Acta Technology Announces New Vice President and General Manager of Europe, Middle East and Africa.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2001 Appointment Highlights Acta's Commitment to Continue Strong European Growth Acta Technology, Inc., provider of the first real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. integration platform that provides enterprise data for analytic, eCommerce, supply chain, and customer relationship management uses, announced today the appointment of Jeffrey R. Fiedler to the position of Vice President and General Manager of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. ) for the company. As VP and GM of EMEA for Acta, Fiedler will be responsible for all aspects of Acta's business throughout Europe, including sales, marketing, professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. and support. One of Fiedler's first duties will be to continue building a strong support structure for Acta's global customers. Over the past year, Europe has accounted for nearly 50% of Acta revenues, with growth over 100% for the combined region during the past year. Fiedler was most recently the Vice President of Sales to the Americas and to the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. for Acta. Fiedler joined Acta in April 2000 from Siebel Systems' Multi-Channel Services organization where he was the Managing Partner for Central Europe Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. In addition, Northern, Southern and Southeastern Europe may variously delimit or overlap into Central Europe. . In this role, he was responsible for operations and sales of Siebel's sales training and consulting services based in Germany. For Acta, he plans to reside in Amsterdam and manage Acta's United Kingdom, Nordic, Central and Southern European regions. "Based on Jeff's accomplishments at Acta and his bi-continental experience, he will continue to drive the growth we've experienced in Europe and oversee the full spectrum of operations for Acta as VP and General Manager of EMEA. His experience and strong links to the executive team will serve the company well in the future," said Carol Mills Baldwin, Acta's 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. and President. "This appointment strengthens Acta's ability to aggressively and nimbly continue our march towards marketing, selling, implementing and supporting Acta's data integration platform on a worldwide basis." About Acta Technology, Inc. Acta provides the industry's first and only real-time data integration platform to drive today's new generation of real-time analytic, supply chain management and sell-side eCommerce applications. With Acta's highly scalable data platform, enterprises can maintain a real-time, online dialogue with customers, suppliers, employees and partners, providing them with the critical information they need for transactions and business analysis. Acta partners with system integrators and leading vendors offering 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. ), sell-side eCommerce, analytic and enterprise application solutions. The company's 200+ customers include 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) , Hewlett-Packard, GlaxoWellcome plc, Guinness, Chevron, Shell, Monsanto and other leaders in the Global 1000. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Acta has international offices in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Stockholm, Rotterdam and Zurich. Sales and partnership inquiries should be directed to Acta's toll-free phone number 888/613-3282. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.acta.com. Note to Editors: eCaches and ActaWorks are trademarks of Acta Technology, Inc. All other product and company names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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