HostPro Strengthens Management Team With Two Key Executive Appointments; Newly Appointed CFO and CTO Join to Further HostPro's Rapid Growth.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers NAMPA, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 2000 HostPro, Inc., the Web and applications hosting subsidiary of Micron Electronics, Inc., (Nasdaq:MUEI), today announced the appointment of two key executives, bringing more than 50 years of combined experience to its executive management team. Both the newly appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO See Chief Financial Officer. ), Dennis N. Cavender, and Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer (CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. ), Cliff C. Luckey, will report to Jill Smith, 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. for HostPro. "Dennis Cavender and Cliff Luckey bring a wealth of experience to HostPro's executive team," said Jill Smith, chief operating officer for HostPro. "Their addition to the team should accelerate our core initiatives to maintain HostPro's growth ahead of the industry, build the most robust, easy-to-use managed hosting and applications interface, and drive the business to profitability. With their prior experience, both Dennis and Cliff have a keen understanding of the company's needs, as well as those of our customers." Dennis Cavender brings 28 years of financial and operations experience to HostPro, including serving as CFO for the publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. , Cybercash, Inc. and Aksys, Ltd., which Cavender led during its 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. process. Prior to CyberCash, Cavender held senior financial and operational positions at two Fortune 500 companies, Syntex Corporation and Amdahl Corporation, as well as CFO and COO at two privately held companies, Promega Corporation and GOOitech, Inc. At HostPro, Cavender will lead the finance team and is responsible for its planning, investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. , treasury, accounting, tax and audit functions. Cavender received his MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from the University of Santa Clara and earned a B.S. at the University of Northern Colorado  It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with and ()University of Northern Colorado (Northern Colorado) , and is a member of the Financial Executive Institute. Cliff Luckey comes to HostPro from an Austin, Texas-based Web hosting company, Aperian, where he served as CTO and vice president of Internet solutions. With more than 24 years experience, Luckey is a seasoned technologist with extensive Internet, telecommunications and networking experience. In his leadership role at HostPro, Luckey will be responsible for product development and technology implementation across HostPro's Web and application hosting services and its state-of-the-art data centers. In particular, Luckey will be focused on enhancing and extending the capabilities of HostPro's fully integrated managed hosting and applications platform and interface. Prior to Aperian, Luckey worked for GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) as a Director for its Enterprise Management Center. Luckey received his technological training from the U.S. Air Defense School (U.S. Army). He also serves on the Technical Advisory Board for Surgient Networks, Inc., a pre-IPO Austin Ventures-backed organization. About HostPro HostPro, Inc., the Internet and Web hosting subsidiary of Micron Electronics, Inc., manages more than 114,000 paid hosted Web sites and more than 57,000 paid hosting accounts. The company offers managed dedicated hosting solutions and a broad range of e-commerce, application hosting, connectivity solutions, and entry-level shared and virtual Web hosting products. With data centers in Los Angeles; Seattle; Moses Lake, Washington Moses Lake is a city in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 16,000+ at the 2007 census. A major attraction of Moses Lake are the sand dunes, mud flats(open seasonal, Jul. 1st to Oct. 1st) and water sports. ; Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton ("bōkə rə-tōn") is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida incorporated in May 1925. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. and Boise, HostPro provides industry-leading Web and application hosting solutions to small and medium-sized businesses around the world. More information about HostPro can be found at http://www.hostpro.com. About Micron Electronics Micron Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:MUEI) is a leading Internet-centric computing company, providing award-winning computer products and services, Internet offerings, Web hosting and business-to-business e-commerce applications for the small- and medium-size business, government, education and consumer markets. In addition to its direct business-to-business sales channel, Micron products are sold in partnership with leading retailers nationwide. Micron Electronics and its subsidiaries have more than 3,200 employees and approximately $1.6 billion in fiscal 2000 revenues. The company is based in Nampa, Idaho, and can be reached at www.micronpc.com. |
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