marketplace, we believe he will be instrumental in leading eknow's growth.”

Balog most recently served as the Vice President of Product Management & Marketing at PrecisionIR Group, an investor communications company. Prior to PIR, he held various sales and executive leadership roles including Vice President of Sales at Vcall, COO at Communicast, and Vice President of Strategic Development at communications technology provider, Premiere Global Services.

Balog holds an undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University.

ARLINGTON, Va. September 22, 2009. Today eknow inc announces the release of a Due Diligence Checklist Tracking module for the eknow M&A automation solution, eknow Integrator.

“Knitting together the phases of the M&A process helps companies successfully plot a path from merger opportunity to fully integrated business unit,” says eknow CEO Alan Croll. “Adding Due Diligence checklist tracking to Integrator’s impressive list of capabilities helps bring another piece of the M&A process into the automation flow. We expect this to be even more appealing to our customers, and to increase Integrator’s impact on increasing their synergy capture.”

Integrator is a web dashboard and communications toolset that automates the execution of merger integration and organizational restructuring. It helps companies plan, deploy, execute, track progress, and measure results from integration and restructuring initiatives. Integrator can incorporate a client company’s program management playbook, securely host sensitive deal documents, and capture institutional process knowledge. And Integrator’s automated communication features can dramatically reduce the management effort and cycle time, improve the timeliness and accuracy of business information, and contribute to greater synergy value capture.

Business Transformation Automation Tool Aids in Organizational Restructuring Effort

ARLINGTON, VA. APRIL 8, 2009. Today eknow inc announced that a large, multinational chemical company, is using eknow Integrator to manage restructuring activities.

“Restructuring is a time-sensitive activity, and this company was able to begin managing the restructuring activities on Integrator immediately,” said eknow CEO Alan Croll. “Integrator is now a critical tool for their management teams responsible for executing on this company’s most important M&A and restructuring strategies.”

Integrator is a web-based tool that automates the execution of post-merger integration and organizational restructuring. It helps companies plan, deploy, execute, track progress, and measure results from integration and restructuring initiatives. Because of its built-in automation features, Integrator dramatically reduces the management effort and cycle time required, while increasing the value captured, and measurably improving ROI. Integrator has been continuously refined since 1999, and is the fastest, easiest to use, and most effective solution available today.