Appiant Technologies Taps Original Founder of Voice Plus, Inc. to Drive New Sales Strategy for UC/UI Inunison Portal.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2001 Leading UC/UI Provider Appoints Jim Gillespie to Sr. Vice President of Sales to Drive the New Company Sales Strategy Appiant Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:APPS), a leading Unified Communications/Unified Information (UC/UI) service provider, today announced that Jim Gillespie has returned to lead Appiant's sales force towards realizing the market potential of its next generation UC/UI platform inUnison(TM). Mr. Gillespie is the original Founder of Voice Plus, Inc., which merged with Enhancement Technologies, as a key step in the evolution of Appiant Technologies. Mr. Gillespie joins the Company in the newly created role of senior vice president of Sales to implement Appiant's new Go-To-Market strategy focused on "customer strike teams". Mr. Gillespie brings to the Company a wealth of knowledge with over 16 years of experience in Telecommunications, specializing in voice processing The computerized handling of voice, which includes voice store and forward, voice response, voice recognition and text to speech technologies. . As the founder and President of Voice Plus, Inc., a leading voice processing company, Gillespie grew the business to a multi-million dollar company. Mr. Gillespie and 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. Doug Zorn were involved in bringing the company that became today's Appiant Technologies to its initial public offering in 1997 and both welcome the opportunity to work together again. Mr. Gillespie continues to be one of Appiant's largest shareholders. "I have had the great pleasure of working with Jim back when he was consistently rated the top sales person at Centigram cen·ti·gram n. A metric unit of mass equal to one hundredth (10-2) of a gram. centigram one-hundredth of a gram; abbreviated cg. Communications and again when he built Voice Plus, Inc. It was an exciting time when Jim and I joined forces to grow a small start-up into a successful public communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. . Jim's aggressive sales leadership has earned him a distinguished track record of tangible and measurable results. He embodies all the aggressive sales characteristics needed to drive the Appiant's sales force to even greater success," said Doug Zorn. "Jim has been involved with the Company for a long time and he clearly understands the tremendous opportunity ahead of Appiant" said Zorn. "I have not been this excited about a technology since the wide adoption of voice mail. Appiant's inUnison(TM) is the next technological breakthrough in the voice processing and telecommunications industry. This is the right market and the right time to create a major fortune 1000 corporation. I am thrilled to be a part of delivering the inUnison(TM) solution and growing the Company to reach its full market potential." Said Gillespie. Appiant's new Go-To-Market strategy is focused on "customer strike teams". This new strategy will aggressively grow market penetration Noun 1. market penetration - the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market penetration - the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women" and revenue, and it requires a new type of sales management Sales Management Role and Goal Importance of sales management is critical for any commercial organization. Expanding business in not possible without increasing sales volumes, and effective sales management goal is to organize sales team work in such a manner that ensures a expertise. As a result, Ken Murray Ken Murray (July 14 1903 - October 12 1988) was an American entertainer and author. He was born in New York City to a family of vaudeville performers. According to Murray's autobiography (Life on a Pogo Stick), Murray's birth name was Kenneth Doncourt. , COO has transitioned the sales effort to Mr. Gillespie and has taken the opportunity to pursue other interests. The company would like to thank Mr. Murray for all his efforts in bringing Appiant to its current success. About Appiant Technologies, Inc. Appiant Technologies, Inc., (Nasdaq:APPS), is a leading Unified Communications The real time redirection of a voice, text or e-mail message to the device closest to the intended recipient at any given time. For example, voice calls to desk phones could be routed to the user's cellphone when required. and Unified Information (UC/UI) software development company, delivering next generation UC/UI applications. Its inUnison(TM) portal enables WSPs, ISPs, and CLECs, the capability to offer the tools to manage all telephone, email, voice mail, facsimile, and notification needs in real-time anywhere, anytime and in a highly personalized manner using virtually any communication device such as a PC, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). , computer, telephone, or cellular phone. Appiant's enabling technologies include a speech recognition engine that provides seamless access to its inUnison(TM) distributed portal architecture, allowing information integration from multiple sources. Appiant Technologies is a member of the Cisco New World Ecosystem partner program and has been designated a Cisco Powered Network member. Appiant is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA., and has offices throughout 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 abroad. More information available at http://www.appiant.com/. Note: Except for historical information, the matters set forth in this press release are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. All forward-looking statements are made as of today, based on current management expectations, and the company disclaims any duty to update such statements. All forward-looking statements, including those in this press release, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. inUnison(TM) is a trademark of Appiant Technologies. |
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