Abaco Names Mike Callahan Vice President of Marketing.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 1999-- Abaco, a leading global developer of enterprise data collection and industrial mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings solutions, announced today the appointment of Michael E. Callahan, 59, to the position of vice president of marketing. Mr. Callahan will have global responsibility for marketing Abaco software and integration services and will report to Abaco Chairman 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. Fernando Alvarez
Fernando Alvarez is a macroeconomist. He is a professor of economics at the University of Chicago. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1994. . Mr. Callahan has held numerous positions in sales, marketing and customer service during a 20-year career. Most recently, he was senior vice president for North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Sales and Service at Intermec Technologies Corporation. While at Intermec, he was directly responsible for the development of sales and service programs and created the industry's leading value-added reseller A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. (VAR) program. Prior to Intermec, Mr. Callahan was an employee of Digital Equipment Corporation, holding several key sales and marketing positions. "We are delighted that Mike will join Abaco," said Fernando Alvarez. "Mike was instrumental in helping Abaco achieve success in its earliest years as an Intermec VAR and served for a short time on the Abaco board of directors. I am confident that his managerial and leadership skills will prove beneficial as Abaco expands into new global markets." About Abaco Abaco, founded in 1989, is a global leader in the delivery of enterprise data collection and industrial mobile computing solutions to companies with an Enterprise Resource Planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ) system. Abaco delivers complete solutions that include custom-programmed industrial mobile computing hardware like bar code scanners and printers and the Abaco Bridge (or the Bridge for R/3), a Windows NT-based technology platform that enables Mobile Enterprise Management(tm). Abaco Systems Consultants perform integration services for each project, guided by a Nine-Step Lifecycle Methodology. The Abaco Bridge supports ERP applications from Oracle, BAAN, J.D. Edwards and Peoplesoft while the Bridge for R/3 supports SAP R/3. Additional information can be found at the Abaco Web site at www.abacoinc.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Varadero, The Abaco Bridge, The Bridge for R/3 and Mobile Enterprise Management are trademarks of Abaco-PR, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned here are presumed to be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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