Avaki Adds Data Integration Expert to Board of Directors.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 2003 Former Oracle and SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. Executive, Andre M. Boisvert, Brings 25 Years Experience in Enterprise Software to Already Seasoned Board Avaki Corporation (www.avaki.com), a leading provider of enterprise information integration (EII (Enterprise Information Integration) Similar to an EIS (executive information system), an EII aggregates current information from all data sources within an organization. ) software, today announced the appointment of Andre M. Boisvert to its Board of Directors, a long-time leader in data integration with over 25 years of executive experience with enterprise software giants such as Oracle and SAS Institute SAS Institute Inc., headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, USA, has been a major producer of software since it was founded in 1976 by Anthony Barr, James Goodnight, John Sall and Jane Helwig. . In addition to his work at Oracle and SAS, Mr. Boisvert has also held senior management positions at Cognos, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and Sagent. Mr. Boisvert brings a wealth of data management expertise and knowledge to Avaki's Board. At Cary, NC-based SAS Institute Inc., the market leader in business intelligence software and the largest privately held software company in the world, Mr. Boisvert was president and 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. . While at Oracle, Mr. Boisvert was senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing and he served as a member of Oracle's Worldwide Management Committee. Mr. Boisvert has also held senior executive positions in sales, marketing and Research & Development at Cognos and IBM, where he was a 13-year veteran. Mr. Boisvert is currently serving as chairman 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 Sagent, a Mountain View, Calif. provider of enterprise business intelligence solutions. Mr. Boisvert also sits on the board of several enterprise software companies including Fremont, Calif.-based VA Software (NASDQ: LNUX). He is also a limited partner in two high-tech venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] and a partner in a Europe-based holding company that directs a financial applications software company and a professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. organization. Mr. Boisvert's appointment to the Avaki Board of Directors comes on the heels of the company's recent launch of Avaki Data Grid  The introduction to this article is vague. To comply with Wikipedia's guidelines, it should be improved. 4.0, an EII solution, which provides a comprehensive way to provision, access and integrate distributed data across and between enterprises. The launch of Avaki's latest software received overwhelming support from industry experts, such as Roy Schulte, vice president and research fellow at Gartner who said, "Like any database middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a , Avaki simplifies the work that developers have to do to get at heterogeneous Not the same. Contrast with homogeneous. heterogeneous - Composed of unrelated parts, different in kind. Often used in the context of distributed systems that may be running different operating systems or network protocols (a heterogeneous network). databases, but it respects the inherent organizational and technical boundaries which separate data that is owned by disparate business units. I am not aware of any other vendor that offers similar technology. The main alternative would be custom design and development." "With 25 years of expertise with well recognized and respected industry heavyweights, Mr. Boisvert will be an invaluable asset in driving Avaki's strategic initiatives and strengthening the company's position in the market. Andre has a solid understanding of the data challenges that face today's enterprises and brings a wealth of knowledge and industry insight to Avaki's Board of Directors," said Tim Yeaton, president, Avaki. "His energetic and visionary style of leadership will be a valuable asset to the Avaki management team, and we truly look forward to his contributions to the company's strategic direction and growth." "Avaki is poised for success, and brings a truly unique approach to solving pan-enterprise data challenges. I'm delighted to have been asked to serve on Avaki's Board of Directors and look forward to helping the company address the opportunities that lie ahead in the enterprise information integration market," said Mr. Boisvert." "Andre is a tremendous addition to the board," said Mike Hirshland, Avaki board member and general partner, Polaris Ventures. "His range of experience with software companies addressing enterprise data challenges will be a great strategic asset to Avaki." About Avaki Avaki Corporation provides enterprise information integration software, powered by data grid technology, that simplifies how businesses provision, access and integrate widely distributed Adj. 1. widely distributed - growing or occurring in many parts of the world; "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution" cosmopolitan bionomics, environmental science, ecology - the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms data from many heterogeneous data sources. Avaki enables businesses to use fresher, more accurate data, while reducing the overall cost and complexity of data integration infrastructure, programming and maintenance. Customers such as Pfizer and Aventis are using Avaki software to reduce data integration costs, make fresh data available and improve productivity. Backed by Polaris Venture Partners, General Catalyst, and Sofinnova, Avaki is located in Burlington, MA. For more information, please visit www.avaki.com. |
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