AlterPoint Names Scott Harmon Chief Executive Officer; Industry Veteran from Motive to Lead Austin Ventures-Backed Network Change and Configuration Management Company.AUSTIN, Texas -- AlterPoint, the leading provider of intelligent network change and configuration management solutions, today announced the appointment of Scott Harmon as chief executive officer. Harmon was most recently president and chief executive officer of Motive Communications (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :MOTVE) in Austin, Texas. "Scott's leadership excellence and deep knowledge of the software industry will prove invaluable as AlterPoint enters this next phase of company growth," said Michael Rovner, principal with Austin Ventures. "It is with great pleasure that we announce his addition to the AlterPoint team." "As concerns for network security and regulatory compliance grow, AlterPoint is positioned to offer tremendous strategic value," said Harmon. "I'm excited to have an opportunity to join such a forward thinking company." Harmon spent the first nine years of his career in engineering and marketing within both the aerospace and computer systems industries. In 1991, he moved to the software industry, where he began at Tivoli Systems. At Tivoli, Harmon led product marketing, the applications management product division and finally marketing and strategy for the company. In the course of Harmon's tenure, Tivoli grew from $4 million in annual revenues to a $400 million+ division of 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) . In 1997, Harmon co-founded Motive Communications and served as chief executive and president through February of 2006. During that time, Motive grew to $80 million in annual revenues and 400 employees worldwide. Also, Harmon oversaw o·ver·saw v. Past tense of oversee. the Motive's growth through three different strategic acquisitions. Harmon holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Iowa State University Academics ISU is best known for its degree programs in science, engineering, and agriculture. ISU is also home of the world's first electronic digital computing device, the Atanasoff–Berry Computer. . "Scott is an industry veteran and tremendously talented leader with first-rate technology experience," said John Thornton John Thornton is the name of:
n. 1. A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations. 2. An inclination or a habit. and industry relationships will play an integral role in the company's future success." About AlterPoint, Inc. AlterPoint develops intelligent NCCM NCCM National Car Care Month (April) NCCM National Catholic Commission on Migration NCCM Negotiating Construction Contract Modifications NCCM National Cancer Center of Malawi solutions that have pioneered the evolution of network management. Enterprises worldwide rely on the visibility, automation and governance provided by AlterPoint's award-winning product, DeviceAuthority, to proactively manage compliance, security, change and inventory across their multi-vendor network to maximize the performance and availability of their IT infrastructure. Founded in 2001, AlterPoint is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.alterpoint.com (C) 2001-2006 AlterPoint, Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. AlterPoint, DeviceAuthority, and their respective logos are trademarks of AlterPoint, Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other jurisdictions. All other company or product names mentioned are used only for identification purposes and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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