ThinkSpark Names Raghid Ajamoughli as Cleveland Technical Leader; Local Professional Brings More Than 12 Years of Information Technology Experience to the Practice.

Business/High-Tech Editors

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2001

ThinkSpark, an information systems integrator and business solutions provider, today announced Raghid Ajamoughli as the new technical leader for the company's Cleveland consulting practice.

In this role, Ajamoughli ensures the technical integrity of all ThinkSpark services in the Cleveland area. He is responsible for the recruitment, assignment and mentoring of consultants in the marketplace, ensuring that their skills keep pace with market and technology trends through continuing professional development and work experiences. Ajamoughli also oversees the delivery of all consulting services and solutions to clients in Cleveland to ensure the quality of ThinkSpark's work and provides technical sales consulting to demonstrate ThinkSpark's ability to deliver specific technical results.

"ThinkSpark is known for the high quality of its consultants and the services it provides to clients," said Kevin Judice, director of technology at ThinkSpark. "In consulting, the challenge is to deliver the right solution using the best toolset for each situation, not to find a use for the most fashionable tools of the moment. It's also important to manage clients' expectations throughout a project and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery to meet those expectations. Raghid is particularly adept at this, as well as at diagnosing and solving complex technical issues, regardless of the type of technology used."

Ajamoughli brings to his new position more than 12 years experience in developing custom applications that cover the complete solution lifecycle, from analysis and design through construction and implementation. Ajamoughli is specifically experienced in Oracle technology, including Oracle versions 6 to 8i, Developer 2000, Designer 2000 and Oracle DBA, and is an Oracle/Java e-business application architect. He has extensive knowledge of designing enterprise applications using OAS/IAS and Sun's Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE). Ajamoughli has been in the Cleveland area for the last 16 years, making him familiar with the region's companies, business issues and market conditions.

Ajamoughli and the ThinkSpark team in Cleveland provide solutions designed to produce fast results to businesses and yield the best return on their information technology investments. ThinkSpark specializes in enterprise resource planning (ERP), e-commerce and knowledge management solutions built on Oracle's popular database tools and applications suite, as well as complete Oracle and Java core technology consulting and related services.

Prior to being named technical leader, Ajamoughli was a principal consultant at ThinkSpark, supporting database administration and applications needs for clients in industries as diverse as software development, government services and manufacturing. Before joining ThinkSpark, Ajamoughli was a consultant at Alcan Aluminum Corporation, where he was a database and general systems architect. There, he led a number of major projects in the areas of decision support, client-server management and data security, including the successful migration of a customized legacy order-entry system to current database technology to avoid any potential for Y2K system disruption. Ajamoughli also has been a consultant with Oracle Corporation, where he provided systems architecture services to companies in research and development, manufacturing, retail and professional services sectors in Cleveland and the surrounding Midwest region.

Ajamoughli earned a bachelor's of science degree in computer science from Case Western Reserve University. An Oracle certified professional, Ajamoughli is the author of a Standard Naming Convention white paper and co-author of a SQL Tuning white paper.

About ThinkSpark

For more than 14 years, ThinkSpark has delivered unmatched Oracle database expertise, systems integration and education services. Building on this foundation, the company provides business solutions for e-commerce, knowledge management and enterprise resource planning (ERP) that help businesses compete in the digital marketplace that has become central to today's economic environment. ThinkSpark's quick-start, scalable approach provides real business solutions that produce real business value. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, ThinkSpark's more than 400 professionals serve clients across all industries throughout North America and the United Kingdom. In addition to Cleveland, the company operates offices in 15 other locations, including Atlanta; Austin; Boston; Chicago; Dallas; Dayton, OH; Denver; Fort Worth; Houston; Las Vegas; London; Oklahoma City; Omaha; San Antonio and Tulsa, OK. For more information about ThinkSpark, call 888/262-6043 from the U.S., Canada and Mexico; in Europe, call [phone]; or visit ThinkSpark on the World Wide Web at thinkspark.com.

ThinkSpark professionals are available to provide information and comment on a wide range of e-commerce, knowledge management and ERP-related topics. Contact Blake Lewis at 972/231-1800 or send an email with information on your area of interest to [e-mail].

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