InovaWave is changing its name as it refocuses the company. “The name change from InovaWave to Hyper9, Inc. supports our mission to take advantage of wider opportunities in the virtualization software market beyond performance optimization of virtual machines,” said Chris Ostertag, president and CEO of Hyper9, Inc.

The company also announced Ben Rouse as its Chief Product Officer. Ostertag continued, “At the same time, the appointment of Ben Rouse as our chief product officer will prove integral to rapidly scaling the company to meet expected market demand. Ben’s expertise in enterprise systems management and virtualization will be a key asset in delivering on the company’s vision.” As chief product officer, Rouse will lead product development and strategy for all Hyper9 product lines.

Last summer the company raised $7.2M in serries B round of financing.