Artisoft Appoints Chief Technology Officer; Christopher Brookins to Lead Technical Direction for Computer Telephony Leader.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 1999-- Artisoft(R), Inc. (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 :ASFT ASFT Airport Surface Friction Tester ), today announced the promotion of Christopher H. Brookins to chief technology officer as recognition of the technical leadership he has provided Artisoft as vice president of development since 1993. As CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. and vice president of development, Brookins will oversee Artisoft's technical direction and development for its award-winning line of computer telephony See CTI, VoIP and IP telephony. Computer Telephony - Computer Telephone Integration products. Specifically, he will be responsible for leading the development and direction of TeleVantage(R) -- Artisoft's software-based PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). , voted #1 product of 1998 by CT Magazine and recipient of numerous industry awards-- as well as Visual Voice(R), an award-winning CT development toolkit. "Chris' technical savvy, leadership skills and vast industry knowledge will help Artisoft to continue its dominance within the CT market," said T. Paul Thomas Paul Thomas (born Paul Anthony Thomas, 5 October 1980, Waldorf, Maryland, United States) is the bassist of the band, Good Charlotte. He started out on the guitar, but then a friend influenced him to play the bass guitar. , president 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. of Artisoft. "His extensive technical background and valuable contributions to Artisoft are sure to complement the executive management team and ensure that we continue to provide the right products for our customers' success." Brookins officially joined Artisoft after the acquisition of Stylus Innovation in 1996. With Stylus since 1993, he was the vice president of development, the company's first employee, and responsible for inventing and leading the product development of Visual Voice, the leading ActiveX(R) toolkit for building distributed, scalable applications such as touch-tone data retrieval, voice mail, fax back and Internet telephony. With Artisoft, Brookins has led the development and creation of TeleVantage, the company's flagship product, as well as managed the engineering, quality assurance, MIS and documentation teams. Prior to joining Artisoft, Brookins was a product manager and senior consultant for Easel Corporation, a MIS manager at General Electric and a games programmer for DataMost, Inc. About Artisoft Artisoft, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASFT) of Cambridge, Mass., is a recognized leader in providing easy-to-use, affordable computer telephony and communications software solutions for small-to medium-size businesses. Artisoft's innovative software products have received more than 100 industry awards including "Product of the Year", "Best of Show" and "Editors' Choice" by PC Magazine, VARBusiness, Computer Telephony Magazine and CTI (Computer Telephone Integration) Combining data with voice systems in order to enhance telephone services. For example, automatic number identification (ANI) allows a caller's records to be retrieved from the database while the call is routed to the appropriate party. Magazine among others. The company distributes its products in more than 100 countries around the world. For more information, please call Artisoft at 800-914-9985 or visit http://www.artisoft.com. Artisoft, TeleVantage and Visual Voice are registered trademarks of Artisoft, Inc. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
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