Banyan announces senior management changes.WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 1997-- Bill Warner Bill Warner (born January 24, 1881) was an American football player and coach. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971. Following his playing career, he was the head football coach at Cornell University, the University of North Carolina, Colgate , Former 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) Executive, to Lead Product Management and Development Banyan banyan (băn`yən), species of fig (Ficus bengalensis) of the family Moraceae (mulberry family), native to India, where it is venerated. Its seeds usually germinate in the branches of some tree where they have been dropped by birds. Systems Inc. (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 :BNYN BNYN ePresence (stock symbol; formerly known as Banyan) ) today announced that Bill Warner has been named senior vice president of product management and development, effective immediately. Warner brings 27 years of high technology experience in software development, product management and general business management to Banyan. Warner, 52, will oversee the product management and development of all of Banyan's networking products, including its StreetTalk, VINES and BeyondMail product families. Warner will report directly to Bill Ferry, who became Banyan's president and chief executive officer in February 1997. "With this appointment, Banyan continues to move aggressively to revitalize re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. its operations, strengthen its customer relationships and build an experienced management team that will lead the rebuilding of Banyan," said Bill Ferry. "Bill's extensive software development, enterprise networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. and strategic alliance experience will enable us to expand and accelerate the delivery of products that adhere to adhere to verb 1. follow, keep, maintain, respect, observe, be true, fulfil, obey, heed, keep to, abide by, be loyal, mind, be constant, be faithful 2. industry standards to meet the needs of existing and new customers." "I am pleased to join Bill Ferry and his team and look forward to working closely with Banyan's loyal customer base to continue delivering value-added solutions as we embrace key industry standards and open platforms," said Warner. "I also look forward to taking Banyan's powerful directory and messaging technologies to new markets." Warner was most recently vice president and general manager of SystemSoft's Platform Software Business. Prior to SystemSoft, Warner spent 26 years at IBM in a variety of management and executive positions, including serving as vice president of IBM's $1.4 billion Systems Management Software business. Warner managed various product laboratories throughout the world and also headed the business and technology strategies for IBM's networking hardware Networking hardware typically refers to equipment facilitating the use of a computer network. Typically, this includes routers, switches, access points, network interface cards and other related hardware. and software, including the system level design of networking products. Warner also has extensive strategic alliance experience for licensing and integrating complementary technology into customer solutions. Warner holds a B.S. from Springfield College History Springfield College originated as a training school for YMCA professionals. Springfield College's 36,000 alumni work in 60 nations. Alumni have served in various capacities, such as a university president in China, initiators of the Olympic movement in Eastern European . Banyan also announced today that Jeffrey D. Glidden, senior vice president and chief financial officer, has decided to leave the company on May 9, 1997 to pursue other interests. Glidden will remain on the Board of Directors of Switchboard, Incorporated, a subsidiary of Banyan. Richard M. Spaulding, Banyan's treasurer and vice president of finance and who has been with the company since 1990, will assume Glidden's responsibilities. "Jeff's guidance has been very useful in helping me assess Banyan's operations and determine the best ways to rebuild the company and enhance shareholder value," said Ferry. "Jeff's contributions as a director on Switchboard's board will be valuable as Switchboard capitalizes on its enormous popularity with Internet users." -0- About Banyan Systems Incorporated: Banyan Systems Incorporated is a pioneer and leader in enterprise directory and messaging services. These products make it easy to find, share and manage information and resources in enterprise networks. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Westboro, Massachusetts, U.S.A., the Company markets products worldwide through authorized network integrators, resellers and international distributors. Banyan can be reached on the World Wide Web at www.banyan.com . Banyan, BeyondMail, StreetTalk and VINES are registered trademarks of Banyan Systems Incorporated. StreetTalk is a product of Banyan Systems Incorporated and not a product of McCarthy, Crisanti & Maffei, Inc. Switchboard is a trademark of Switchboard, Inc. CONTACT: Banyan Systems Incorporated Richard M. Spaulding (508) 871-2271 |
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