Periphonics Corporation names Jayandra Patel to Board of Directors; Mr. Patel also promoted to Senior Vice President, Product Development.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 1996--Periphonics Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : PERI) today announced the election of Jayandra Patel, 44, to its Board of Directors, increasing the total number of Directors to six. Mr. Patel was also promoted to Senior Vice President, Product Development at the Company, where he has worked since 1983. "Today's announcements reflect the important contributions Jay continues to make to Periphonics, as well as the critical role R&D plays in our industry," said Peter J. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , Periphonics' Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Jay has spent most of his time at Periphonics overseeing the development of our products and working with customers and technology partners. His perspective will be a valuable addition to the Board," Mr. Cohen added. In his new role as Senior Vice President, Product Development, Mr. Patel will oversee all aspects of product development and product management at Periphonics. Mr. Patel had previously served as Vice President, Research and Development and Assistant Treasurer at the Company. Prior to joining Periphonics, Mr. Patel was Director of Engineering of Ontel Corporation, a supplier of intelligent terminals, from 1980 to 1983; Senior Associate Engineer with IBM from 1978 to 1980; and a Project Engineer with Telephonics Corporation from 1976 to 1978. He received a BSSE BSSE Basis Set Superposition Error (computational chemistry) BSSE Boat Safety Scheme Examiner (UK) from Birla Institute of Technology and Science Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India (popularly known as 'BITS Pilani') is one of the oldest leading technology schools of India. In addition to Pilani, BITS has campuses in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Goa, India, an extension center in Bangalore, in India and an MSEE from Florida Institute of Technology Florida Institute of Technology is an independent technical college located in Melbourne, Florida (Brevard County), United States. It was founded by Jerome P. Keuper on September 22, 1958 as Brevard Engineering College, absorbing the University of Melbourne, and changing its name . Periphonics Corporation develops, markets and supports high performance, IVR systems that allow individuals to interact with information in a computer database using an ordinary telephone. The Company's systems are based on industry-standard open architecture computer hardware and UNIX operating system Noun 1. UNIX operating system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services software which, in combination with its own proprietary IVR technology, address the needs of mid-sized and large-scale organizations. Headquartered in Bohemia, New York Bohemia is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 9,871 at the 2000 census. Bohemia is in the Town of Islip. (Long Island), Periphonics has systems installed in more than 40 countries. CONTACT: Kevin J. O'Brien Chief Financial Officer Periphonics Corporation 516/468-9360 or Trina Hardiman McDonough & Associates 212/334-0033 |
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