Adobe Names Senior VP to Lead Enterprise Expansion; Former BEA Executive Ivan Koon to Head Adobe's ePaper Business Unit.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2002 Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ), the leader in network publishing, today announced the appointment of Ivan Koon to the new position of senior vice president of Adobe's ePaper Business unit. Koon will report to Shantanu Narayen, executive vice president of Worldwide Products. Koon comes to Adobe from his most recent role as president of the New Technologies Division at BEA Systems in San Jose, Calif. At Adobe, Koon will be chartered with building on the success of Adobe's current Acrobat business to extend the core document-based business processes that power Fortune 1000 companies and governments worldwide. "Adobe's expansion into the enterprise marks a significant milestone in the company's business," said Narayen. "Finding the right candidate was critical and we are delighted that Ivan has decided to join our executive team. His proven leadership skills and management experience will be an important addition to the ePaper team." "Adobe is on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of a transformation," said Koon. "I'm excited about the opportunity to lead the ePaper business in enabling companies to more effectively create and share information across enterprise boundaries, devices and applications." Prior to BEA BEA - Basic programming Environment for interactive-graphical Applications, from Siemens-Nixdorf. , Koon served in a variety of executive management roles at S2 Systems, including 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. from 1997 to 1999. Previously, Koon held engineering and management positions at Shared Systems and Digital Switch. He holds a bachelor's degree in math and computer science from the University of Texas at Arlington For other system schools, see University of Texas System. History Established in 1895 as Arlington College, it was renamed Carlisle Military Academy (1902), Arlington Training School (1913), and Arlington Military Academy (1916). . Adobe also announced today that Joe Eschbach, formerly vice president of ePaper Solutions, has left the company to pursue other interests. About Adobe Systems Incorporated Founded in 1982, Adobe Systems Incorporated (www.adobe.com), the leader in network publishing, offers a comprehensive line of software for enterprise and creative professional customers. Its products enable customers to create, manage and deliver visually rich, compelling and reliable content. Based in San Jose, Calif., Adobe is one of the world's largest software companies The Forbes Global 2000 includes the following list of the world's largest software companies. Relative rank Global rank Name Country Sales ($bil) Profits ($bil) Assets ($bil) Market Value ($bil) 1 54 Microsoft United States . Note to Editors: Adobe, the Adobe logo and Acrobat are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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