AGNITY Expands Leadership Team with Focus on Healthcare Services Applications.Former CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BayPackets and U4EA U4EA Euphoria Ken Epps Ken Epp (born May 11, 1939 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian politician. Epp is currently a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Edmonton—Sherwood Park since its creation in June 2004. to lead AGNITY into Healthcare IT SILICON VALLEY, Calif. -- AGNITY, Inc., a leading provider of applications, solutions and services to mobile and fixed line service providers and enterprises, announced today that the company has appointed industry veteran Ken Epps as Chief Strategy Officer and named him to the AGNITY Board of Directors. Epps' primary role will be to develop and implement a strategy to extend AGNITY into Healthcare IT, leveraging AGNITY's success and expertise as a communications and collaboration software See collaborative software. applications developer and provider. AGNITY's Healthcare Services applications will facilitate communications and collaboration between clinicians, hospitals, patients and insurers that will result in high quality, low cost care, with high patient satisfaction. As the former CEO of BayPackets and U4EA, Epps is an accomplished executive, building and managing companies that have delivered communications software (communications, software) communications software - Application programs, operating system components, and probably firmware, forming part of a communication system. These different software components might be classified according to the functions within the Open Systems applications, devices and services to enterprise and consumer customers on a global scale. He specializes in taking small, medium and large companies into new markets. As CEO, he took two venture-backed software and device companies, BayPackets and U4EA Technologies, from concept to revenue generation within a short period of taking charge. Epps currently serves on several advisory boards and is active in professional and community organizations resulting in numerous awards and recognition, including Frost & Sullivan's CEO of the Year Award. "We are honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. to have Ken on our team. Ken brings a unique depth of knowledge and management skills coupled with global business development relationships to our team. His understanding of the opportunities in healthcare IT is key to successfully lead AGNITY's entrance into the healthcare industry," said AGNITY CEO Sanjeev Chawla. "We look forward to working with him to build on the success that we have enjoyed at AGNITY." "The healthcare industry represents enormous opportunities for communications and collaboration solutions that AGNITY is uniquely qualified to provide. I am particularly excited about extending AGNITY's reach into the healthcare arena," commented Epps. "I am delighted to join the AGNITY team and help shape the company's direction and contribute to its growth." About AGNITY, Inc. AGNITY is a global applications and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" company dedicated to helping service providers, network equipment manufacturers, and businesses design, develop and deploy application solutions. AGNITY ACONYX[TM] is the industry's leading Service-Oriented Communications Architecture (SOCA so·ca n. A style of music, originating in the West Indies, that is a blend of soul and calypso. [so(ul) + ca(lypso). ) enabling communication service components to be rapidly and cost-effectively deployed within the applications infrastructure. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley with development centers in Plano, Toronto and Noida, India. AGNITY is one of the only companies of its kind that has deployed next generation application solutions and provided application services See ASP and Web services. to over 50 customers worldwide. For more information, visit www.agnity.com. AGNITY[R], the AGNITY[R] logo, ACONYX and combinations thereof are trademarks of AGNITY, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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