Siebel Systems Named New Title Sponsor of Annual ATP Tour Tournament in San Jose.Business Editors and Sports/High Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2001 Northern California's Premier Tennis Event, Formerly Known as Sybase Open, to Become Siebel Open Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (SVS&E) today announced that Siebel Systems Siebel is a brand name of Oracle Corporation. Siebel Systems, Inc., founded by Thomas Siebel in 1993, was principally engaged in the design, development, marketing and support of CRM applications. , Inc., the world's leading provider of eBusiness applications software, has been named title sponsor of the Siebel Open, the ATP ATP: see adenosine triphosphate. ATP in full adenosine triphosphate Organic compound, substrate in many enzyme-catalyzed reactions (see catalysis) in the cells of animals, plants, and microorganisms. Tour tournament to be held February 25 through March 3, 2002 at Compaq Center at San Jose (formerly the San Jose Arena). Siebel Systems' title sponsorship of Northern California's premier tennis event was secured for a three-year period. "The Siebel Open is a major destination on the ATP tour and has become a great source of pride in Silicon Valley," said Bruce Cleveland, senior vice president, marketing for Siebel Systems. "As title sponsor of both the Siebel Open and Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley The Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 2001 to 2002. It was last played in San Jose, California at the Coyote Creek Golf Club. The purse for the 2002 tournament was US$1,400,000, with $210,000 going to the winner. - the South Bay's Senior PGA Tour golf tournament - we are pleased to bring sports events of the highest caliber to our area, and anticipate leveraging the high-profile successes of each tournament in the coming years." "We are delighted that our alliance with Siebel Systems has grown to include the company's title sponsorship of the Siebel Open," stated Malcolm Bordelon, executive vice president of business operations for Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment, producer of the Siebel Open and Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley. "The strength of Siebel Systems' commitment will help to define a new era for the Siebel Open." "With Siebel Systems' support," added Barry MacKay, the tournament's longtime director, "the Siebel Open will continue to present world-class sports entertainment in Northern California while bringing together the Bay Area's business communities. It will be enjoyed by millions of tennis fans both locally and through television broadcasts around the world." About Siebel Systems Siebel Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEBL SEBL Siebel Systems, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) is the world's leading provider of eBusiness applications software. Siebel Systems provides an integrated family of eBusiness application software enabling multichannel Using two or more paths for transmission or processing. It can refer to a variety of architectures including (1) multiple I/O channels between the CPU and peripheral devices, (2) multiple wires in a cable, (3) multiple "logical" channels within a single wire or fiber or (4) multiple sales, marketing and customer service systems to be deployed over the Web, call centers, field, reseller channels, retail and dealer networks. Siebel Systems' sales and service facilities are located in more than 37 countries. For more information, please visit Siebel Systems' Web site www.Siebel.com. About the Siebel Open The Siebel Open, last known as the Sybase Open, is the third oldest men's professional tennis tournament in the U.S. In its 113-year history, the tournament has been won by virtually all of the tennis world's superstars including Arthur Ashe, John McEnroe, Rod Laver, Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg, Ivan Lendl, Michael Chang, and more recently, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Mark Philippoussis. For the past 31 years, Barry MacKay, a former tennis champion (and a two-time title holder of this event) has served as tournament director of the Siebel Open, one of 70 tournaments in 32 countries on the ATP tour. MacKay also serves as a television commentator for CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy , TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. (during Wimbledon), USA Network (for the US Open), the Prime Network and on Fox SportsNet for another nine ATP tour events each year. The Siebel Open is owned and operated by Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment. SVS&E is a division of the San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). organization that manages all or parts of the business operations of the Sharks, Compaq Center at San Jose and the Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley, as well as other properties. |
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