Frank Fortson Joins eQuorum.Business Editors & Technology Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2000 Byers Engineering SpatialAge Division President Joins Atlanta-Based eQuorum eQuorum, a leading provider of Internet-based business solutions for a wide range of industries worldwide, today announced the appointment of Frank B. Fortson 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. . Fortson comes to eQuorum from Byers Engineering Company, an Atlanta-based provider of software, data services, engineering and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. to companies in the utility, telecommunications and cable industries. He joined Byers in 1971, just two months after it was founded. eQuorum, previously known as CADNET CADNET Chemical Agent Detector Network , spun off from the company in 1996. Fortson succeeds Agnes Lewis, recently named President & CEO of Xerox Engineering Systems, a subsidiary of Xerox Corporation (company) XEROX Corporation - http://xerox.com/. See also XEROX PARC, XEROX Network Services. . eQuorum is a premier provider of e-commerce and collaboration services for the manufacturing, utilities and AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission (architecture, engineering and construction) markets. Their software solutions and online services help users manage, view, distribute, print and collaborate with their project and product design drawings and documents, regardless of complexity or size. Users can collaborate with native CAD files or digital images. "Frank brings an exciting new dimension to the eQuorum team," said Frank Bouchard, vice president of sales and marketing at eQuorum. "His experience and knowledge of our industry will be reflected in the success of our products and services as we move forward with our plan to be the global leader in collaborative internet-based 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 ." "I am quite pleased to join the eQuorum team," said Frank Fortson. "eQuorum has taken collaborative solutions to a new level for engineers, architects and manufacturers and I look forward to working with the team that had the foresight to make all of that happen." Fortson has served on the Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association An alumni association is an association of graduates (alumni) or, more broadly, of former students. In the United Kingdom and the United States, alumni of universities, colleges, schools (especially independent schools), fraternities, and sororities often form groups with alumni and on the Board of Directors of the non-profit Educational Information and Referral Service (EIRS EIRS Engineering Improvement Recommendation System (US Army Corps of Engineers) EIRS Engine Infrared Suppression EIRS External Interface Requirements Specification ). He is a registered Professional Engineer (EE) in the state of Georgia and a member of the Geospatial Information and Technology Association (GITA). He earned a Master's degree in Business Administration from Emory University and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech. About eQuorum eQuorum provides Web-based software solutions and online services targeted for the engineering, architecture, construction, manufacturing and utilities markets. These solutions help users manage, view, distribute, print and collaborate with their project and product design drawings and documents, regardless of complexity or size. Users can collaborate with native CAD files or digital images. eQuorum provides a complete business solution including software, consulting and training services and implementation assistance to help customers quickly realize the productivity benefits of their solutions. For additional information regarding eQuorum's products and services, visit the company Web site at www.equorum.com. |
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