Actify Inc. Names CAD/CAM Industry Veteran, David Opsahl, Vice President of Business Development; Opsahl To Spearhead Growth Through Strategic Partnerships.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2004 Actify, the leader in client-server design visualization and collaboration solutions for the high technology, automotive, industrial automation and discrete manufacturing Fabricating products by assembling components and subsystems into larger systems. The automated assembly line is the prime example of discrete manufacturing such as in the making of automobiles, household appliances and computer systems. industries, today announced it had rounded out its executive management team by appointing David Opsahl vice president of business development. Opsahl will lead the Company's global strategic alliance strategy and new market development opportunities. Opsahl brings to Actify over 22 years of management, sales, marketing and business development experience in the CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. industry, where he drove revenue and profitability growth at companies such as Cardonet, Tecnomatix Technologies and Computervision. "David has a proven track record of delivering results by developing partnerships, implementing repeatable and scalable processes and leveraging global partnerships," said Randy Ochs, 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. of Actify. "This expertise will allow us to further leverage our more than 6,000 worldwide customers and strong technology leadership in the digital design communication and PLM (Product Life cycle Management) A comprehensive information system that coordinates all aspects of a product from initial concept to its eventual retirement. Sometimes called the "digital backbone" of a product, it includes the requirements phase, analysis and design markets. David's knowledge of our industry, his experience and his strategic vision, make him an invaluable addition to the current management team at Actify." "Actify, with its strong product line, has developed a solid foundation of global customers," said Opsahl. "I see an enormous opportunity to accelerate Actify's growth through strategic partnerships with key OEMs around the world," he said. Opsahl joins Actify from product information management software provider Cardonet, Inc., where he was director of business development. Prior to that he was founder and vice president of marketing and business development for Assentive Solutions, a provider of collaboration solutions for manufacturers. He has also held senior management positions with visualization software companies Computervision Corporation, a $500M CAD/CAM pioneer, Adaptive Media and Division, as well as manufacturing process management Manufacturing Process Management (MPM) is a collection of technology and methods used in the manufacture of products. It incorporates such technologies as computer-aided production engineering (CAPE), Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) , computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), software vendor, Tecnomatix Technologies, Ltd. About Actify Founded in 1996, Actify Inc. is a privately held, award-winning global leader of client/server CAD visualization solutions. Actify's SpinFire product line provides the lowest total cost of ownership with the highest scalability across manufacturing industries manufacturing industries npl → industrias fpl manufactureras manufacturing industries npl → industries fpl de transformation and through their supply chains. The Actify SpinFire solution is sold through authorized distributors and Value Added Resellers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia Pacific. Actify is headquartered in San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] . For more information please visit www.actify.com or call 415-227-3800. |
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