AttachSTOR Inc. Announces Pat Sullivan as President and CEO.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2003 Founder of ACT! and SalesLogix to Lead Growth of Attachment Management Company AttachSTOR(TM) Inc., the leader in Attachment Management Solutions, today announced that software visionary and veteran Pat Sullivan will serve as acting 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 the company. Sullivan's track record of success in the software industry includes the founding of Contact Software International Inc. (developer of ACT! -- one of the world's best selling contact management software applications) and SalesLogix(R) Corp. He is also the vice chairman of Best Software, the U.S. division of Britain's Sage Software that purchased Interact Commerce Corp. (formerly SalesLogix) in 2001. "AttachSTOR's Attachment Management Suite solves the tremendous problem that e-mail attachments create in managing the performance, security and rising costs that exist in the majority of e-mail systems today," said Sullivan. "I am excited to work with the AttachSTOR team to help the business take advantage of what is clearly a significant market opportunity." Sullivan's list of accomplishments include recognition as one of the 80 Most Influential People in Sales and Marketing History by Sales and Marketing Management Magazine; twice awarded the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award; recognized as one of the 10 most influential people in the Customer Relations Management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) industry by Sales and Marketing Management Magazine; named Leader of the Year by the Arizona Software Association in 2000; and presented with the Pioneer of the Year Award by that same association in 2002. His history of entrepreneurial success will be a significant asset to AttachSTOR as the company engages the corporate e-mail marketplace delivering high-value attachment management solutions. Mike Wolf will replace Sullivan as AttachSTOR's chairman of the board. Wolf brings more than 26 years of operational experience in the software industry serving in executive roles with companies such as VIASOFT (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 : VIAS VIAS Victorian Institute of Animal Science VIAS Visualization Information Archival/Retrieval Service (National Center for Supercomputing Applications) VIAS Vietnam Institute for America Studies ), Computer Associates (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CA), Capex, and EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. (NYSE: EDS). As a co-founder of VIASOFT, Wolf helped take the company from startup, through a successful IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. , and to more than $1 billion in capitalization, before retiring from the company in August of 1997. He most recently served as president and CEO of Vitrix (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). : VXRI). Wolf continues to actively participate in the growth of the Arizona software industry. He is a long-standing board member of the Arizona Technology Council and an advisory board member for the Arizona Angels Investor Network Inc. Wolf also serves on several high-tech company boards and advisory boards. About AttachSTOR AttachSTOR Inc. is the leading provider of Attachment Management Solutions. Through the use of patent-pending STORonce(TM) technology, AttachSTOR solves the core problem impacting enterprise e-mail systems, attachments. The AttachSTOR Suite optimizes e-mail infrastructure performance, increases system security and reduces the total cost of ownership for e-mail systems by 25 percent to 40 percent annually. AttachSTOR is a registered trademark of AttachSTOR Inc. All other company, product and service names are the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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