Valaran Corporation Announces Executive Management Team.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2001 Andy Maunder, Aleta Ricciardi and Michael Ogg Bring Management Experience and Technology Expertise to Head-Up Valaran Corporation Valaran Corporation, a unique provider of software infrastructure and business solutions to global communications and Internet markets, announced today the appointment of three executives to spearhead the company's management team and bring to market Valaran's innovative business solutions. Heading up Valaran Corp.'s management team are founders Andy Maunder, 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. , Aleta Ricciardi, executive vice president of product development, and Michael Ogg, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. . "As an innovative new company aimed at delivering superior technology and true integration of complex business systems to the communications and Internet markets, Valaran attracted these highly skilled professionals and industry leaders," said Mike Burns
-- Andy Maunder, president and CEO, provides leadership and direction for Valaran's team of talented and diverse professionals. Andy was one of the three original founding members of Valaran, and joins the company from Telesciences Inc. where he served as president and CEO. He has successfully led two companies through their initial public offering (IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. ) and was a founder of 3 Net, Ltd., a U.K.-based ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. technology company. -- Aleta Ricciardi, founder and executive vice president of product development, is responsible for leading the company's product vision, design and implementation. A renowned expert in computer science, Aleta joins Valaran from the University of Texas at Austin “University of Texas” redirects here. For other system schools, see University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as The University of Texas, UT Austin, UT, or Texas , where she was a professor of electrical and computer engineering. While on sabbatical from 1998-2000, she was a research scientist at Bell Laboratories, where she started the Distributed Systems Distributed systems (computers) A distributed system consists of a collection of autonomous computers linked by a computer network and equipped with distributed system software. Research Department. -- Michael Ogg, founder and CTO, drives the company's technology strategy, including platform integration and infrastructure development. He joins Valaran most recently from Bell Laboratories, where he championed the use of distributed objects for telecommunications support systems. A well-known expert in experimental particle physics, Michael has held research and faculty positions at numerous universities and is an author of more than 200 papers. He holds a D.Phil from Oxford University from the department of nuclear physics. About Valaran Corporation Valaran Corporation provides dynamic software infrastructure to global communications and Internet markets, enabling true integration of complex business systems. Targeting an $800 billion industry, Valaran creates an environment for rapid adoption of new technologies and services, generating revenues, cost savings and customer loyalty. The company is funded by TL Ventures, EnerTech Capital Partners, Celtic House International and Kinsman kins·man n. 1. A male relative. 2. A man sharing the same racial, cultural, or national background as another. kinsman Noun pl -men Capital, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . For more information on Valaran, visit the Web at www.valaran.com or call 609-716-7200. |
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