Attunity Ltd. Names Gregg Bjork Chief Operating Officer; Experienced Software Industry Executive Will Focus On Creating Operational Excellence.Business and Technology Editors BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2001 Attunity Ltd., (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 :ATTU Attu, island: see Aleutian Islands. ) a leading provider of B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business software solutions, today announced that it has appointed Gregory E. Bjork as chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . Reporting to Paul MacKay, Attunity's chief executive officer, Mr. Bjork will oversee the company's product management, research and development, business development, customer care and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. functions worldwide. "With almost two decades of experience leading product engineering, operations, customer and professional services teams for software companies, Gregg is uniquely positioned to have a tremendous impact on Attunity," Mr. MacKay Mr. Mackay was a character in the popular BBC sitcom Porridge, played by Fulton Mackay. Mackay is a neurotic and tough prison warden whose constant obsession in life is to catch out Fletcher. The rivalry between Fletch and Mackay was a thing of comedy legend. said. "Having worked closely with Gregg over a number of years, I have first-hand knowledge of the breadth and depth of his skills. He brings to the executive team of Attunity an unsurpassed level of passion and dedication to the creation of customer success through the delivery of products and services of the highest quality. His energy and enthusiasm for translating Attunity's potential into market leadership are welcomed." Mr. Bjork most recently served as senior vice president of engineering and professional services for YOUpowered Inc., a New York-based provider of smart personalization software for the Internet. At YOUpowered, he is credited with developing the engineering, customer services, professional services and information technology groups to support the company's innovative, web-oriented product offerings. Prior to joining YOUpowered, Bjork was vice president of services and operations for Cambridge, MA, -based NetCentric Corporation, the leading Internet fax Using the Internet to send faxes. Fax servers accept an incoming fax message and route it to a fax server in the same locality as the destination fax machine. The fax server then makes a local telephone call to send the fax. company. He also held the position of vice president of worldwide customer services for Powersoft Corporation (company) Powersoft Corporation - A leading vendor of client/server application development tools. In February 1994, Watcom became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Powersoft Corporation which merged with Sybase on 13 February 1995. , the leading provider of client/server development technologies. A graduate of Worcester State College
BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in computer science. "I am excited to join what I view as the company with the most exciting technology available in the market today," Mr. Bjork said. "Attunity has the technology and talent to revolutionize the way businesses design, develop, deploy and integrate their e-business processes across the extended enterprise." About Attunity Ltd. Attunity is a leading provider of B2B solutions that deliver dynamic business process integration. Attunity gives enterprises the power to create, share, automate, and manage business processes with partners, suppliers, customers, and eMarketplaces over the Internet. Attunity solutions enable companies to simplify supply chain interaction, improve customer relationships, and expand the reach of their business. Attunity delivers production-proven software and services to more than 1,000 companies and has strategic alliances with Oracle, Compaq, and other world-class partners. Attunity products are available through direct sales and support offices in 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. , Israel, the United Kingdom, France, the People's Republic of China, and Australia, as well as a full-service distributor, Mitsui, in Japan. For more information, visit Attunity at www.attunity.com. Attunity, the Attunity logo, Attunity B2B, Attunity B2BEngine, Attunity B2BDesigner, Attunity Connect, Attunity BluePrint, and Web Services process integration are trademarks, and "This Way to B2B" is a service mark of Attunity Ltd. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly based upon a number of factors, including but not limited to risks and product technology development, market acceptance of the products and continuing product demand, the impact of competitive products and pricing, changing economic conditions, both here and abroad, release and sales of new products by strategic resellers and customers, and other risk factors detailed in the company's most recent annual report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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