StarNet Communications Names Harold Hunt Director of Research and Strategic Planning; Previously Led Cygwin/X Open-source X Server Project.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Harold L. Hunt II has joined StarNet Communications Corp., maker of the X-Win32 PC X server software, as director of research and strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. . Hunt is well known in the open-source community for having managed the Cygwin/X open-source X server project and contributed significantly to its implementation. He reports to Paul Swart swart adj. Archaic Swarthy. [Middle English swarte, from Old English sweart.] Adj. 1. , StarNet vice president of sales and marketing. Hunt was previously a software engineer at Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. . He joined Lockheed after earning an M.S. degree in computer science in 2004, and a B.S. in computational mathematics Computational mathematics involves mathematical research in areas of science where computing plays a central and essential role, emphasizing algorithms, numerical methods, and symbolic methods. Computation in the research is prominent. in 2002, both from Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. . While earning his degrees, Hunt worked as a programmer for A.J. Boggs and Company, the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) is located on the campus of Michigan State University and is the leading rare isotope research facility in the United States. , and Compass Technologies. While at Michigan State Hunt also managed the Cygwin/X software project and rewrote significant portions of its code to enhance its usability; Cygwin/X is now in use by tens of thousands of Windows PC An x86-based computer that runs some version of Windows. See x86 and Windows. users worldwide. Hunt was also an active participant in the early 2004 formation of the X.Org Foundation The X.Org Foundation is the organization holding the stewardship for the development of the X Window System. It was founded on 22 January 2004. The modern X.Org Foundation came into being when the body that oversaw X standards and published the official reference , a worldwide consortium chartered with the stewardship and collaborative development of X Window System technology and standards. "The X Windows market has been wrongly perceived as a mature market with little opportunity for innovation and growth," Hunt said. "While few vendors in this area today are pursuing new development, StarNet is working on projects that will revitalize and possibly even redefine the X market. This strongly appealed to me as a way to remain closely involved with a software community that has been an important part of my work." "Harold's open-source work with Cygwin/X has enabled tens of thousands of computer users, notably students and home-based users, to experience the benefits of X server technology," Swart said. "We look forward to his bringing his expertise to bear in helping StarNet continue its heritage of innovative X server solutions in the enterprise-oriented commercial marketplace." Hunt, 26, is a resident of San Jose, Calif. About StarNet Communications StarNet Communications Corp., founded in 1989, develops and markets PC X server software for networked Windows-based PCs and workstations in multi-platform corporate, educational and government organizations. StarNet's family of X-Win32 PC X server products offers cost-effective, best-of-breed X terminal emulation solutions. Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., the company is privately held, with no venture funding, and has been continuously profitable since 1989. For more information, visit http://www.starnet.com. |
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