ATG Appoints Tricia Gilligan Senior Vice President of Services; Strategy and Services Expert Will Oversee All Aspects of ATG's Service Operations.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2003 ATG ATG antithymocyte globulin. lymphocyte immune globulin (antithymocyte globulin equine, ATG, ATG equine, LIG) Atgam Pharmacologic class: Immunoglobulin Therapeutic class: Immunosuppressant (Art Technology Group, Inc., Nasdaq: ARTG ARTG Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods ), a leading provider of innovative software applications for commerce and customer self-service, today announced the appointment of Tricia Gilligan as its new senior vice president of services. Gilligan comes to ATG with 25 years of senior-level leadership in the software and services industry. In her new position, Gilligan is responsible for driving the strategic direction of ATG's worldwide professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , education and support organizations. This includes overseeing all aspects of ATG's interactions with its customers through consulting, training, architecture, implementation, maintenance support, and migration/upgrade services. Gilligan will report directly to Bob Burke, ATG's president and 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. . "Our professional services, education and support organizations are all integral components to ATG's success as a company," said Burke. "Tricia brings a tremendous background of executive leadership to the position that will allow our services and support organizations to leverage our customer and partner relationships to their fullest." Gilligan joins ATG from managed service provider NaviSite, where her most recent position was as CEO. At NaviSite, Gilligan steered the company and orchestrated a successful turnaround despite difficult economic conditions. Under Gilligan's guidance, NaviSite was able to obtain an additional $30 million in funding, restructure lease obligations and ultimately secure new ownership for the company. Prior to serving as NaviSite's CEO, Gilligan held the position of COO, contributing significantly to developing new initiatives that established NaviSite as an industry leader in service delivery excellence and customer focus. Gilligan has also held senior-level management positions with Incentive Systems and Razorfish. "With its commerce and self-service focus, ATG is at the forefront of providing applications that strengthen customer relationships. I look forward to embarking on this strategic direction ensuring that our customers and partners continue to receive the world class service and support they need to be successful," said Gilligan. "The quality of ATG's products and services has helped our customers meet evolving demands and expectations. It is incumbent on ATG to make sure these organizations have the ability to maximize and support the capabilities of its technology." About ATG ATG (Art Technology Group, Inc.) is a leading provider of innovative software applications for commerce and customer self-service. Customers around the globe rely on ATG for frontline applications that enhance and improve the entire customer lifecycle experience. Deployed on the industry's most popular application servers, ATG's application suites for e-commerce, portals, and relationship management are ideal for integrating online initiatives across the enterprise. ATG has delivered online solutions to blue-chip companies worldwide including Aetna Services, Alcatel, American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the , Barclays Global Investors Barclays Global Investors is a subsidiary of British-based Barclays Bank which is in the investment management industry. 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The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts This article is about the city of Cambridge in Massachusetts. For the English university town, see Cambridge, England. For other places, see Cambridge (disambiguation). Cambridge, Massachusetts is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. , with additional locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information about ATG, please visit our Web site at www.atg.com. (C) 2003 Art Technology Group, Inc. ATG and Art Technology Group are registered trademarks of Art Technology Group, Inc. All other product names, service marks, and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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Important risk factors affecting ATG's business generally may be found in their periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. Risk factors related to the subject matter of this press release include the possibility that Ms. Gilligan will not remain employed by ATG; that she will be employed in a different capacity or that ATG's product strategy may change. ATG undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release. --30--SK/
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