Consolidated Commerce Appoints New Vice President of Engineering; Software Industry Executive To Lead Product Development for Supply Chain Operations Leader.Business/Technology Editors CHICAGO, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2001 Consolidated Commerce, Inc., the leading provider of supply chain operations software solutions, today announced that it has named Samir (Sam) Gulve vice president of engineering. Gulve will be responsible for overall product development of Consolidated Commerce's supply chain operations solution. Bryan Eckhoff, previously vice president of product development and delivery, will shift his primary focus to serve as vice president of product strategy and services. "Consolidated Commerce is experiencing important growth as a company, as highlighted by these recent appointments," said Michael Soenen, 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 Consolidated Commerce. "Sam Gulve's software industry experience is broad across all areas, while deep in product development. His addition to the management team will enable Bryan Eckhoff to apply his years of experience with leading systems consulting firms to focus on services and to continue to advance the market leading supply chain innovations that are core to the Consolidated Commerce product suite." "As the need for supply chain operations software increases with growing demand for outward-facing supply chain management applications, Consolidated Commerce is poised to deliver a complete solution for businesses that require Net-resident functionality," said Gulve. "Leading the product development team of such an innovative company, with a technology in high demand, will be an exciting and challenging role, as we evolve to meet our customers needs." Gulve brings more than 15 years of software industry experience to the Consolidated Commerce team. Most recently, Gulve served as executive director of systems engineering for Calico Commerce, Inc., where he was in charge of product architecture, competitive positioning and the development of technological partnerships. Many of Gulve's achievements directly and indirectly contributed to the successful IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. of Calico Commerce in October 1998. Gulve also served as director of Systems Engineering at Kiva kiva (kē`və), large, underground ceremonial chamber, peculiar to the ancient and modern Pueblo. The modern kiva probably evolved from the slab houses (i.e. Software Inc., which was acquired by Netscape in 1997. At Kiva, Gulve established a technical sales process A sales process is a systematic approach for performing product or service sales. The reasons for having a sales process include seller and buyer risk management, achieving standardized customer interaction in sales and scalable revenue generation. that was successful in tripling revenues for the company. Prior to Kiva, Gulve was director of engineering at System Software Associates, where he headed a staff responsible for developing a Unix-based ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. system. Gulve earned a bachelor's degree in Technology Engineering from Indian Institute The Indian Institute in central Oxford, England is located at the north end of Catte Street on the corner with Holywell Street and faching down Broad Street from the east.[1] of Technology, Bombay, India. He also holds a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois Institute of Technology, in Chicago; coeducational; founded 1940 by a merger of Armour Institute of Technology (founded 1892) and Lewis Institute (1896). . Bryan Eckhoff, in charge of product strategy and services, came to Consolidated Commerce from Andersen Consulting See Accenture. . While at Andersen, Eckhoff worked on financial, marketing and logistics strategy projects with companies such as Sears, Kmart, Roadway, Fingerhut and The Burton Group. About Consolidated Commerce, Inc. Consolidated Commerce, Inc. is a leading provider of Net-resident supply chain operations software. Consolidated Commerce's eMarketplace Suite enables enterprises to consolidate transactions and business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets across enterprises to create breakthrough efficiencies, new revenue streams and unmatched agility. This "virtual" consolidation complements traditional systems and enables companies to interact across enterprises in real-time to order, fulfill, deliver and settle, more quickly and cost-efficiently. Based in Chicago, Illinois, and with expertise in supply chain management business practices and automation, Consolidated Commerce is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.consolidatedcommerce.com. |
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