META Group Hires Research Industry Luminary.Business & High Tech Editors STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2000 William F. Zachmann to Vice President Post Zachmann Joins Industry's Leading Roster of Infrastructure Analysts META Group Inc. (Nasdaq: METG METG Military Effects Test Group ), the world's leading provider of objective information technology (IT) research and advice, today announced the hiring of William F. Zachmann to vice president in its Open Computing See open system and open source. & Server Strategies (OCSS OCSS Office of Customer Support Services OCSS Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea (naval reference book) OCSS Operator Control Subsystem ) service. Zachmann will join OCSS vice president and director Nicholas Gall in leading META Group's world-class adaptive infrastructure offerings. His research focus will cover middleware, software platforms, network operating systems, and relational databases, among other areas. Zachmann comes to META Group from Canopus Research in Duxbury, MA, where he was president and founder of the market research and analysis firm. Prior to founding Canopus, Zachmann was senior vice president for market research firm IDC. Zachmann gained notoriety in the early 1980s for authoring the first market research report on local-area networks, which is now considered a landmark, as well as for coining the term "downsizing (1) Converting mainframe and mini-based systems to client/server LANs. (2) To reduce equipment and associated costs by switching to a less-expensive system. (jargon) downsizing " in predicting the displacement of traditional mainframe systems by microprocessors. "Will is clearly one of the most accomplished researchers in our industry and one of the best IT architecture minds out there," said Dale Kutnick, META Group 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. "Over the last few years, we've built our architecture and infrastructure strategy offerings to be the best in the industry. With the addition of Will, we will certainly move our services even further ahead of the pack." Zachmann has been a regular columnist for many leading industry publications, including CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. Magazine, PC Magazine, PC Week, and Computerworld. Zachmann is a graduate of Harvard College, attended Harvard Divinity School Harvard Divinity School is one of the constituent schools of Harvard University, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States. The School's purpose is to train graduate students—either in the academic study of religion, or in the practice of a religious ministry. , and has taken courses at MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology . He will be working out of his home office in Duxbury, MA, and in META Group's Westborough complex. "As a 21-year veteran of the IT 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 industry, I've long known META Group to be the most dynamic company in this space," said Zachmann. "I am extremely excited to join a group of industry leaders so devoted to delivering only the highest-quality research, and adapting to the ever-changing needs of its clients. I look forward to helping META Group continue its stronghold in the independent research arena." 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 2,000 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% of its revenue back into research and client services. For details, connect with metagroup.com. |
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