META Group Appoints Larry DeBoever to Lead Integration of Worldwide Sales & Marketing; Appointment Reinforces Company's Holistic View of Business Operations.STAMFORD Stamford, town, England Stamford, town (1991 pop. 18,127), in the Parts of Kesteven, Lincolnshire, E central England, on the Welland River. It is a market town. Products include diesel engines, electrical equipment, bricks, and tiles. , Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 1999-- META Group Inc. (Nasdaq:METG METG Military Effects Test Group ), a leading information technology (IT) research, advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal , and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , today announced the appointment of Larry DeBoever to the position of General Manager for Worldwide Sales & Marketing. In his new role, Mr. DeBoever is responsible for evolving and integrating all of META Group's sales and marketing activities on a worldwide basis, in addition to firming up communications between its research and sales channels. Mr. DeBoever will head up a world-class sales and marketing team made up of: Daniel S Daniel, book of the Bible Daniel, book of the Bible. It combines "court" tales, perhaps originating from the 6th cent. B.C., and a series of apocalyptic visions arising from the time of the Maccabean emergency (167–164 B.C. . Fitzgerald, executive vice president, U.S. sales; Rob Toole, vice president, international sales; Tucker Edmundson, senior vice president, inside sales; and David Earle, vice president, marketing. Mr. DeBoever has also been appointed to the position of META Group Research Fellow in order to retain his research contributions. "I am extremely pleased to appoint Larry to this newly created position," said Dale Kutnick, META Group's president, 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. , and co-research director. "In addition to successfully building a number of software companies' sales and marketing departments from scratch, Larry recently was responsible for launching META Group's Enterprise Architecture Strategies (EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance) A security system for preventing theft in retail stores that uses disposable label tags or reusable hard tags attached to the merchandise. ) service -- the most successful launch of a service in META Group's history. Consequently, I'm also appointing Larry to the position of META Group Research Fellow to retain his outstanding research contributions. I'm convinced that he will meet with great success in each of his new roles." "I strongly believe that a critical next step for META Group is to successfully evolve and integrate all of our sales and marketing activities on a worldwide basis," continued Kutnick. "This is essential for effectively addressing the rapidly changing market in which we compete, and to successfully position the next generation of META Group's solution-based offerings. Just as our research urges META Group's clients to take a much more holistic Holistic A practice of medicine that focuses on the whole patient, and addresses the social, emotional, and spiritual needs of a patient as well as their physical treatment. Mentioned in: Aromatherapy, Stress Reduction, Traditional Chinese Medicine view of both the business and IT, we must begin to take a more holistic view of how we support and service our clients on a global basis." "Let's face it -- the days of disparate international and domestic operations are over," said DeBoever. "Over the past two to three years, we have made great strides integrating our research and linking our product offerings to provide maximum benefit to our clients. We've also aligned our various business units to support this integration. I am excited by the leverage we can gain through this operational alignment." Prior to joining META Group in November 1996, Mr. DeBoever was the founder and president of DeBoever Architectures Inc., which was acquired by META Group in October 1996, and provided IT architecture planning and implementation advisory services to Global 2000 companies. He was an executive at Computer Corp. of America in the early 1980s, co-founded TELON, served as CEO of Linkware, and has held board positions in several companies and startups, as well as positions with Arthur Young's International Programs Division. Mr. DeBoever's 1986 research work for ADAPSO See ITAA. , entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: "Corporate Connectivity: Concepts, Technology & Trends," foreshadowed the advent of network-centric computing computing - computer and is considered a landmark. About META Group META Group helps companies make better information technology (IT) decisions by providing research and unlimited analyst consultation relevant to their specific business needs. Offering advisory services, consulting/benchmarking, and publications that span the full spectrum of IT, META Group addresses the latest technologies, industry trends, and business challenges. With more than 1,900 client companies worldwide, META Group differentiates itself from other information providers through its commitment to highly personal service (enabling "analysis in context"), bottom-line answers, and objectivity. To support this promise, META Group maintains a client-to-analyst ratio of 50:1 -- the lowest in the industry -- and reinvests more than 50 percent of its revenue back into research and client services. For details, connect with www.metagroup.com. Note to Editors: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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