Michael L. Gerentine
Director of Worldwide Channel Strategy and Development, & Tivoli Software

Mike Gerentine is the director of worldwide channel strategy and development for Tivoli Software at IBM. He is responsible for Tivoli's worldwide channel strategy and development programs and is currently focused on enhancing the partner base that supports the overall Tivoli portfolio as well as the Tivoli brand SMB strategy.

Prior to joining Tivoli, Gerentine brought extensive partner marketing and business development knowledge to Covasoft, an Austin-based provider of real-time J2EE management solutions, gained from his more than 18 years of experience with both start-up companies and Fortune 500 organizations. This expertise was extremely beneficial in his role of directing all alliance and partnering strategies for Covasoft.

Prior to joining Covasoft, Mike was vice president of worldwide partner marketing for Vignette where he was responsible for all partner and field marketing as well as strategic alliances. In this position he was instrumental in striking alliances to accelerate the growth of Vignette from a start-up company to a leading player in the content management industry in less than two years.