Adesso Appoints Two New Executives; Enterprise Mobile Application Platform Leader, Taps Executives from Adjoin Solutions, Perot Systems.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 2004 Adesso Systems, Inc., the leading provider of always available mobile enterprise software & solutions, today announced the appointments of two new executives. Dennis Kelly, formerly with Adjoin Solutions, Inc., and Palm, Inc., is the company's new President and Chief Executive Officer. Philip Stanhope, formerly with Perot Systems, joins the firm in the new role of Vice President of Technology. John Landry, former CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Lotus Development and VP of Technology Strategy for 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) , remains with the company as Chairman of the Board and Chief Technology Officer. Developing Mobile Applications & Solutions Adesso Systems is the leading developer of mobile-computing, always available applications for large enterprises and small businesses. Adesso(TM) applications and application-development products are tailored to work on Pocket PCs, Tablet PCs, laptop and desktop computers without expensive & difficult customization. Robust solutions for sales force automation Automating the sales activities within an organization. A comprehensive SFA package provides such functions as contact management, note and information sharing, quick proposal and presentation generation, product configurators, calendars and to-do lists. , field service maintenance, and asset tracking are quickly created & deployed with security, integration & management as either behind the firewall or Adesso Hosted Solutions. Kelly, Adesso's new 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. , was formerly CEO and co-founder of Boston-based Adjoin Solutions, a developer of Web-services management software, prior to it's acquisition by Computer Associates. Before Adesso, he was VP of Web Services for Palm Computing. Stanhope stan·hope n. A light, open, horse-drawn carriage with one seat and two or four wheels. [After the Reverend Fitzroy Stanhope (1787-1864), British clergyman.] Noun 1. was Executive Vice President and a founder of Time0, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Perot Systems. Before that, he was co-founder of Cambridge Object Technologies and Chief Architect for Lotus Development. "Adesso is fortunate to attract an individual as talented as Phil Stanhope," said Kelly. "Pairing him up with John Landry, one of the software industry's true visionaries, gives us an incredibly strong technology team." According to John Landry, Adesso Chairman & CTO, "The mobile computing industry is poised for significant growth in 2004, and we feel that these appointments put Adesso in a strong position to take advantage of the growing demand for mobile computing applications and application development platforms." About Adesso Systems Adesso Systems delivers "Instant ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). " to business customers by providing fast, cost-effective software and service solutions for automating geographically distributed workers. The Adesso Instant Mobility(TM) platform selectively distributes and synchronizes data, as well as alerts and applications logic, across multiple locations and devices. This delivers always available enterprise applications, on any Microsoft (MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) Windows mobile device or computer, regardless of the bandwidth or availability of network connections. Adesso Systems' customers include Abbott Laboratories (ABT ABT About ABT Abteilung (German: Department) ABT Abbott Laboratories (stock symbol) ABT American Ballet Theatre ABT Associação Brasileira de Telemarketing ABT Abort ABT Availability Based Tariff ), Xerox (XRX XRX Xerox Corporation (stock symbol) ), Mutual Fire Insurance, and Terraine, Inc. For more information, visit: www.adessosystems.com Dennis Kelly President & CEO Dennis Kelly is Chief Executive Officer and President at Adesso Systems. Prior to joining Adesso, he was CEO and Co-Founder of Adjoin Solutions, Inc. Adjoin, an early market leader in the Web services management market, was acquired by Computer Associates in July, 2003. Before that, Dennis was VP of Web Services at Palm, leading the Palm.net wireless business, the MyPalm web and mobile portals, and other Palm web properties. Previously, as COO & co-founder of AnyDay.com (sold to Palm), an award-winning online Personal Information Management service, he led product development, data center operations, and product management. Dennis launched AnyDay after heading sales for Achieve Healthcare, the largest provider of enterprise software and services to the post-acute healthcare industry. Before that he was COO and principal responsible for building enterprise sales, marketing, and professional services at Genesis Business Systems, which was sold to Achieve. Dennis holds a BA in economics from Colgate University. Philip Stanhope Philip Stanhope is VP of Technology for Adesso Systems. Before coming to Adesso, he served in several capacities for Perot Systems since 1966. While at Perot Systems, he advised clients such as Groove Networks, KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen , and BoardWare. He also became one of the founders -- and Executive Vice-President -- of Time0, a company acquired by Perot Systems. While at Perot Systems he also was acting Chief Technology Officer for Transportation Zone International ("TZI TZI Technologie-Zentrum Informatik (German: Center for Computing Technologies, University Bremen) "), and Chief Executive Officer of TXZ Holding Corporation Limited. Prior to joining Perot Systems, he was co-founder of Cambridge Object Technologies Inc. Before that, he co-founded Lotus Development Corporation's Next Generation Product Group (NextGen), and was Chief Architect with responsibilities including the strategic planning, design and development of Lotus Components. Earlier, he worked in knowledge representation, expert systems, and other areas for companies including Palladian Software, Gold Hill Computers Software Productivity Research and the Experimental Knowledge Systems Laboratory. He holds 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 in Computer and Information Sciences from the University of Massachusetts The system includes UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth (affiliated with Cape Cod Community College), UMass Lowell, and the UMass Medical School. It also has an online school called UMassOnline. at Amherst. (C) 2003 Adesso Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Adesso, the Adesso Systems logo and Instant Mobility are trademarks of Adesso Systems, Inc. All other trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies. |
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