"Stephen is a well respected industry expert with considerable experience in the rapidly growing enterprise software vendors market segment," said Ernie Crawford, President, Crawford Technologies Inc.. "We're thrilled he's chosen to join Crawford Technologies and assist in our ongoing expansion plans."

"I'm pleased I can join Crawford Technologies at this point in their growth," Poe said. "Their rapid growth coupled with an extensive technology base and an existing product line, which is ready to be expanded into new markets, positions Crawford to emerge as a major influence in a rapidly changing and evolving market that rewards innovative design and new business solutions."

Poe joins Crawford from Nautilus Solutions, where for the past six years he was a Principal and consultant to enterprise software vendors worldwide. Previously, Poe was the Chief Technology Officer for Xenos Group during its successful IPO and before that he held positions at Rapp Collins Worldwide, GenText, Image Sciences and General Dynamics. He sat on the Advisory Committee to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and was an invited consultant to the European Standards Organization (CEN). Poe is a member of AIIM and Xplor International. He holds a B.S. degree in Mathematics and was awarded his EDP certification in 1993.