Apollo Software Inc. Hires Robert Cartwright as President and Chief Executive Officer.AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1999-- Apollo Software Inc., a leader in state and local government applications and solutions, today announced the appointment of Robert Cartwright as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Cartwright brings more than 23 years of experience in general management, executive sales and marketing, and new business development in the high technology marketplace. Cartwright is the former President of Transactiv Inc. and Marketing Executive for Digital Equipment Corporation. "Robert brings a remarkable track record of business development accomplishments and general management experience with leading high technology organizations," said Skip Fulkerson, Founder and Chief Technology Officer. "Robert's mission is to further strengthen Apollo's position as the ultimate source of application software for small and mid-size local government offices, and in so doing, leverage our broad asset base to enhance ongoing revenue and productivity gains." "The addition of Robert to the Apollo management Apollo Management L.P. is a private equity L.P. firm, founded in 1990 by Leon Black (Apollo Advisors). Based in New York, it also has offices in Los Angeles and London. It has invested over $16 billion in companies inside and outside the of the United States. team is strong evidence of the company's ability to attract top talent for its compelling business model," said Ward Greenwood Greenwood. 1 City (1990 pop. 26,265), Johnson co., central Ind.; settled 1822, inc. as a city 1960. A residential suburb of Indianapolis, Greenwood is in a retail shopping area. Manufactures include motor vehicle parts and metal products. , partner for First Capital Group, an Austin-based venture capital firm with primary investment interest in Apollo. "Robert's broad high-tech experience and leadership will promote innovative and rapid expansion of Apollo's competitive position in government knowledge management, further integrating a superior system to create, manage and disseminate dis·sem·i·nate v. dis·sem·i·nat·ed, dis·sem·i·nat·ing, dis·sem·i·nates v.tr. 1. To scatter widely, as in sowing seed. 2. information, including Web-enabled technologies." Prior to joining Apollo, Cartwright held a variety of executive, sales and marketing positions, including 17 years at Digital Equipment Corporation. As Vice President starting up one of Digital's five U.S. Regional Market Centers, Cartwright had general management responsibility of an organization consisting of 400+ employees producing more than $600 million in revenue. Most recently, he successfully launched Transactiv Inc. as president, a business-to-business E-commerce solutions and services venture. Previously, Cartwright was Vice President of Business Development for Government Systems Inc., a provider of global network and systems integration services. Under his leadership, revenues doubled and net income tripled in three years, culminating in a profitable divestiture The breakup of AT&T. By federal court order, AT&T divested itself on January 1, 1984 of its 23 operating companies, which became known as the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs). . Cartwright has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . "With our talented team, powerful technologies and broad installed base of satisfied customers, I expect Apollo to solidify so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. its leadership position in complete, turn-key applications and services; quickly becoming a dominant nationwide provider of small and mid-size state and local government applications," Cartwright said. "Given the breadth, depth and scalability of our 40+ product suite applications, I am confident of our ability to quickly move upstream and provide solutions into large customer environments as well," Cartwright said. About Apollo Apollo Software Inc. is a leader in vertical software and services for state and local government offices. The company's core competency A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
Ceremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. Often the stone is hollowed out to contain newspapers, photographs, or other documents reflecting current customs, with a view to Financial Management Systems. Apollo provides customers with a "total solutions" approach to computer and data processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a requirements. With an installed base of more than 800 product and service applications in 10 states, Apollo leads the marketplace in Windows(R) product offerings. Utilizing the innovative patent-pending AMS AMS - Andrew Message System (Application Management System), the company is able to produce market specific software in highly competitive timeframes; namely man-weeks versus conventional programming timeframes that typically require man-years. The company is located in Austin, Texas, and can be reached at 512/263-7502. Apollo's mailing address is 907 RR 620 South, Austin, Texas 78734. The company's general e-mail address See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address is service@apollosoftware.net; its corporate Web site is www.apollosoftware.net. Apollo and AMS are trademarks of Apollo Software Inc. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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