Enigma Appoints Former Oracle Executive as President and Chief Operating Officer.Business/Technology Editors BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2001 Enigma, a leading provider of content-driven B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business solutions for capital equipment manufacturers, today announced it has appointed Tom Thimot as president and 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. . Thimot joins the executive management team to drive Enigma's growth as it strengthens its leadership position in aftermarket e-commerce solutions. Thimot has held numerous high-level management positions during his six years at Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL ORCL Oracle (stock symbol) ), and most recently was vice president of central United States The Central United States is sometimes conceived as between the Eastern United States and Western United States as part of a three-region model, roughly coincident with the Midwestern United States plus the western and central portions of the Southern United States; the term is sales for Oracle Product Industries. As vice president, he ran a sales operation that was responsible for leading many of Oracle's industry exchanges and customer relationship management sales efforts including Covisint, the leading automotive marketplace, and RetailersMarketXchange, a leading retail exchange. Prior to this role, Thimot held key positions in Worldwide Operations and Oracle Consulting. "Tom was one of my very best managers at Oracle, a true protege. He consistently exceeded sales goals, displayed insightful management skills and showed a keen understanding of market forces and future trends," said Ray Lane, former Oracle president and chief operating officer. "He led the development of Oracle's e-business go-to-market strategy that he later translated into large Oracle Application license sales in the automotive, energy and industrial vertical markets. His accomplishments in the burgeoning e-marketplace arena position him for great success in his new leadership role at Enigma." Thimot has also held management positions at Price Waterhouse, Andersen Consulting See Accenture. and EXE Exe (ĕks), river, c.55 mi (90 km) long, rising in the Exmoor, Somerset, SW England, and flowing S across the Cornwall peninsula, past Exeter to the English Channel at Exmouth. Technologies (Nasdaq: EXEE), a supply chain execution software company. He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Marquette University Marquette University at Milwaukee, Wis.; Jesuit; coeducational; chartered 1864, opened 1881. The school achieved university status in 1907. Among its graduate programs are those in business, engineering, and law. , where he also studied business administration. "The use of B2B collaborative technology throughout the support chain dramatically increases aftermarket profitability. I am excited to join an impressive Enigma management team and help grow their lead in this rapidly developing market," Thimot said. Jonathon Yaron, 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 Enigma, said, "Tom Thimot joins Enigma as the company stands on the brink of widespread adoption of content-driven e-commerce solutions for the aftermarket. His strong background in sales force development and consulting practices was a key factor in our decision to bring him onboard to lead the team. Tom will become an essential contributor as we secure Enigma's position as the leader in the aftermarket support chain category." About Enigma Enigma is the leader in content-driven e-commerce solutions for the capital equipment aftermarket. Enigma connects manufacturers and operators with an innovative transactive content platform that links rich product support information with transactional data. Enigma's solutions allow manufacturers to build tighter post-sale relationships with their customers and increase the value of their aftermarket services and spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. business. Equipment operators realize revenue increases from improved equipment uptime, the result of line staff productivity improvements of up to 20 percent and overall reductions in maintenance cycle times of up to 10 percent. Typical applications of Enigma technology include e-commerce sites, e-catalogs, illustrated parts catalogs, interactive electronic technical manuals and Web-based self-service product support. Enigma's rapidly expanding list of customers includes GE Aircraft Engines, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Bombardier, Hewlett-Packard, Ameritech, Lucent, Bell South, Nokia, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , John Deere, Mack Trucks, Freightliner, Motorola, Cummins Engines and Delta Air Lines. Enigma is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , headquartered in Burlington, Mass., with offices in San Francisco, London, Munich, Amsterdam, Toronto, Tokyo and Tel Aviv. For more information visit Enigma's World Wide Web site at http://www.enigma.com. NOTE: Enigma is a trademark of Enigma Information Retrieval Systems, Inc. Other products and companies mentioned in this document are registered, trademarked or service marked by their respective owners. |
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