Celartem Technology Appoints Donna Romer Chief Operating Officer in Japan.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2004 Celartem Technology, Inc., developers of imaging technology and applications for the storage, access and management of rich media content, today announced the appointment of Donna Romer as 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. for the company's global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. , and 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 Celartem USA. Romer will manage company strategy and financial performance for Celartem's US holdings: Extensis and LizardTech Software. "Ms. Romer has brought an extensive background in the digital imaging industry to the Board of Directors and with this appointment she becomes a crucial asset on the Celartem executive team," said Yasuo Kano, CEO of Celartem Technology, Inc. "Donna has an impressive track record of success, and is a recognized industry leader who has been shaping the future of imaging content and digital asset management from the earliest days of her career. She is uniquely qualified to help steer Celartem's long term growth and we welcome her gladly to the Celartem team." "I am excited about joining this very progressive company," said Romer. "Celartem and its subsidiaries bring to the table an intelligent focus on commercial product requirements, sophisticated engineering teams and strong business leadership that work collaboratively to deliver on their commitments to the market. All are essential for success in the fast paced imaging software market and positions us well for growth." Romer comes to Celartem Technology with 20+ years of experience in executive leadership, having both founded and operated innovative businesses where she consistently produced award-winning commercial software products and services in the digital media industry. She has been an avid developer of business driven technology throughout her career and currently holds several patents in wireless digital camera technology, pattern recognition algorithms as well as multiple patents pending in Natural Language Processing Natural language processing Computer analysis and generation of natural language text. The goal is to enable natural languages, such as English, French, or Japanese, to serve either as the medium through which users interact with computer systems such as and image database retrieval. Most recently Romer founded Romer + Associates a successful M&A practice where she provided deal leadership, channel expansion and company integration services. Prior to that she worked in the venture capital community as Entrepreneur-in-Residence for EastWest VentureGroup, a California VC with focus on the rich media and internet infrastructure space. She was Senior VP and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. for 2 digital asset management companies, eMotion, Inc. and Picture Network International, where she provided executive and operational leadership. Prior to that Romer held technology executive positions at Eastman Kodak Company namely in the Entertainment Imaging Division. About Celartem Celartem Technology, Inc. was established in 1996 to develop innovative technologies for storage, access and distribution of rich media content. Celartem has developed technology in the areas of digital image compression Noun 1. image compression - the compression of graphics for storage or transmission compression - encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required , scalable image viewing and secure content distribution and management. On December 11, 2001, Celartem was listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) Established after World War II, one of the three major securities markets in Japan. , 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 Japan Market (now Hercules:4330). Celartem is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , Celartem Technology USA INC. in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , and also operates in the US and Europe through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Extensis, Inc. and LizardTech Inc. About Extensis Extensis Inc. is a leading provider of software solutions that empower digital asset creators and users. Extensis' award winning products are used by hundreds of Fortune 5000 companies and include: Portfolio for digital asset management and Suitcase and Font Reserve for font management. Extensis was founded in 1993 and is based in Portland, Oregon and the United Kingdom. Extensis is a wholly owned subsidiary of Celartem Technology USA Inc., a division of Celartem Technology Inc., Japan (Hercules: 4330). For additional information, please visit our website at http://www.extensis.com or call 1-800-796-9798. About LizardTech LizardTech was founded in 1992 to build valuable business solutions from technologies created by the world's leading research organizations including Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) (previously known at various times as Site Y, Los Alamos Laboratory, and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory) is a United States Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National (LANL LANL - Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA. ) and AT&T Labs. LizardTech is a leader in applying state-of-the-art technologies to the real-world challenges of managing, distributing, and accessing large complex digital content such as aerial photographs, satellite imagery and color scanned documents. LizardTech's software is installed on millions of desktops and integrated into a wide variety of platforms and applications. LizardTech has offices in Seattle, London and Tokyo. For more information about LizardTech, visit www.lizardtech.com. |
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