Avasta Taps Technology Veteran to Head Engineering and Operations.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2002 Former Oracle and Blue Martini Executive Scott Hanham Joins as Vice President of Engineering and Operations Avasta(TM), the premier provider of applications management, monitoring and support for enterprise applications, today announced the appointment of Scott Hanham as vice president of engineering and operations. Hanham will oversee Avasta's engineering, system and network, and customer transition teams, as well as guide 24x7 activities for its state-of-the-art network operations center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. . Hanham has over 20 years experience in software design, development, qualification, release and support and has been responsible for over 15 successful product releases at such technology leaders as Sun and Oracle. Most recently at Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL ORCL Oracle (stock symbol) ), Hanham served as vice president, eCommerce applications, CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. division and managed the global release of a host of Oracle eBusiness Suite 11i products. "Scott's proven experience in managing and rolling out complex technical products and services not only helps Avasta build out our offering, but provides an even greater level of service to Avasta customers," said Thomas Engdahl, 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 Avasta. "With his expertise, we can enhance a coordinated effort between operations and engineering and refine processes for improved quality of customer service." A true product visionary, Hanham was instrumental in building Blue Martini Software Blue Martini Software (Blue Martini Software, Inc.) was a privately held software manufacturer and professional services provider based in San Mateo, California that sells and supports an eponymous e-commerce enterprise application that supports sales online, by phone, and at the (Nasdaq:BLUE) from the ground up. He was the sixth company employee and served as vice president, product development and services, among other key management roles. About Avasta Launched in March 2000, Avasta manages and maintains enterprise applications with a combination of proactive services and breakthrough technology. Avasta's proprietary application management platform, Prasma(TM) enables 24x7 technology services on its own infrastructure (FullServ(TM)), or to extend into the customer's existing infrastructure (RemoteServ(TM)). Avasta relieves customers of the day-to-day operations challenges of managing, monitoring, and supporting enterprise applications so they can focus on building their business. Avasta is based in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and has secured financing from American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. , Alliance Capital, Bayview Partners, CommVest LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , Convergence Partners, Mentmore Holdings, Sand Hill Capital, Robertson Stephens and ThomVest Holdings. Customers include MarketFirst, Portera and Toshiba America. Please call 415/956-8000 or visit online at www.avasta.net. Note to Editors: Avasta, the Avasta logo, Prasma, FullServ and RemoteServ are trademarks of Avasta. All other company or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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