VA Software Adds Andrew Anker to Board of Directors; Pioneering Internet Media and Advertising Figure to Further Extend VA Software's Leadership Position in Internet Media Markets.FREMONT, Calif. -- VA Software Corporation (Nasdaq:LNUX), provider of SourceForge(R) Enterprise Edition, and parent company of OSTG OSTG Open Source Technology Group (formerly Open Source Development Network; OSDN) OSTG Ordo Sacer Templi et Graalis (Spanish: Sacred Order of the Temple and the Grail) , the Open Source Technology Group, the leading technical network serving enterprise IT managers and development professionals, today announced that Andrew Anker has joined its board of directors effective September 20, 2004. Anker brings more than 17 years of experience in the areas of Internet media, advertising, technology and financial analysis. "We are very excited to have someone with Andrew's media experience and forward-thinking insights join our board," said Ali Jenab, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , VA Software. "Andrew brings tremendous vision and expertise to the media side of our business, helping us to further extend VA Software's leadership position in the Internet media markets with our OSTG subsidiary." Anker is Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, for Six Apart, a Weblog software Weblog software (also called blog software or blogware) is a category of software which consists of a specialized form of content management systems specifically designed for creating and maintaining weblogs. and services firm. From 1998 through 2003, Anker was a General Partner with August Capital where he invested in consumer facing Internet companies and led the partnership's investments in such companies as Tickle See Tcl/Tk and tickle packet. (text, tool) Tickle - A text editor, file translator and TCL interpreter for the Macintosh. Version 5.0v1. The text editor breaks the 32K limit (like MPW). , Listen.com (creators of Rhapsody (1) A subscription-based online music service from RealNetworks that gives users unlimited access to a vast library of major and independent label music. Within a single interface, Rhapsody provides access to streaming music, Internet radio and extensive music information and ) and Evite. Prior to August Capital, Anker co-founded and was Chief Executive Officer of Wired Digital, Inc., a pioneering Internet news and media organization which launched the first advertising supported web site (HotWired) in 1994. Anker led Wired Digital from its founding through 1998 and built it into one of the 20 largest networks of web sites. About VA Software VA Software (Nasdaq:LNUX) is at the center of today's technology revolution and incites innovation by empowering the IT and developer communities with information, community support and software. VA Software is the parent company of OSTG (Open Source Technology Group), formerly OSDN OSDN Open Source Development Network OSDN Open Source Developer Network , and the creator of SourceForge. SourceForge.net is the global nexus for the Open Source community with more than 87,000 Open Source projects and over 900,000 registered users. SourceForge Enterprise Edition is an enterprise-grade version of SourceForge for optimizing and managing distributed development This article has multiple issues: * It does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by citing reliable sources. * Very few or no other articles link to this one. within the enterprise. OSTG, the cornerstone of the Open Source movement, is the leading online network for IT managers and development professionals. OSTG technology-focused sites include Slashdot.org, SourceForge.net, ITManagersJournal.com, NewsForge.com, Linux.com and freshmeat.net. OSTG also runs ThinkGeek.com, an online retailer of technology products, and the MediaBuilder network, featuring AnimationFactory.com. OSTG receives more than 230 million page views and nearly 16 million unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. every single month. For more information about VA Software, visit www.vasoftware.com. For more information about OSTG, visit www.ostg.com. Note to editors: VA Software and SourceForge are trademarks or registered trademarks of VA Software Corporation in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and in other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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