Optika Appoints Two New Members to Its Board of Directors; Charles Schneider and Edwin Winder Bring Extensive Business and Technology Experience to the Optika Board of Directors.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers COLORADO SPRINGS Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2002 Optika Inc. (Nasdaq:OPTK), an Enterprise Content Management (ECM (1) (Enterprise Change Management) See version control and configuration management. (2) (Error Correcting Mode) A Group 3 fax capability that can test for errors within a row of pixels and request retransmission. ) provider of imaging, workflow and collaboration software See collaborative software. , Wednesday announced that Edwin C. Winder and Charles P. Schneider have been appointed to the Optika board of directors. Schneider and Winder offer a strong strategic focus and operational backgrounds in sales, marketing, operations, professional services and product development, that will benefit Optika as the company continues its commitment to revenue growth and profitability. Winder has 27 years of senior management, sales, business development and marketing experience with companies such as Active Software, Informix Software, Cullinet Software and 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) . Winder is chairman, president and chief executive officer of TRADEC TRADEC Tank-Automotive Command Research, Development, and Engineering , where he is responsible for the overall business management of the company, focusing on sales and marketing leadership, strategic partnerships, growth and expansion, and relations with press, analysts and investment bankers. Prior to joining TRADEC, Winder was senior vice president of worldwide sales and business development at Active Software where he helped bring the company through a 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. , culminating in its acquisition by webMethods in August 2000. Beginning in 1997, Winder helped Active Software prepare for a successful IPO and acquisition by increasing bookings from less than $1 million to an annual run-rate in excess of $100 million. Schneider brings more than 20 years of experience in technology, manufacturing and professional services businesses. He is currently a senior vice president of MDC Holdings Inc., a $2 billion home builder. Prior to MDC (1) (Mobile Daughter Card) See riser card. (2) See Meta Data Coalition. , he served as president and COO for eCollege, a publicly held software, ASP and consulting services company servicing the distance learning, education and training fields. Prior to joining eCollege, Schneider held several executive management positions at the Oracle Corp., including senior vice president of consumer sector worldwide, where he was responsible for product development, sales, consulting and customer support. He also held senior positions with Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc., Management Dynamics, and Arthur Andersen. Schneider holds an M.B.A. from New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Drexel University with a B.S. in business administration, with an emphasis in finance and accounting. "Charlie Schneider and Ed Winder offer the Optika board of directors an extensive amount of experience with large software, consulting and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. firms," said Mark K. Ruport, president, chief executive officer and chairman of Optika. "I feel confident that Ed and Charlie will help strengthen our sales, marketing, alliance and operational strategies and I look forward to the contributions both of these outstanding individuals will make to Optika." About Optika Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Optika Inc. is a leading provider of imaging, workflow and collaboration software. Optika's Acorde family of Enterprise Content Management solutions allows companies to efficiently manage complex business processes and transactions and leverage their ERP and line of business systems. Optika's more than 2,000 customers worldwide include The Home Depot, Turner Broadcasting Systems, Siemens Communications, Caterpillar, Verizon Wireless and Clear Channel Communications Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters. Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) is a media conglomerate company based in the United States. . For more information about Optika and Acorde, contact the company at 719/548-9800 or visit www.optika.com. |
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