Asera EVP of Sales Mike DeCesare to Dominate Bank of the West Tennis Classic Pro-Am; DeCesare Unafraid of Possible Venus Williams Showdown.Business Editors/Sports & High-Tech Writers BELMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2001 Asera, provider of the leading eBusiness Operating System operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. (TM), announced today that Executive Vice President of Sales Mike DeCesare intends to dominate the Bank of the West Tennis Classic Pro-Am this afternoon at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium at Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. . The Bank of the West tournament is the oldest women's tennis event in the world, celebrating its 31st year in 2001. Among the professional players scheduled to compete in this year's tournament are Venus Williams Venus Ebone Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980 in Lynwood, California) is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked the world's No. 1 female tennis player. As of July 2007, she is the reigning Wimbledon ladies' singles champion. , Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport (born June 8 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is a former World No. 1 American professional female tennis champion. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments: the 1998 U.S. Open, 1999 Wimbledon, and the 2000 Australian Open. , Kim Clijsters “Clijsters” redirects here. For other uses, see Clijsters (disambiguation). Kim Clijsters (IPA: [kɪm klɛistərs], listen , Monica Seles and Meghann Shaughnessy Meghann Shaughnessy (April 13 1979) is an American professional tennis player. She was born in Richmond, Virginia, and currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of #11 in 2001, and has won six WTA Tour singles titles. . "This is going to be huge -- I'm talking Bobby Riggs versus Billie Jean King Noun 1. Billie Jean King - United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) Billie Jean Moffitt King, King huge," warned Mike DeCesare. "I've learned from the legends and plan to do whatever it takes to go all the way. Think of John McEnroe's worst temper tantrum temper tantrum Pediatrics A prolonged anger reaction in an infant or child, characterized by screaming, kicking, noisy and noisome behavior, or throwing him/her self on the ground to get his/her way from a parent/caretaker/warden. Cf Adult temper tantrum. . Bjorn Borg's patented headband. And I plan to swing the racquet Ilie Nastase gave me after his 1976 Wimbledon finals match against Borg." In anticipation of the heat that DeCesare's backhand will generate on the court, Asera will be giving away free fans to attendees who stop by the Asera booth during the tournament. The booth is located just outside Gate 6. In addition, Asera will host a draw for several prizes, including a weekend at the Half-Moon Bay Ritz Carlton and bronze tennis sculptures by Bradley Lorang (Everything Metal Imaginable). The Bank of the West Tennis Classic is one of three important West coast tune-up events leading up to the 2001 U.S. Open. Last year's tournament drew more than 45,000 tennis enthusiasts. When/Where: 2001 Bank of the West Tennis Classic July 23-July 29, 2001 Gate 6, Taube Family Tennis Stadium at Stanford University About Asera, Inc. Asera provides Global 2000 and emerging-growth companies with an eBusiness Operating System that includes a patent-pending software platform and applications development environment. Asera allows companies to customize best-in-class software applications, implement their business processes rapidly, and remain insulated from the cost and complexity of technology change. The Asera eBusiness Operating System(TM) is a critical enabling technology for the emerging real-time enterprise. Based in Silicon Valley, Asera also has offices in the UK, Germany and India. Asera can be found on the Web at http://www.asera.com. Note to Editors: Asera and Asera Enterprise Operating System are trademarks of Asera Inc. All other products and names may be trademarks of their respective companies. |
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