Bob Egan, Former Gartner Vice President and Research Director, Joins Corechange as Chief Strategist.Business/Technology Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 2001 Key Industry Thought Leader to Shape Corechange's Business Strategy and Help Further the Company's Market Leadership Corechange, Inc., a global provider of e-access framework software, today announced that Bob Egan is joining the company as chief strategist. In this position, Egan will help communicate the company's vision, shape the corporate and technology business strategy, as well as support the fast market penetration of Corechange's technology across multiple industries. Egan joins Corechange from Gartner, an independent provider of IT advisory and market research services, where he was a vice president and research director. "Corechange presents an opportunity for me to follow my passion, which is to help shape the strategic business direction of market-driven companies with exceptional technologies that have a clear value proposition," said Bob Egan, executive vice president, chief strategist of Corechange. "Corechange's portal technology is a unique combination of open architecture and enterprise scalability for both wired and wireless accessibility. This technology is critical to enterprises across many industries, including telecommunications, healthcare, banking and finance, retail and utilities, that want to increase efficiency, and, ultimately enhance the bottom line. I'm looking forward to joining a company with such great prospects for growth." Prior to his position with Gartner, Bob spent nine years at Digital Equipment Corporation as technical director and program manager for its wireless LAN business. He also held leadership positions in the emerging market technologies group, where he was instrumental in the early development of switched Ethernet architectures, data over cable TV and mobile IP. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Not to be confused with the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE). The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE (pronounced as eye-triple-e (IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. ) Communication Society, and has been an active participant on standards committees of the American National Standards Institute See ANSI. (body, standard) American National Standards Institute - (ANSI) The private, non-profit organisation (501(c)3) responsible for approving US standards in many areas, including computers and communications. ANSI is a member of ISO. and the IEEE, where he is an author of the IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standard. "Bob brings to Corechange a deep technology and telecommunications industry expertise as well as broad business knowledge and practical insight gained from more than 25 years of experience," said Charles F. Kane, 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. of Corechange. "Bob will be a valuable resource as Corechange continues to solidify its leadership position and extend its reach across multiple markets." About Corechange Corechange, Inc. delivers e-access framework software for deploying any kind of portal. The company's Coreport(R) product family profiles and manages people, information and applications to provide an integrated and personalized user experience based on roles that can be delivered on both desktop PCs and wireless devices. Corechange has a worldwide customer base, including American Electric Power American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) is a major investor-owner electric utility in various parts of the United States. It is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. It serves parts of 11 states, and is currently the largest electricity generating utility in the United States. (AEP AEP - Application Environment Profile ), Credit Suisse First Boston Credit Suisse First Boston was originally the trading name of the Financière Crédit Suisse-First Boston, a London-based 50-50 investment banking joint venture formed in 1978 between the First Boston Corporation and Credit Suisse. , EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , Telco Systems, Philips, NSTAR NSTAR NASA Solar Electric Propulsion Technology Application Readiness , Krispy Kreme, and AMB Property Management. The company's strategic partners include Microsoft, Nortel Networks, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, and Aether Systems. Corechange is headquartered in Boston, with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. |
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