Kodak Names Scally as CEO of Research Systems, Inc.; Will Drive Growth in Information-from-Images Business.Business Editors ROCHESTER, N.Y., & BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2001 Eastman Kodak Company today announced the appointment of Michael J. Scally This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. as president and chief executive officer of Research Systems, Inc. (RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) Ailments of the hands, neck, back and eyes due to computer use. The remedy for RSI is frequent breaks which should include stretching or yoga postures. ), a wholly owned Kodak subsidiary acquired last fall. Based in Boulder and a leader in software development for data visualization, RSI is part of Kodak's Commercial and Government Systems (C&GS) business unit. Scally, who has extensive, high-level experience in many successful software companies, will help drive C&GS' efforts to meet the needs of scientists and engineers in analyzing and extracting critical information from images captured by satellites, aircraft and meteorological me·te·or·ol·o·gy n. The science that deals with the phenomena of the atmosphere, especially weather and weather conditions. [French météorologie, from Greek devices. "Michael Scally is a strong leader who has helped several companies achieve outstanding growth," said Carl A. Marchetto, president of Kodak's C&GS. "With his skills and experience, he is in a perfect spot to drive growth for RSI and Kodak in the remote-sensing and imagery-derived information business. "In order to make the best possible decisions, our customers must have the best possible information," Marchetto said. "The combination of RSI's software and C&GS image-capture and image-analysis products allows us to offer great benefits to customers in markets such as engineering, meteorology meteorology, branch of science that deals with the atmosphere of a planet, particularly that of the earth, the most important application of which is the analysis and prediction of weather. , oceanography oceanography, study of the seas and oceans. The major divisions of oceanography include the geological study of the ocean floor (see plate tectonics) and features; physical oceanography, which is concerned with the physical attributes of the ocean water, such as , insurance, construction, and mineral exploration." Previously, Scally served as vice president of worldwide sales for MERANT, Inc., of Rockville, Md. For three years prior to that, he was 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. , president and COO of Rogue Wave Software, Inc., of Boulder. While at Rogue Wave, Scally was instrumental in their successful 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. bid. Scally also served for two years as vice president, sales, with INTERSOLV, Inc., of Rockville, Md. Scally replaces David M. Stern David M. Stern is an American television writer. He is the brother of actor Daniel Stern, and worked with his brother on The Wonder Years. He has also written several episodes of the Simpsons and Monk. , who will now be acting as the founder and chief technologist for RSI. "We thank David Stern for guiding RSI as planned during the transition period from the acquisition date until today," Marchetto said. "We also certainly thank him for building such a strong company with outstanding products." Marchetto believes that Scally will provide the necessary leadership to leverage the synergies of RSI and Kodak aimed at developing powerful and easy-to-use end-to-end solutions for customers who not only want the best imagery available but also integrated tools to extract information as well. About Research Systems, Inc. Research Systems, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Kodak that supports more than 75,000 users of its data analysis and visualization software products worldwide through a direct sales force and a network of distributors and subsidiaries in France, Italy, and the U.K. Primary markets for the company's products are earth sciences, agriculture, remote sensing and engineering. Additional information can be found at www.researchsystems.com. For more information about this press release, please contact Matthew Powell at mpowell@rsinc.com or 303/413-3906. |
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