M7 Corporation Appoints Andy Simmons as Vice President of Marketing & Product Management; Renowned Marketing Professional Joins M7's Proven Executive Team.CUPERTINO, Calif. -- M7 Corporation, Inc., today named industry veteran Andy Simmons as Vice President of Marketing and Product Management. Mr. Simmons is responsible for M7's worldwide marketing and business development strategy including product direction, marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales , and strategic partner and channel relations. He joins M7's proven and talented executive management team, lead by 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. Mansour Safai, former Vice President and General Manager of the Internet Tools Business Unit at Symantec, which developed the best-selling product Visual Cafe A family of Java development products formerly from the WebGain division of Symantec and sold to TogetherSoft Corporation in 2002, which was acquired by Borland in 2003. Versions for Windows and the Macintosh were available that included a host of Java components and features for rapidly . "I've known Andy for many years and am pleased that we are able to attract someone with his experience and drive," said Mansour Safai, CEO of M7 Corporation. "Andy sets the bar for software marketing and his hiring will significantly bolster our visibility in the market place. More importantly, Andy's track record proves that he knows how to transition new technologies into highly successful products." Simmons brings more than twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. of software development, product management and marketing from companies such as Symantec, Oracle, Rational Software, Zaplet and Cadre Technologies. Throughout his career, Simmons has focused on tools and platforms for distributed application An application made up of distinct components running in separate runtime environments, usually on different platforms connected via a network. Typical distributed applications development and deployment. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Northwestern University Technical Institute. "M7 has created a truly innovative tool that significantly improves the development of web applications," said Andy Simmons. "I'm excited to join a leadership team of this caliber, and expand developer awareness of the NitroX product." About M7 Corporation M7 Corporation, Inc., the leader in web application tools based on open source and open standard technologies, is exclusively focused on improving the development of web applications for serious developers who want to avoid platform lock-in. M7 draws on its long history of experience in understanding the complexity of web application development -- the proliferation of J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) A platform from Sun for building distributed enterprise applications. J2EE services are performed in the middle tier between the user's machine and the enterprise's databases and legacy information systems. platforms, web containers, web application frameworks such as Struts and public and custom tag libraries. Drawing on this depth of understanding, M7 develops innovative products, such as NitroX, which fuel an incredibly high level of productivity in creating, editing, or debugging any part of a complex web application. Based in Cupertino, CA, M7 is privately held and venture backed by Highland Capital Partners Highland Capital Partners is a global venture capital firm with offices located in Boston, Silicon Valley, Geneva, and Shanghai. Since its inception in 1988, the firm has invested in more than 180 early and growth stage companies and taken a sector-focused approach to investing in , Redpoint Ventures, CIR (Committed Information Rate) In a frame relay network, the average transmission rate in bits per second (typically Kbps) for a virtual circuit. It defines the maximum rate that the network can handle under normal conditions. Ventures and Genevest. For additional information, visit the company's web site at www.m7.com. |
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