Gordon Eubanks, Oblix President, Joins Icarian Board of Directors; Eubanks Brings Operations Management Expertise in Software and Infrastructure Systems to Icarian.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 4, 2000 Icarian Inc., the leading provider of Workforce Management Workforce Management (WFM) encompasses all the responsibilities for maintaining a productive and happy workforce. Sometimes referred to as HRMS systems, or even the larger ERP systems (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP). There are many software vendors within this space. software and services, has named Gordon Eubanks Gordon Eubanks (b. November 7, 1946) is a microcomputer industry pioneer who worked with Gary Kildall in the early days of Digital Research. Eubanks attended Oklahoma State University. Dr. Kildall was his graduate thesis advisor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. , 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 Oblix, to its Board of Directors. Mr. Eubanks is the sixth member to join Icarian's illustrious il·lus·tri·ous adj. 1. Well known and very distinguished; eminent. See Synonyms at noted. 2. Obsolete Shining brightly. Board, comprised of: Doug Merritt, president and CEO, Icarian; Dr. Pehong Chen, chairman, president and CEO of BroadVision Inc.; Todd Rulon-Miller, partner, Apogee apogee (ăp`əjē), point farthest from the earth in the orbit of a body about the earth. See apsis. The farthest point. ; Paul Vais, managing director, Patricof & Co.; and Ernest von Simpson, senior partner Cassius Advisors Inc. "I am delighted to welcome Gordon to our Board of Directors," said Doug Merritt, president and CEO, Icarian. "He has devoted nearly 25 years to developing and marketing system software products and leading innovative companies to formidable market positions. At Oblix, he has been instrumental in engineering the company's rapid growth. One of the leaders in the development of e-business infrastructure software, Gordon brings valuable strategic and operational insight to Icarian." "I'm excited to join Icarian's Board of Directors because the company has quickly emerged as the leader in workforce management," said Eubanks. "They have a truly prescient pre·scient adj. 1. Of or relating to prescience. 2. Possessing prescience. [French, from Old French, from Latin praesci vision of real change in employment management practices to suit the New Economy and other rapidly growing sectors. Icarian understands that organizations must change hiring practices fundamentally to incorporate collaborative processes so as to be competitive in an increasingly tight labor market labor market A place where labor is exchanged for wages; an LM is defined by geography, education and technical expertise, occupation, licensure or certification requirements, and job experience . High-growth organizations are already creating new workplaces, and I am eager to help Icarian deliver on their goal to develop innovative hiring and retention practices to suit this changing environment." Eubanks originally joined Oblix as president and CEO in April 1999. Before Oblix, he was president and CEO of Symantec Corporation, where he guided the company to become the world leader of utility software for business and personal computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. . He was formerly the founder of C&E Software, which merged with Symantec in 1984. In prior experience, Eubanks was vice president of Digital Research Inc.'s commercial systems division, and founder of Compiler Systems Inc. At Compiler Systems, Eubanks authored CBASIC CBASIC - A BASIC compiler by Gordon Eubanks, now at Symantec. It evolved from/into EBASIC. , one of the first successful languages for personal computers. Compiler Systems was acquired by Digital Research in 1981. About Icarian Icarian, Inc. is the market leader in Workforce Management solutions for streamlining the planning for, acquisition, deployment and development of employees in global organizations. The Icarian Workforce(SM) Solution Suite utilizes the power of the Internet to bring workforce plans into alignment with business imperatives, dramatically slash time-to-hire through process automation and extranet connectivity with the talent supply ecosystem, and significantly reduce the costs associated with hiring and deploying talent. Privately funded, Icarian is located in Sunnyvale, CA. For more information, visit www.icarian.com. |
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