Campus Pipeline Announces New CTO; Middleware Expert Rajani to Write the Next Technology Chapter for Higher Education.Business Editors/High-Tech & Education Writers SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2001 Campus Pipeline Inc., a higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. Internet technology provider, announced Tuesday that Purshotam (Percy) Rajani has joined the company as senior vice president of technology and chief technology officer. Rajani will lead development of the next generation Campus Pipeline(TM) Web platform, used by colleges nationwide to unite campus communication, academic resources and administrative services under one online roof, literally placing the entire campus at the fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. of students, faculty and staff. Rajani comes to Campus Pipeline from TenFold Corp. (Nasdaq: TENF), developer of large-scale e-business applications for the banking, communications, energy, healthcare, insurance and investment management industries, where he served as vice president of development for the Universal Application Server and managed 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. development office. Prior to TenFold, he held many executive positions, including international vice president of development at Intersolv Corp., a software tools and services company; vice president and general manager of the Distributed Computing (1) The use of multiple computers networked throughout a wide geographical area, or the world via the Internet, in order to solve a single problem. See grid computing. (2) The use of multiple computers in an enterprise rather than one centralized system. Products Group at Seer Technologies, an IT software company; and founder, president, and chief executive officer of Spruce Technologies Spruce Technologies was founded in Silicon Valley in 1996 by Dr. Hiromu Soga. At the time Dr. Soga was already a veteran of video compression technology companies and was keen to develop tools for the emerging DVD and Digital Video Server markets. Corp., a software tools supplier for the personal computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. industry. He was also instrumental in designing databases and middleware applications at Bell Laboratories. Rajani's hiring is the first appointment to Campus Pipeline's executive management team since Tom Lewis, former 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. of Ameritrade Holding Corp., took the post of CEO at Campus Pipeline in November of 2000. Lewis and Rajani previously worked together at TenFold Corp. and at Seer Technologies Corp., where Lewis was a co-founder. "I have consistently been impressed with Percy's vision in conceiving and delivering leading-edge products, his leadership skills, his professionalism and his values," said Lewis. "Percy is an excellent addition to our executive management team." "Today's announcement is a direct result of tapping the relationships Tom has built with some of the country's top technology leaders throughout his career. He was instrumental in identifying the strategic requirements of Campus Pipeline and recruiting Percy, an individual with the talent to position the company for continued success," said Darin Gilson, COO of Campus Pipeline. More than 600 campuses have licensed the Campus Pipeline Web platform, 65 of which are using it today to improve the teaching, learning and working experience of their students, faculty and staff. About Campus Pipeline Inc. Campus Pipeline's Internet infrastructure is setting the standard for higher education. The company collaborates with colleges and universities to create comprehensive online environments for the delivery of information and services within higher education communities. Through the Campus Pipeline Web platform, the company helps schools integrate campus communication, academic resources, administrative services, campus news, distance learning and all other Web applications securely together online. Salt Lake City-based Campus Pipeline Inc. is backed by investors including American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. , Amerindo, Dell, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Inktomi, Lynx Technology, Meritech Capital Partners, National Discount Brokers, Oak Investment Partners and SCT Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) A tumor occurring at the base of the fetus's tailbone. Mentioned in: Prenatal Surgery , and has additional strategic relationships with companies including Educational Testing Services, Oracle Corp., TIAA-CREF TIAA-CREF Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund and WebCT. For more information, visit www.campuspipeline.com or call 888/682-PIPE. Campus Pipeline and the Campus Pipeline logo are trademarks of Campus Pipeline Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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