Geoworks selects Craig Taylor as new vice president of engineering.ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 1995--Geoworks (NASDAQ/NMS:GWRX), a leading provider of operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and application software to the emerging consumer computing device (CCD CCD in full charge-coupled device Semiconductor device in which the individual semiconductor components are connected so that the electrical charge at the output of one device provides the input to the next device. ) market, today named Craig Taylor to the position of Vice President of Engineering. In his new position, Taylor will be responsible for the continued development of the company's GEOS operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and OS customization for the increasing number of leading OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners supporting the company's platform. Taylor brings seventeen years of technical and software team management experience at companies including EO Corporation (formerly GO Corporation), 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. Incorporated and Atari Incorporated. "Some industry experts have called 1995 'the year of GEOS'", said Gordon Mayer, Geoworks president and chief executive officer. "Craig's knowledge of operating systems and the CCD market, combined with his extensive management experience will enable him to guide Geoworks to be the leading OS provider for PDAs and mobile devices." Prior to joining Geoworks, Taylor managed all system software design and development for EO's line of smart cellular phones. He also built a team of managers to complete a broad range of software activities including: hardware and software integration, implementation and testing of multi-tasking kernel, modem, FAX and cellular capabilities, application framework among other responsibilities. Taylor also held the position of Chief Architect for EO, where he developed and shipped three versions of PenPoint, GO's award-winning, object-oriented operating system An operating system that is based on objects. See object-oriented programming. for PDAs. Previously, Taylor was manager of the Advanced Toolkit Group for Sun Microsystems where he was a strategic planner for window systems, toolkits and application platforms. He also was a senior staff software engineer for Sun and developed SunView, Sun's mainstay windowing system. At Atari, Taylor was a founding member of Atari Corporate Research where he delivered a working prototype of the "Intelligent Encyclopedia." Taylor earned a master of science and a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies in Computer Science from the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). , Irvine. "Joining a recognized leader in operating systems development is an exciting next step for me," said Taylor. "There are a number of compelling new products under development and based on the increasing OEM demand for product differentiation Product Differentiation A source of competitive advantage that depends on producing some item that is regarded to have unique and valuable characteristics. , Geoworks' strategy of targeting low-price mobile devices with a flexible user interface is very exciting." Geoworks develops and markets operating systems and application software for the CCD market. CCDs include mobile devices, information appliances and set-top boxes for interactive television. Geoworks has established relationships with nine OEM partners. Those that have been announced to date include Brother International, Canon Business Machines, Inc., Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM/EduQuest, Sharp Corporation and Toshiba Corporation. The remaining two partners will be announced in 1995. In addition, the company has agreements with such communications providers as America On-Line, CompuServe, Inc., and Motorola, Inc., and Hewlett-Packard and Novell Corporation have made significant equity investments in the company. CONTACT: Geoworks Deborah Dawson, 510/814-5750 Copithorne & Bellows Nicole Overson, 415/975-2219 |
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