Tim Howell’s Weblog

After a four year journey, I’m moving on from Quest; a journey which began when we started AfterMail in 2003. Quest has been a great company to work for, but there comes a time where it’s time to try new challenges - this is my time.

When AfterMail was born, we were confident that we were creating a technologically innovative solution to solve the email management problems facing most organisations. As a start-up, with a great team of people, we were able to develop a product, a customer base and a market presence through a lot of skill, hard work and - dare I say it - luck, culminating in the sale to Quest in early 2006.

Quest has continued that momentum, combining the strength of our technology with its global sales and marketing organisations. The underlying product technology of Archive Manager (which AfterMail is now called) is still a differentiator, and will be leveraged even further in the years to come to deliver some compelling features. I will continue to watch the company’s progress with interest, and want to thank everyone with whom I’ve worked - it’s been a great ride.

As for the new challenge, I’m joining Intergen to help launch ActionThis, an innovative service designed to help end users and managers get things done. Success is all about execution, and there are few products which drive this while working in conjunction with everyday tools. More will be revealed in the coming months, but sign up here for the beta if you want more information.