A.N.N. Automation, Inc. Announces New Management Team; Broadcast Software Automation Company Names Decision Makers.CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 30, 1999-- A.N.N. Automation, Inc., manufacturer of broadcast and newsroom automation technology with corporate offices in Agoura Hills, CA, announced today that Bill Lowe, Dave Griffith, Don Vale and Harn Soper will comprise the management team charged with leading the newly-organized global company into the next millennium. Coming off of a recent overseas IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. announcement, and a name change, the company will depend on the new management team's expertise to refocus its mission. A.N.N. Automation, Inc. is the newly formed broadcast newsroom Automation Company comprised of Nexus Informatics (Munich) and NewsMaker news·mak·er n. One that is newsworthy. systems (LA). As A.N.N. Automation, Inc., the company is devoted to preeminence in the global broadcast newsroom and automation market. Recognized in the technology industry as the "father of the IBM PC A PC made by IBM. IBM created the PC industry in 1981 when it introduced its first model with 16KB of RAM. However, it was way off in its estimates, projecting that 250,000 units would be sold in the first five years. In fact, about three million IBM PCs were sold in that period. ," Bill Lowe has held several senior executive positions in Fortune 500 companies, including IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Xerox, and Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is a producer of several models of private jet aircraft. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation has been a unit of General Dynamics since 2001. Gulfstream's main facility is located in Savannah, Georgia, United States. . After having served as Executive Vice President in charge of worldwide development and manufacturing for Xerox, Lowe, in recent years has been working with the early development of high technology companies. Currently Lowe is involved as chairman, advisor or board member with several pre-public corporations. Lowe has also served as a member of the board at a number of high technology companies. Assuming the title of President of A.N.N. Systems Holding Inc, Lowe will facilitate the company's growth through additional acquisitions. David Griffith, President & General Manager of A.N.N. Automation, Inc brings with him over 18 years high technology management experience in start-up and organizational development from companies such as Tandberg Data Tandberg Data (OSE: TAD) is a company focused on data storage products, especially streamers, headquartered in Oslo, Norway. They are the only company still selling drives that use the QIC format (also known as SLR), but also produce VXA, LTO and DLT products, along with ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and , Siemens, IBIS Corporation, and Unisys. Griffith's experience encompasses engineering management positions as well as experience in start-up and organizational development. As Vice President of Internet Development, Don Vale will be responsible for the newly organized Internet division. He will be managing A.N.N.'s new line of Internet-based broadcast products. Vale, who worked for Chrystal Software (a Xerox New Enterprise company) spent several years at Netscape Communications Corporation (company) Netscape Communications Corporation - (Formlerly "Mosaic Communications Corporation", MCC) A company set up in April 1994 by Dr. James H. Clark and Marc Andreessen <marca@netcom. managing and implementing Web graphics technologies for future commercial products. A veteran of over 15 years in the broadcast newsroom automation business, Vice President, Harn Soper will be responsible for Sales & Marketing at A.N.N. Automation, Inc. Soper's experience includes 12 years with BASYS BASYS Balanced Automation Systems Automation Systems as US Director of Sales & Marketing. Before joining A.N.N. Automation, Inc., Harn ran a consultancy practice, Soper Consulting, focusing on international broadcast communications and new media serving clients in the US, Europe, SE Asia and Australia. Information about the company can be accessed by calling 650-328-9453, or by email at hsoper@newsmaker.com or the website: www. newsmaker.com. |
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