Bull Names Colin Scott VP of Business Development for its North American e-Business Initiative.Business/Technology Editors PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 05, 2000 Bull today announced that Colin T. Scott has been named vice president of business development for its North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. e-business unit. In this newly-created position, Scott will be responsible for developing and expanding Bull's e-business operations in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Scott, based in Bull's large R&D, marketing and customer center facility here, reports to George McNeil, vice president and general manager of Bull North America. Scott will focus on developing and implementing an off-base business strategy designed to take the company into new vertical market sectors, while continuing to expand Bull's e-presence in existing North American businesses. Scott has more than 25 years of experience in engineering, technical and business development, consulting, and e-business solutions to meet a wide variety of needs. This includes first-hand experience in delivering solutions ranging from large-scale, mission-critical transaction systems to B2C e-commerce B2C e-commerce The conducting of commerce by companies, government agencies, and institutions with consumers over the Internet. Amazon.com is typical of a company engaged in B2C e-commerce. systems across a range of industries. Said McNeil, "This important announcement reinforces Bull's clear strategic direction to help our customers move into the world wide web and e-business with reliable, scalable and secure solutions." Most recently Scott served as director, e-commerce solutions and technology, for Emerald Solutions in Phoenix, responsible for developing the practice, defining market strategy and leading solution delivery activities. From 1992 to 1999, he was an associate partner with Andersen Consulting See Accenture. in Chicago, where he held a leadership position on IT strategy, planning, and implementation at a number of large financial institutions. Scott holds both a Ph.D. and a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies in Computer Science from the University of Edinburgh (body, education) University of Edinburgh - A university in the centre of Scotland's capital. The University of Edinburgh has been promoting and setting standards in education for over 400 years. , Scotland. About Bull Bull is an international IT group that operates in more than 100 countries. In 1999, the company earned revenues of $4.3 billion with over 65% outside of France, its country of origin. Bull's strategy is focused on the Internet and electronic business in three key domains: solutions with consulting and systems integration; infrastructure including Internet-ready enterprise systems, smart cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. and software for secure infrastructure management; and managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality for Intranets and e-commerce sites and marketplaces. For more information, visit Bull's Web site: at http://www.bull.com. and for the United States, http://www.us.bull.com. |
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