Changes to Build Momentum in Syscan's Plans to Become a Leader in Wireless Markets: Syscan Appoints Jacques Ouimet as New President & Ceo.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2000 The Board of Directors of Syscan International Inc. (CDN (Content Delivery Network) A system of distributed content on a large intranet or the public Internet in which copies of content are replicated and cached throughout the network. :SYSN.)("Syscan") today announced the appointment of Mr. Jacques Ouimet as President 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 the company. Mr. Ouimet joins Syscan following a successful leadership role at EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. Canada where he was Executive Vice President, Eastern Canada Eastern Canada (also the Eastern provinces) is the region of Canada generally considered to be east of Manitoba, consisting of the following provinces:
See: New York Stock Exchange :EDS), a leader in the global information technology services industry for more than 35 years. Mr. Ouimet has 20 years experience in the technology sector and has held senior management positions with the CGI Group and Intellitech Canada. He holds a Masters degree in Engineering from the Royal Military College The Royal Military College can refer to:
After leaving the Canadian Armed Forces in 1981, Mr. Ouimet played a key role in building Intellitech Canada from a small high-tech operation to a specialized leader in data communications. After Intellitech was acquired by CGI CGI in full Common Gateway Interface. Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program. in 1988 he was promoted to Regional Vice President for Business Development and later as Vice President in the Office of the President. Scott Feagan, Chairman of the Board of Syscan, noted, "We are very excited about Jacques' appointment. We specifically sought to find an individual with the strategic qualities and experience necessary for Syscan's success and Jacques was our number one choice." Dr. Samy Mahmoud, Senior Technology Advisor to Syscan, was quoted as saying, "I am extremely pleased to have Jacques joining Syscan. We have worked together successfully in the past, in building Intellitech from a start-up company start-up company A new business. to an industry leader in data communications. I can personally attest to his knowledge of the data communications and telecomm industry and to his skills as a disciplined team leader." Mr. Ouimet has spent the last 5 years building EDS' telecom business and in doing so has developed solid and respected credentials at the most senior levels of the Canadian telecom sector that will assist Syscan in its development and marketing of communication products for these markets. Mr. Ouimet said, "I am very excited to be joining a dynamic wireless communications technology company with the potential that Syscan offers. The next several years will bring significant changes and opportunities for wireless solutions vendors and I intend to make Syscan an industry leader." The Board of Directors of Syscan would like to thank Mr. Andre Larente for contributing to Syscan over the past year. Mr. Larente has chosen to pursue other opportunities and will be replaced on the Board by Mr. Ouimet. In another management change, Mr. Christian Dufour, 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. (COO) has also left the company. Mr. Martin Arsenault, Vice President Business Development has assumed his duties on an interim basis. Syscan builds solutions that integrate wireless communications, GPS technologies, packet switching systems, mobile printing and other mobile peripherals including software, which allows these devices to communicate into larger global networks. This segment of the Information Technology sector is currently experiencing dramatic growth as vendors rush to the market with new products and service offerings to take advantage of low cost hand held computers integrated with lower cost communications through the internet and new satellite and digital communication systems. Syscan's new strategic expansion plan into the mobile wireless communications market takes advantage of its 26 years of experience in developing products for this sector. It is focusing its R&D efforts on developing new products that incorporate the emerging Symbian operating system for the next generation of cellular devices and on "Bluetooth" and "WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. " wireless protocol-based applications. The Canadian Dealing Network Canadian Dealing Network (CDN) The organized OTC market of Canada. Formerly known as the Canadian Over-the-Counter Automated Trading System (COATS), the CDN became a subsidiary of the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1991. has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy of the contents of this News Release. |
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