Agilera Names Larissa Herda to its Board of Directors; President and CEO of Time Warner Telecom is Newest Addition to Agilera Board.Business & High-Tech Editors ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2000 Agilera, a leading full-service, pure-play application service provider (ASP), announced today the addition of Larissa Larissa, GreeceLarissa (lərĭs`ə) or Lárisa (lä`rēsä), city (1991 pop. Herda, president and CEO of Time Warner Telecom Inc. (Nasdaq: TWTC TWTC - Taipei World Trade Center (Taiwan, ROC)TWTC - Time Warner Telecom), to its board of directors. Time Warner Telecom is a leader in providing local and regional optical broadband networks and services to business customers. Under Ms. Herda's leadership, Time Warner Telecom has become a leader in the telecommunications industry. "Larissa brings to Agilera a demonstrated ability to grow and sustain new markets and build successful client relationships. She is a well-known and well-respected leader in the communications industry, and has a background in developing a highly scalable business model that delivers client-recognized value," said Agilera Chairman and CEO Paul Rudolph. "This, along with her understanding of the power of the ASP industry and her 20 years of sales and marketing experience in technology-based communications, makes her a natural fit for our board." Ms. Herda took over as leader of Time Warner Telecom on June 22, 1998 after serving as the company's senior vice president of sales and marketing since March 1, 1997. During her tenure, Time Warner Telecom quarterly revenue increased five-fold while doubling annual revenue each of the past three years. Under her direction, the company introduced data and IP products, expanded its optical network, launched switched telephone services, acquired a regional Internet Service Provider, developed a national IP backbone and underwent a successful public offering. In 2000, Ms. Herda was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Rocky Mountain Region and the Denver Business Journal CEO of the Year. In December 1999, the Association for Local Telecommunications Services named her to its executive committee. "Agilera is an industry leader in the emerging ASP market," said Ms. Herda. "I am excited to be a member of their board and to offer counsel and support as they continue to successfully grow their business." About Agilera Agilera is a full-service, pure-play application service provider (ASP) that offers a flexible hosting platform for IT and e-business operations. Agilera's interdependent business model enables customers to expand efficiently and scale their level of enabling technologies without significant ongoing investments in infrastructure. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, Agilera was founded by CIBER, Inc., the trusted technology leader transforming businesses to be agile, scalable and connected; Verio Inc., the world's largest Web hosting company; and Centennial Ventures, Colorado's largest venture capital firm. Agilera provides its customers the velocity for faster time to market, as well as "dot.com agility and Fortune 500 stability(TM)." Visit Agilera at www.agilera.com. |
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