Antenna Software Names James J. Hemmer as New CEO.Business Editors / High-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available Antenna Software, Inc.: Industry Veteran to Lead the Company's Next Wave of Market Success in Wireless Enterprise Field Service Solutions Antenna Software, Inc., the leading provider of integrated Web and wireless solutions for the mobile service industry, announced today that James J. Hemmer has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Hemmer, who also joins Antenna's Board of Directors, brings to Antenna a wealth of management experience in the hi-tech and communications industries, and a proven track record in building successful start-up and publicly held companies. Mr. Hemmer will take the responsibility for spearheading Antenna's aggressive growth objectives and leading the company to new levels of success in the enterprise wireless market. "Jim joins Antenna at the most exciting time in the company's history. His extensive knowledge of the industry coupled with his deep experience in managing sales and operations is vital to continuing Antenna's aggressive growth strategy," said Mr. Peter Semmelhack, President & Chairman of Antenna Software. "We look to Jim to help us further our market leadership and to effectively bring Antenna's powerful wireless field service solutions to the enterprise across multiple markets." Mr. Hemmer's skill at building start-up organizations and growing them to become major players in their sectors is widely regarded throughout the industry. For more then 20 years, he has been involved in developing major joint ventures and strategic alliances, and maturing direct and indirect sales and delivery organizations. As 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. of CommTech, Mr. Hemmer grew the company from $16 million to $25 million in his first year, prior to its acquisition by ADC Telecommunications ADC Telecommunications (NASDAQ: ADCT) is a communications company located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a southwest suburb of Minneapolis. History In 1935, Ralph Allison founded ADC Telecommunications in the basement of his south Minneapolis home, inventing ADC's very in February 2001. Following the acquisition, Mr. Hemmer served as senior vice president in ADC's Software Systems Division. Previously, Mr. Hemmer was senior vice president of operations at BDSI BDSI Brooks Divinity School, Inc (Denver, CO) , Inc., a $50-million privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. that marketed software and services to the telecom industry, and led that company to consistent profitability with an average annual growth rate of 40 percent. In less then two years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time company grew into a $100-million operation and was sold to Cap Gemini Group, a French-based company. "I love the enterprise software space, and was very impressed by Antenna's always-on wireless technology," said Mr. Hemmer. "By providing a real-time wireless extension of enterprise systems to the mobile workforce, Antenna has become an instrumental force in transforming field service organizations into Real-Time Enterprises, whereby each member of the service delivery chain--customers, field engineers, managers, suppliers--can have access to the most up-to-date information whenever and wherever they want it. Antenna is in an exciting market and I'm delighted to take on the challenge of leading the company and its experienced management team to even greater successes." Mr. Hemmer also played a key role as a member of Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)'s senior leadership team, establishing a substantial global communications business for the company. During his nine years at CSC, Mr. Hemmer ran the company's Asia-Pacific communications business unit, managed a global customer care and billing product-line organization, and developed the company's European communications business unit in London. Before CSC, Mr. Hemmer managed mid-Atlantic operations for Rockwell International Rockwell International was the ultimate incarnation of a series of companies under the sphere of influence of Willard Rockwell, who had made his fortune after the invention and successful launch of a new bearing system for truck axles in 1919. (since acquired by Alcatel). He also spent three years establishing Fujitsu America in the Mid-Atlantic region, responsible for their transmission and network product lines. Mr. Hemmer 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 degree in Electrical Engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. from Rutgers University Rutgers University, main campus at New Brunswick, N.J.; land-grant and state supported; coeducational except for Douglass College; chartered 1766 as Queen's College, opened 1771. Campuses and Facilities Rutgers maintains three campuses. and a Master of Business Administration degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. . About Antenna Software Founded in 1998, Antenna Software is the leading provider of integrated Web and wireless solutions for the mobile service industry. Headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Antenna's products enable field service providers to profitably deliver high-quality service to their customers. AntennaTools(TM) is a powerful wireless mobile service management solution that enables real-time end-to-end service requests and inventory management from the field. Field engineers can now easily access critical service information from Siebel Field Service or Clarify eFrontOffice, and manage all their activities remotely using a small wireless device including RIM Blackberry, Motorola Timeport and Accompli, and PocketPC. Antenna supports a growing client base of leading service organizations across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Leading computer part suppliers such as Ingram Micro and Tech Data are registered on Antenna's e-procurement network. Antenna's partners include Accenture, Siebel Systems, RIM, Compaq, Cingular Wireless, SkyTel, Motorola and Amdocs. For more information about Antenna Software, call 1-212-343-2866 or visit www.antennasoftware.com. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.070902/bb5 |
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