Borland Announces Executive Promotions.International Inc., the leading provider of products and services for software developers, today announced the promotion of three executives. Paul Gross For the biologist and author, see Paul R. Gross. For the Academy of Information Technology and Engineering principal, see Paul L. Gross. Paul Michael Gross (born April 30, 1959), is a Canadian actor, producer, director, singer and writer born in Calgary, Alberta. was promoted to senior vice president of Research and Development; Jonathan B. Rosenberg was promoted to vice president of Borland C++ and Companion Products Development; and Marcia Bartelmie was promoted to vice president of Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. . "These promotions reflect the strength of Borland's management team," said Gary Wetsel, president of Borland International. "These executives, along with all the key managers in the organization, have risen to the challenge of re-focusing Borland's business and positioning the company to take advantage of exciting new growth opportunities." Gross, who is responsible for managing all of Borland's development activities, reports to Borland President Gary Wetsel. He is also chartered with directing and communicating Borland's technology vision. "Paul Gross is one of the key reasons why our developer-focused strategy has been successful," said Wetsel. "Paul's leadership has been instrumental in helping shape and implement our strategic objectives. As we move forward, Paul will play a vital role in formulating, executing and communicating our technology and product strategy." In his six years with Borland, Gross has held a variety of general management and development positions. Under Gross leadership, Borland grew its languages business by over 300 percent and introduced significant new technologies targeted to software developers, including Delphi and Delphi Client/Server, Borland's successful visual application development tools. Gross joined Borland in 1989 as a product manager for Turbo C An earlier C compiler from Borland used to create a wide variety of commercial products. It was known for its well-designed debugger. Borland's object-oriented versions of C were Turbo C++ and Borland C++. The DOS version of this Encyclopedia was written in Turbo C. ++ and the Paradox paradox, statement that appears self-contradictory but actually has a basis in truth, e.g., Oscar Wilde's "Ignorance is like a delicate fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. Engine. Prior to working at Borland, he held positions in product management, sales and engineering at Gold Hill Computers and Infocom. Jonathan ("Jothy") B. Rosenberg was previously director of Borland C++ Development. He is responsible for managing development of Borland C++ and related products as well as Borland's growing Companion Products Group. Rosenberg reports to Gross. "Borland C++ product line is at the heart of our developer- focused strategy and Jothy has been a key contributor to its growth and success," said Gross. "Borland's Companion Products Group is a major part of our growth strategy and we are fortunate to have someone with Jothy's experience and leadership abilities to direct development on these products." Prior to joining Borland in 1992, Rosenberg was a founder of MasPar Computer Corporation. Prior to MasPar, Rosenberg was a professor of Computer Science at Duke University. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Duke University and a BA from Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo College ("K" College or "K") is a private, highly selective liberal arts college located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1833, the institution was American Baptist in origin, and acknowledges its historical relationship with that . Marcia Bartelmie is responsible for Borland's human resources activities. She was previously director of Human Resources. She reports to Wetsel. "Marcia's role is of critical importance to our long-term success," said Wetsel. "She has done an exceptional job improving worldwide employee communication, implementing an employee training and development program, and continuing to make sure we take care of our most valuable assets -- our employees." Bartelmie joined Borland in 1988 as a Human Resources manager. Prior to joining Borland, Bartelmie was a human resource consultant for a variety of technology companies. Her career also includes human resource management positions with Systel Corporation and Gould Biomation Inc. Bartelmie holds a BA from Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. University. Borland: Making Development Easier Borland International 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 :BORL) is a leading provider of products and services targeted to software developers. Borland is distinguished for its high-quality software development tools, which include Delphi, Delphi Client/Server, Borland C++, Visual dBASE See dBASE versions. (language) Visual dBASE - A Rapid Application Development suite with a compiler and intranet tools to enable developers to publish data on the World-Wide Web. Originally a Borland product, the first version released by dBase, Inc. was Visual dBase 5.7. , Paradox and InterBase. Borland's award-winning products are supported through comprehensive programs for small- and large-sized software developers, corporate developers, value added resellers See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). and systems integrators An individual or organization that builds systems from a variety of diverse components. With increasing complexity of technology, more customers want complete solutions to information problems, requiring hardware, software and networking expertise in a multivendor environment. . Founded in 1983, Borland is headquartered in Scotts Valley, California Scotts Valley is a small city located in eastern Santa Cruz County, California, United States, about ten miles (16 km) south of San Jose and six miles (10 km) north of the beach in the upland slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 11,385. . -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Copies of previous Borland press releases and additional corporate and product information are available on Borland's Internet World Wide Web (WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. ) site, at http://www.borland.com. CONTACT: Borland International Inc. Steve Grady, (408)431-1621 sgrady@wpo.borland.com or Kathy Berkland, (408) 431-4609 kberkland@wpo.borland.com |
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