Anila Announces Relationship With Open Systems Consultants, Founder Joins Anila's Management Team.Business Editors PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2000 Industry Veteran Adds Even More Depth to Anila's Base of Management, Recruiting and Technology Expertise Anila(TM) Fund, which provides early stage funding to optical and broadband communications companies, today announced a strategic relationship with Open Systems Consultants, an executive recruiting firm. Gary Schlageter, founder and manager of Open Systems Consultants, will join Anila as a Venture Partner. Open Systems Consultants is devoted to finding top management and engineering talent for the data/telecommunications marketplace. Anila's portfolio companies will benefit from this relationship by securing top tier executives for their management teams. "Gary's extensive experience with technology, management, and technical talent has already benefited our portfolio companies and our team," said Moses Joseph, 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 Anila Corp. "Anila and Anila's portfolio companies are at the heart of high growth industries and Gary's expertise is an invaluable asset that give us all a competitive edge. We are very, very please to have him on board." Previously, Schlageter was founder and vice president of marketing at RouterWare, a data communications protocol company that developed products for the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and market, and was ultimately purchased by Wind River Systems. As Director of Strategic Development, Schlageter helped Advanced Computer Communications (ACC See adaptive cruise control. ) to become a pioneer in the development of Internet (ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency NETwork) The research network funded by the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). The software was developed by Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN), and Honeywell 516 minicomputers were the first hardware used as ) interfacing technologies. During his tenure with ACC, he was instrumental in moving the company from being a government contractor to becoming a leading competitor in the commercial sector. As a result of this growth, ACC was purchased by Ericsson. Prior to ACC, Schlageter was vice president of engineering at Laser Optics Inc., a developer of through-the-air-communications systems for high-speed video and data communications. He was also vice president of engineering and marketing at E2 Thermodot, a non-contact (infrared based) temperature sensor and industrial control company. Schlageter sits on the Board of the San Diego University of Integrated Studies; a University devoted to undergraduate and graduate degrees in transpersonal psychology transpersonal psychology, n the branch of psychology that attempts to integrate the science of psychology with the insights of various spiritual disciplines, including the role of altered states, mystical experiences, contemplative practices, and ritual . Schlageter received 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 degree in engineering at California Polytechnic State University This article is about the university in San Luis Obispo, California. For Cal Poly Pomona, see California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. California Polytechnic State University, commonly called Cal Poly , with additional study in marketing and management at the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at Santa Barbara. About Anila Anila Fund, based in Palo Alto, is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on broadband and optical communications and business-to-business (B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business ) Internet companies. Anila's inventive approach to venture funding is designed to rapidly accelerate a funded company's probability of success. Anila offers complete operational, marketing, strategic planning, and recruiting support to select companies, and has on-staff technical expertise that entrepreneurs leverage to quicken the concept-to-product lifecycle. For more information please visit www.anila.com. |
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