Itemfield Appoints Dr. Jacob Ukelson As CTO.SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif. -- Itemfield, the leading provider of next-generation data transformation software for high-performance, mission-critical enterprise applications, announced today the appointment of Dr. Jacob Ukelson as Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Dr. Ukelson will oversee Itemfield's technical product strategy and product roadmap. "Dr. Ukelson is an impressive professional and an excellent addition to Itemfield's executive team,"said Sam Somech, Itemfield's 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. . "A proven technology expert, Jacob brings to Itemfield a wealth of experience in product strategies and international client management." Dr. Ukelson joins Itemfield from his position as CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. and Business Development Manager for IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Israel's Global Technology Unit, where he was responsible for the technical relationships between IBM and Europe's high-tech start-up and venture capital community. Previously, Dr. Ukelson was a department general manager at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Thomas John Watson, Sr. (February 17, 1874 – June 19, 1956) was the president of International Business Machines (IBM), who oversaw that company's growth into an international force from the 1920s to the 1950s. Research Lab in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , managing a group of 130 cross-disciplinary researchers in areas ranging from infrastructure to user interfaces. The department's focus was on understanding and creating the next generation of the Internet at the middleware and application level, with focus on the user experience. Dr. Ukelson has led the design and development of many large scale applications focused on ease-of-use such as the EXPO 92 distributed pavilion, unemployment insurance kiosks for the Illinois department of employment services, and the Sears package pickup system. Dr. Ukelson received his Doctorate of Science in computer science from the Technion - Israel's institute of technology for work on adaptive man-machine interactions. Dr. Ukelson has been published in many technical journals and has spoken at conferences worldwide. In 1997 Dr. Ukelson received the Alexander C. Williams Ergonomics and Human Factors Award from the Human Factors Society. About Itemfield, Inc. Itemfield is the leading provider of next-generation data transformation software for high-performance, mission-critical enterprise applications. Itemfield's customers include some of the world's largest corporations, including: AT&T, Philips, GMAC GMAC General Motors Acceptance Corporation GMAC Graduate Management Admission Council GMAC Give Me A Call GMAC Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee GMAC Genetic Modification Advisory Committee (Singapore) GMAC Give Me A Chance Financial Services, and Pitney Bowes. Founded in 2000, venture funded and privately held, Itemfield is led by an executive team of middleware and advanced technology experts. Itemfield's corporate headquarters are in San Mateo, California San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. , with sales offices across the U.S. and worldwide distribution. More information on Itemfield at http://www.itemfield.com. |
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