Avienda Technologies Names Bill Nussey President And CEO.Business Editors Fall Internet World 2000 Booth No. 4125 NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2000 Avienda Technologies, the leading point-to-point information delivery company, today announced the appointment of Bill Nussey as president and chief executive officer. Nussey, formerly 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. and president of iXL, Inc., already serves as a member of Avienda's Board of Directors, and was one of the initial investors in the company. "We are happy to have Bill aboard. He helped guide the company through the venture capital process, and will now assume a direct role in leading Avienda's future corporate growth and expansion," said Aaron Shapiro, co-founder and chairman. "Bill's experience with rapidly growing, young technology-focused companies will prove a valuable asset as we continue to initiate customer and alliance partnerships with top-tier organizations and blue-chip companies Blue-chip company Used in the context of general equities. Large and creditworthy company. Company renowned for the quality and wide acceptance of its products or services, and for its ability to make money and pay dividends. Gilt-edged security. ." Shapiro assumes the role of Chief Strategy Officer, where he will continue to provide the company with its strategic direction, as well as overseeing product development and marketing. Co-founder David Bloom David Bloom (May 22, 1963 – April 6, 2003) was an NBC journalist (co-anchor of Weekend Today and reporter) until his sudden death in 2003 at the age of 39. Early life will continue his work in business development as senior vice president, corporate development. "I'm joining Avienda at a great time. I look forward to leading the next steps in Avienda's growth and development, and managing the challenges that every young technology company faces," said Nussey. "Avienda's core technology is some of the hottest I've ever seen, and the company is on track to emerge as a global leader in the next generation of information delivery solutions." Prior to joining Avienda, Nussey was the President and chief executive officer of iXL, Inc., a publicly traded e-business consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a with offices in 23 cities and seven countries. During his two and a half year tenure, Nussey took the company public, helped revenues grow from $10 million to $120 million per quarter, and expanded the workforce from 400 employees to more than 2,800. In June of this year, Nussey was named the most influential consultant in the world by Consultant Magazine for his part in conceptualizing and developing a next-generation consulting firm at iXL. The company's ability to attract major clients like General Electric, Delta Airlines and Federal Express helped give iXL the largest e-business consulting contracts in the world, and gave the company an average engagement size of $4 million per client. Prior to iXL, Nussey worked as an investment professional at the Boston-based venture capital firm Greylock, which features Media Metrix, DoubleClick and Redhat in its investment portfolio. He also founded Da Vinci da Vinci Surgery A surgical robot for performing certain surgeries–eg, mitral valve repair and laparoscopic procedures–eg, cholecystectomy and gastric ulcer repair. See Laparoscopic surgery, Robotics, Surgical robot. Systems Corporation, a software development company that sold the award-winning Da Vinci eMAIL product. In 1994 Nussey sold Da Vinci, which at the time was the third most widely used LAN-based email product in the world, to Boston-based ON Technology. Nussey serves on the boards of several organizations, including TRX TRX Transceiver TRX Transaction TRx Total Prescription TRX Token Ring Switch TRX Transmit and Receive , Mobile Automation and the North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. State Alumni Association An alumni association is an association of graduates (alumni) or, more broadly, of former students. In the United Kingdom and the United States, alumni of universities, colleges, schools (especially independent schools), fraternities, and sororities often form groups with alumni . "The appointment of Bill Nussey at Avienda is a positive move for the company," said Andreas Stavropoulos, director at Draper, Fisher, Jurvetson, the largest investor in Avienda. "The fact that he would accept this position at Avienda from among many other opportunities validates the company's business strategy and long-term growth potential." About Avienda Technologies Avienda Technologies supplies advanced information delivery solutions that leverage the capabilities of its point-to-point, real-time content delivery network. Avienda provides advanced Web content delivery solutions that greatly improve the way information is stored, delivered and used. Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., Avienda is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with venture capital funding led by information technology specialist firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California with affiliate offices in more than 30 cities around the world and over $4.5 billion in capital commitments. . The company was founded in 1999 and employs more than 80 people. For more information, please visit www.avienda.com. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.102500/bb4 |
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