Arula Systems Names Mitch Nelson Vice President of Finance, Administration; Veteran HP Executive Joins Exciting Secure Remote Management Solutions Start Up.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2001 Arula Systems Inc., providing solutions to manage devices in a decentralized de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. world, Wednesday announced it has named Mitchell Nelson as vice president of finance and administration. Arula Systems provides solutions that help companies improve their bottom line by optimizing their access, monitoring and remote control of costly and resource intensive IT departments. Arula secure remote network management appliances deliver standardized and efficient console access and control for all servers and networking devices to enterprise data centers, hosting services and professional service providers. Nelson will be responsible for the financial and administrative well being of Arula Systems. He joins Arula from Hewlett-Packard where he served as operations manager See datacenter manager. for a major E-service activity. Prior to this role, Nelson served in several financial roles in the areas of research and development, business creation and general business management. He also served as a member of Arula's board of directors before stepping down and accepting this position. "Mitch brings an unmatched level of financial discipline, operational experience, business acumen and leadership to this position," said Chandra Venkatraman, president and chief executive officer of Arula Systems. "His knowledge, experience and record of success at an established company like Hewlett-Packard add tremendous value to a fast-growing company like Arula Systems." Before joining Hewlett-Packard, Nelson was director of development and engineering for Argus Technology, and manufacturing engineering Manufacturing engineering Engineering activities involved in the creation and operation of the technical and economic processes that convert raw materials, energy, and purchased items into components for sale to other manufacturers or into end products for manager for Lexel Laser. Nelson has an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University Northwestern University, mainly at Evanston, Ill.; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1855 by Methodists. In 1873 it absorbed Evanston College for Ladies. , a masters in engineering management from Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering and a BS 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 Cornell University Cornell University, mainly at Ithaca, N.Y.; with land-grant, state, and private support; coeducational; chartered 1865, opened 1868. It was named for Ezra Cornell, who donated $500,000 and a tract of land. With the help of state senator Andrew D. . About Arula Systems Inc. Arula Systems Inc.(TM) (Arula) is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. founded in 1999 that provides solutions for device management in a decentralized world. These management solutions enable rapid creation of secure, remote Internet connectivity to various devices in a variety of markets. Arula, a spin-off of Hewlett-Packard Co., has secured venture financing through Gabriel Venture Partners and private investments from industry leaders. Arula is headquartered in Cupertino. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.arula.com. Export Notice: The Arula SecureConsole model SC2001SSL-128 contains 128-bit encryption software Encryption software is software whose main task is encryption and decryption of data, usually in the form of files on hard drives and removable media, email messages, or in the form of packets sent over computer networks. . Export of this product is restricted under U.S. law. Information is available from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration at www.bxa.doc.gov. Arula, Arula Universal Agent Platform, ConsoleManager and SecureConsoleSSL are trademarks of Arula Systems Inc. All rights reserved. |
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