Open source customer management software provider SugarCRM is pledging investment to its European operations, having seen the business grow 50 per cent year-on-year thanks to the addition of 400 new customers in the first quarter of 2010.

SugarCRM is hoping to capitalise on its momentum by opening a new Paris office, expanding its Munich head office and appointing software veteran Tom Schuster as EMEA general manager.

Schuster, who previously worked for Reva Systems, Arbor Networks and RSA Security, hopes to continue the groundwork laid and seek new partners and opportunities for the business.

"The SugarCRM brand is one of the most popular and trusted in the market.  We aim to lift the reputation of SugarCRM as the leading open source CRM vendor to new heights through improved services and activity," says Schuster.