Above All Software Names Jon Temple Chief Executive Officer and Roger Sippl as Chairman.SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif. -- Above All Software, a provider of award-winning business integration software, today announced that Jon Temple has been named Chief Executive Officer. Temple had previously held the title of President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . Company founder Roger Sippl will continue with the company as Chairman of the Board, working closely with Temple, the executive team, and specifically the development organization, to continue to drive the strategic direction of Above All's Composite Application In computing, the term composite application expresses a perspective of software engineering that defines an application built by combining multiple services. People often compare composite applications to mashups. Platform(TM). "I started the company three years ago with the plan to bring in a top-notch software executive to run the company as soon as the products and the marketplace for composite solutions really gelled. We recruited Jon for this job last year specifically because he is a proven and talented leader, who has the vision and experience to take this company to the next level. Jon knows how to advance an innovative solution like ours in a competitive market, and how to build a company with long term prospects. I have complete confidence that, under his leadership, Above All will capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the opportunity to position composite applications as a critical piece of the service-oriented landscape," said Roger Sippl, founder and Chairman. "I look forward to focusing my work in setting the technology vision for the company, which is my passion, and working with our customers to make sure the company develops superior products to meet their growing needs for easy-to-use SOA-based integration solutions." Since joining Above All in June 2004, Temple has been responsible for managing the overall day-to-day operations of the organization. In that time, he has recruited a seasoned executive staff and launched the company's multi-channel go-to-market strategy to lead the emerging composite applications market. These changes have resulted in both the acceleration of customer adoption and the expansion of the ecosystem around Above All, as shown recently by the signing of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partner Good Technology and a variety of strategic alliances including industry giant Siebel Systems Siebel is a brand name of Oracle Corporation. Siebel Systems, Inc., founded by Thomas Siebel in 1993, was principally engaged in the design, development, marketing and support of CRM applications. . Prior to Above All, Temple most recently served as a senior executive at Business Objects, the leading worldwide business intelligence vendor. During his tenure, Business Objects grew from inception to nearly 4,000 employees and annual revenues of more than $900 million. "Roger has 25 years of leadership experience in the enterprise software market. I feel very privileged and 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 partner with someone who is considered a true industry icon. His vision for Above All has already built this company into a leading provider of composite application solutions and I am convinced that with his continued and unwavering commitment to maintain our technical superiority, together we will only further strengthen our market position," said Jon Temple. "For the past 3 years Roger and his team have been developing unique intellectual capital that delivers the business value to service oriented o·ri·ent n. 1. Orient The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia. 2. a. The luster characteristic of a pearl of high quality. b. A pearl having exceptional luster. 3. architectures. On behalf of the board I want to express how pleased we are with the tremendous progress that Above All has made," said Aneel Bhusri, general partner with Greylock. "Composite applications are the future of enterprise software and with Jon's tremendous track record of delivering results, combined with Roger's extraordinary technology vision; the Company is poised to achieve the next level of success." About Above All Software Above All Software provides award winning business integration software that enables customers to leverage service-oriented architectures See SOA. to meet ever-changing business needs. With Above All's Composite Application Platform(TM), customers transform existing IT investments into rapidly assembled as·sem·ble v. as·sem·bled, as·sem·bling, as·sem·bles v.tr. 1. To bring or call together into a group or whole: assembled the jury. 2. , high-impact business solutions that can be deployed to multiple environments. This new, flexible service-level approach simplifies and reduces the cost of business integration. Headquartered in San Mateo, CA, Above All Software is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. founded in 2002. For more information about Above All Software, visit our Web site at www.aboveallsoftware.com or call 800-819-5530. |
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