Authentica Names Jim Hickey Vice President of Industry Marketing; New Position Created to Drive Industry Specific Initiatives.Business Editors WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2000 Authentica, the first Internet software company to provide content owners with persistent control over all their valuable digital information, today announced the appointment of Jim Hickey For other people with similar names see James Hickey Jim Hickey is the former Major League Baseball pitching coach for the Houston Astros. On November 18, Hickey was announced as the new pitching coach for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, replacing Mike Butcher. as vice president of industry marketing. In this newly created position, Hickey will be responsible for determining corporate direction and strategy within key vertical markets and promoting the company's complete product set. Hickey will also be responsible for developing targeted sales strategies for markets focused on digital content delivery. Some of these markets include legal, manufacturing, healthcare, financial and electronic publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. . As a part of the executive management team, Hickey will be an integral part of driving corporate direction and fueling Authentica's growth and success. "We're thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to have Jim join our management team," said Lance Urbas, 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 Authentica. "His experience and extensive knowledge of software applications as well as channel sales make him a key addition to Authentica's team. With Jim on board, Authentica is positioned to further explore the possibilities for our technology in a wide variety of new markets." Hickey brings over 20 years of experience in a wide variety of software management roles to Authentica. Most recently, Hickey held the position of vice president of corporate sales, at Omtool Ltd. where he led a corporate sales effort focused on the Fortune 500 in the electronic messaging See e-mail and messaging system. space. Prior to Omtool, he was vice president and commercial director at Harlequin Harlequin (här`ləkwĭn, –kĭn): see commedia dell'arte. Harlequin Principal stock character of the Italian commedia dell'arte. Ltd., a multi-national company that offers a diverse array of technology-based products and services including digital printing and publishing technology, information management systems and software tools. Hickey graduated cum laude cum lau·de adv. & adj. With honor. Used to express academic distinction: graduated cum laude; 25 cum laude graduates. from Harvard College Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, founded in 1636 by the Massachusetts Legislature. The College is instructed by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which also instructs the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. and received a Masters in Business Administration from the 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. Graduate School of Business. About Authentica Authentica, Inc., headquartered in Waltham, Mass., is the first Internet software company to provide content owners with persistent control over all their valuable digital information. It was founded in 1997 by several of the same security experts who pioneered the first commercial firewalls and access control systems that are the mainstay of today's electronic information security infrastructure. The company was created to develop and market systems that protect digital information. The company's PageVault product is the only document protection system that inherently and dynamically protects information before, during and after delivery. It is the ideal solution to protect intellectual property, copyrighted materials and sensitive information from unauthorized use, distribution and theft. More information on Authentica and PageVault is available at www.authentica.com. Note to editors: PageVault is a trademark of Authentica, Inc. All other company and product names are the property of their respective owners. |
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