Viewlogic appoints Will Herman in new chief operating officer position; Founder rejoins company in key strategic role.MARLBORO Marlboro or Marlborough (märl`bərō), city (1990 pop. 31,813), Middlesex co., E Mass.; settled on the site of a Native American village 1657, inc. as a city 1890. , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 1995--Viewlogic Systems Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :VIEW), a leading worldwide supplier of electronic design automation (EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. ) software and services, today announced the appointment of Will Herman to the newly-created position of executive vice president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , reporting to Alain Hanover, president and chief executive officer. Herman was president and chief executive officer of Silerity Inc., a computer aided engineering (application) Computer Aided Engineering - (CAE) Use of computers to help with all phases of engineering design work. Like computer aided design, but also involving the conceptual and analytical design steps. software company focused on high performance behavioral synthesis technology. In his new role, Herman will have day-to-day responsibility for the four Viewlogic business groups: Systems/Powerview; Personal Computer; High Level Design; and High Performance Analysis, as well as corporate marketing and Strategic Account Services Consulting. Human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , sales and finance will continue to report to Hanover. Herman, who has served on the Viewlogic board of directors for the past two years, will continue to do so. Viewlogic also announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Silerity to license its technology for inclusion in the Viewlogic synthesis product line. In conjunction with this license, Viewlogic has the right to acquire Silerity, subject to approval by both the Viewlogic and Silerity board of directors and the achievement of certain business performance goals. Closing of the acquisition must occur before Dec. 31, 1996. Silerity, based in Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, residential city (1990 pop. 60,569), Contra Costa co., W Calif., in the San Francisco Bay area; inc. 1914. It is the trade and shipping center of an extensive agricultural area where walnuts are among the major product. , Calif., was formerly known as Plan Beta Research. It was founded in 1993 by Carver Mead Professor Carver Andress Mead (born 1 May 1934, in Bakersfield, California) is a prominent U.S. computer scientist. He is the Gordon and Betty Moore professor emeritus at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), having taught there for over 40 years. , a professor of engineering and applied science at the California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology, at Pasadena, Calif.; originally for men, became coeducational in 1970; founded 1891 as Throop Polytechnic Institute; called Throop College of Technology, 1913–20. , and former Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics, Inc (NASDAQ: MENT) is a US-based multinational corporation dealing in electronic design automation (EDA) for electrical engineering and electronics, as of 2004, ranked third in the EDA industry it helped create. Engineering Professionals David Johannsen and Richard Doherty. Silerity is developing as-yet-unreleased architectural and behavioral synthesis software for high-end integrated circuits. Upon closing of the acquisition, it would be absorbed into the Viewlogic High-Level Design Group, managed by Vance Nahman, group vice president. The full breadth of the Silerity product line will be unveiled later in 1995. Dr. Mead will become a member of the Viewlogic technical advisory board. Johannsen and Doherty will become Viewlogic employees upon completion of the acquisition. "Viewlogic is moving forward at a rapid pace. Together with the recent divisional reorganization, it will help greatly to add an experienced and seasoned leader to direct daily operations of the company and allow me to focus on the larger, strategic company and industry issues," said Hanover. "Will's tremendous vision for the future of Viewlogic, along with outstanding management and people skills, is exactly what we need in this key strategic role and at this critical point in our history. We're looking to Will to help provide the leadership as we move through the 90s and beyond. "Our agreement with Silerity is giving us the necessary software tools to meet the needs of the high-performance, high-complexity integrated circuits design community. These needs are currently not being addressed by EDA suppliers. Viewlogic will strengthen its own synthesis products with the technology created by the founders of Silerity, Dave Johanssen, Carver Mead and Richard Doherty, the pioneers of silicon synthesis," added Hanover. "I am delighted to rejoin Viewlogic," comments Herman. "I have watched the company grow and mature over the years, and I look forward to taking an active role in bringing the company to the next level of development. I am pleased that Viewlogic will have an opportunity to leverage the Silerity technology and use it to strengthen its synthesis offerings." Herman helped found Viewlogic in 1984. As senior vice president of engineering, he was responsible for research and development, customer services and consulting services, until leaving in 1992 to serve as president of Scopus Technology Inc., a supplier of software automation tools in the customer information systems market. Herman joined Silerity in 1994 from Scopus. Founded in 1984, Viewlogic Systems Inc. is a worldwide supplier of electronic design automation software. The company's design tools enable electrical engineers to design state-of-the-art electronic products more efficiently, while reducing both development costs and time to market. The company offers software for both UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and Microsoft Windows based computing platforms, along with a broad range of support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . Silerity, founded in 1993, is a private company founded to provide synthesis tools for complex integrated circuit devices. -0- Photos available on request. CONTACT: Viewlogic, Marlboro Karen Wills or Ron Benanto, 508/480-0881 |
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