Acclaim Entertainment Appoints Mark Bilger Executive Vice President, Worldwide Product Development.Business & Entertainment Editors GLEN COVE Glen Cove, city (1990 pop. 24,149), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the north shore of Long Island, at the entrance to Hempstead Harbor; settled 1668, inc. as a city 1918. , N.Y--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2000 Acclaim Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AKLM AKLM Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (stock symbol) ), a leading worldwide interactive entertainment company, today announced the appointment of Mark Bilger as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Product Development. He will oversee production at Acclaim's six studios worldwide, as well as external game production. Mr. Bilger will report to Acclaim Co-Chairmen Greg Fischbach and James Scoroposki. "Mark is a highly-qualified and seasoned development manager with over 10 years experience in software development," said Mr. Fischbach. "We have significantly expanded our in-house development capabilities for next-generation systems. Mark has the expertise necessary to manage multiple product schedules and dozens of software development groups in disparate locations. He fully understands product cycles, quality-control and budgeting, and, most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , how to work closely with creative and brand management teams to make the best product possible on time and on budget." "I'm very excited about joining Acclaim," said Mr. Bilger. "Game development is a highly orchestrated and creative process. I believe my software development and Internet background will be extremely useful in leading Acclaim's six studios, and external production at this critical platform transition time." Prior to joining Acclaim, Mr. Bilger was Senior Vice President, Product Development and Support at Hyperion Solutions Hyperion Solutions Corporation is a business performance management software company, located in Santa Clara, California, USA. Many of its products are targeted at the Business Intelligence and Business performance management market. Corporation, where he oversaw development of nearly two dozen products, including several category-leading products. He managed over 600 professionals at 4 development locations, and was responsible for successfully integrating the latest software and internet-based technologies. Earlier, Mr. Bilger was at 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) , where he began his career as a systems engineer and held a number of positions of increasing responsibility during his 15-year tenure at IBM. His most recent position was Director, Software Development, Emerging Markets, where he initiated and directed IBM's global development of Java software components, and worked with core architecture and design teams in Eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. , China and India. Mr. Bilger received a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in Mathematics and Psychology from Wheaton College Wheaton College may refer to:
About Acclaim Studios Acclaim owns six studios in the United States and United Kingdom, which generated over 80 percent of the Company's gross revenues last fiscal year. The Company has positioned itself for continued growth by increasing its research and development over 30 percent this fiscal year versus the prior year, and expanding its product development schedule to create games for all next-generation game platforms. Acclaim has stated that it plans to release 55 SKUs (stock keeping units) this fiscal year, versus 36 the prior fiscal year. Over the next three years, the Company estimates it will produce 155 SKUs, and will be one of the few publishers capable of developing titles for each of the next-generation systems, including Sony's PlayStation 2, Sega's Dreamcast, and Nintendo's new console code-named Dolphin. The Company also has expanded its online initiatives to take advantage of its proprietary NetSpine(TM) Internet technology that the Company believes will allow it to build games faster, more cost-effectively and with superior functionality across multiple platforms. About Acclaim Studios Acclaim employs over 500 professionals, including artists, programmers, designers and producers who collaborate to create games at Acclaim's six studios in the United States and England. These studios include: Motion Capture Studio, at Acclaim headquarters in Glen Cove, NY; Acclaim Studios - Texas, Inc., Austin, TX; Acclaim Studios - Utah, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. ; Acclaim Studios Cheltenham, Ltd., London, England; Acclaim Studios Teesside  The of this article or section may be compromised by "weasel words".You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words. , Ltd., Cleveland, England; Acclaim Studios London, Ltd., Croydon Surrey, England. About Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and mass marketer of software for use with interactive entertainment platforms including Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment and Sega hardware systems, and PCs. Acclaim owns and operates six studios located in the United States and the United Kingdom, and publishes and distributes its software directly in North America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Australia. Acclaim also distributes entertainment software for other publishers worldwide and publishes comic books and software strategy guides. Acclaim's headquarters are in Glen Cove, New York Glen Cove is a city in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 26,622. Part of the early 20th century Gold Coast of the North Shore, Glen Cove has a diverse population. , and Acclaim's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol AKLM. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.acclaim.com. |
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