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James Crawford, VP Engineering
Composite Software Appoints Seasoned Development Executive As Vice President of Engineering
SAN MATEO, Calif. – September 12, 2005 – Composite Software, the leading provider of enterprise information integration (EII) solutions, today announced the appointment of Dr. James Crawford as vice president of engineering. Dr. Crawford brings fifteen years of experience in software research and development, including extensive experience in managing complex, high-profile, software development projects in specific areas of relevance to Composite such as optimization and heuristic analysis . His responsibilities at Composite include product development, quality assurance, and product support. His focus will be on maintaining and extending Composite’s strong record of timely, high-quality releases, while meeting the challenges resulting from the company’s continued high rate of growth.
"Composite has established its leadership position through world-class design and product execution” said Jim Green, chairman and CEO of Composite Software. "James is the right candidate for us because he has a track record of meeting complex deliverables on time and with high quality. We are pleased to have him on the team.”
Dr. Crawford comes to Composite from Ames Research Center, NASA’s center of excellence for information technology. At Ames, Crawford was responsible for a group of almost 100 researchers in intelligent robotics, planning software, and spacecraft design. Among other projects, his teams recently delivered an optimized activity planner for the Mars rovers and genetically-engineered antennae for NASA’s ST5 mission. In stringent NASA-wide competitions in 2005, his teams won five major new awards totaling over $20 million.
Prior to joining NASA, Dr. Crawford led the Optimization team at i2 Technologies, responsible for algorithms to solve the largest supply-chain planning problems. As part of his work at i2, he led a series of significant Joint Development Projects that gave i2 differentiated product capabilities in pricing optimization, sell side content, and decision support for contract negotiation. Prior to i2, Dr. Crawford worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories and co-founded the Computational Intelligence Research Laboratory (CIRL) at the University of Oregon. Dr. Crawford is the author of over fifteen papers in referred journals and conferences, and holds five patents. He holds PhD and Master’s degrees in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin, and a BA in Math and Computer Science from Rice University.
About Composite Software
Composite Software is the acknowledged leader in Enterprise Information Integration (EII) solutions. Hundreds of companies in Financial Services, Life Sciences, and more use Composite for on-demand visibility into critical information distributed across the enterprise. The Composite Information Server is the winner of several industry awards and is the exclusive EII product selected by Informatica and Cognos for use by their customers. See more at www.compositesw.com.
Composite Software and Composite Information Server are registered trademarks or trademarks of Composite Software, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective companies. Copyright © Composite Software, Inc. 2005.
David Besemer, CTO
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Steve Vattuone, CFO
COMPOSITE SOFTWARE APPOINTS SILICON VALLEY VETERAN AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
SAN MATEO, Calif. - March 6, 2007 – Composite Software, Inc., the leader in SOA data services, today announced the appointment of Steve Vattuone as chief financial officer. Vattuone brings over 15 years of experience in enterprise software and consulting services to Composite. His responsibilities will include finance and accounting, human resources legal, information technology, and operations. His primary focus will be on guiding Composite’s next stage of growth through prudent financial strategy and management. Composite has experienced more than 150 percent average annual revenue growth over the past three years.
"Composite has experienced tremendous growth in the last few years, so the financial and operational complexity of the company has changed likewise," said Jim Green, chairman and CEO of Composite Software. "Steve’s experience will help us manage our expansion diligently from a financial perspective while we continue to focus on delivering world-class products and services to our growing list of customers."
Vattuone worked most recently at Micromuse, where as the vice president of Finance and corporate controller, he played a key role during the sale of Micromuse to IBM for more than $800 million. Prior to joining Micromuse, Vattuone served as the corporate controller of Macrovision, a developer and licensor of copy protection, electronic licensing and rights management software. Before that, he served as the vice president, Finance of Organic, Inc., an internet professional services provider. As corporate controller of Brio Software, an enterprise software company that developed and licensed query and reporting tools, Vattuone’s experience included taking the private company through an initial public offering. At the beginning of his career, he held several positions at Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP.
Vattuone holds an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University and a B.S. in Business Administration from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He is also a Certified Public Accountant in the state of California.
About Composite Software: Composite Software, Inc.® is the SOA data services leader. Composite data services reach data where it lives in the enterprise, and delivers it as required, so the data appears as if it's in one place. Only Composite's award-winning Enterprise Information Integration (EII) technology, high-performance information server, easy-to-use data services development suite, and packaged applications services let enterprises easily leverage existing data assets to build applications faster across both SOA and traditional environments. More than 100 large enterprises, including five of the top six U.S. investment banks, rely on Composite to improve business responsiveness, reduce costs and mitigate SOA risks. Composite's technology is embedded by Cognos, Informatica, BMC and others. Founded in 2002, Composite Software Inc. is a privately held, venture-funded corporation based in Silicon Valley. For more information, please visit www.compositesw.com.
Jim Green, CEO/Chairman
PALO ALTO, Calif. – January 31, 2007
Tidal Software, a leading provider of integrated application scheduling and performance management software, today announced the appointment of Jim Green, CEO of Composite Software and former CTO of webMethods, and Shahan Soghikian, managing director of Panorama Capital to the Tidal Software Board of Directors.
Mr. Green is an industry luminary who is recognized not only for building successful technology companies, but also for being a driving force behind the standards and achievements that have shaped the entire industry.
“Few companies are undertaking the difficult work of delivering flexible, intuitive management solutions for the changing enterprise datacenter needs,” said Mr. Green. “Enterprise computing needs Tidal’s approach because although SOA makes possible the creation of rich, composite applications, it has introduced new complexities in managing them. Tidal offers a rich and practical solution which is targeting a significant and still growing market opportunity to service the distributed IT infrastructure.”
Prior to Composite Software, Mr. Green served as webMethods’ CTO and executive vice president of product development and still serves on webMethods’ Board. Prior to webMethods, Mr. Green was CEO of Active Software, growing it from a start-up to an industry leader in Enterprise Application Integration software. After the merger with webMethods, he led the integration of the companies' product lines to create the industry's first comprehensive business integration platform.
Mr. Green is also recognized for leading the team that developed the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) specification, an industry standard for distributed objects. An industry visionary, he has also achieved several industry firsts by developing networking and distributed computing products. He holds M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering and Computer Science.
Mr. Soghikian is an investment veteran known in the technology community for his ability to identify and support businesses at various stages in achieving their goals. Mr. Soghikian is a co-founder of Panorama Capital and focuses primarily on technology investments.
“IT is undergoing tremendous shifts as conventional solutions make way for new platforms and composite applications,” said Mr. Soghikian. “Tidal is well positioned to capitalize on this changing environment through its innovative solutions. Panorama Capital is committed to Tidal’s products, people, and promise because we see the growth opportunity and will provide our support in helping the company realize its potential.”
Prior to co-founding Panorama Capital in 2006, Mr. Soghikian was a partner with JPMorgan Partners where he was head of the venture team. During his 17 years there he was responsible for numerous successful investments including Petco, Equant, Digital Island, ONI Systems, Seagate Technology, Kinkos, and Portal Player. Mr. Soghikian previously served as a member of the mergers and acquisitions group at both Bankers Trust, Inc. and Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc. Mr. Soghikian holds a B.A. from Pitzer College and an M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He currently serves on the board of directors of Narus, Inc., Tidal Software, Inc., Tagsys RFID, Squaretrade and Yipes, Inc. and is a trustee of Pitzer College.
“Jim’s hands-on development and customer experience combined with his leadership acumen and keen sense of the market will help Tidal focus to deliver precisely what the market needs,” said Flint Brenton, Tidal’s CEO. “Shahan’s market expertise and strong global business background will bring insight to guide Tidal in executing its strategy in ways that align with business trends and best practices. I am very pleased to have Jim and Shahan on Tidal’s Board as we build Tidal for the next level of growth.”
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Jim Gauer
A veteran venture capital fund manager with expertise in all aspects of Information Technology investing, Jim Gauer has produced well over $1 billion in gains for his investors during his career and has established himself as one of the venture industry's premier IT investors.
Prior to forming Palomar Ventures, Mr. Gauer led early-stage IT investments as general partner for Enterprise Partners Venture Capital. With experience as Chief Executive Officer of several successful companies in both the US and Europe, Mr. Gauer combines a strong technical and management background with an outstanding record as an investment professional to guide and oversee the investment strategy for the Palomar fund.
Mr. Gauer has led investments in such market leaders as webMethods (WEBM), Efficient Networks (EFNT, Siemens), Borland (BORL), American Home Lenders (LEND), Rendition (Micron), XLNT Designs (Intel), Isocor (ISOC, Critical Path), Digital Style (Netscape), and numerous other successful public and private companies. He currently serves on the board of one public company-webMethods-and eight private companies: Dorado, Composite Software, CoreObjects, RealOps, Lombardi Software, Alterpoint, KnowNow, and WiQuest.
Mr. Gauer holds a BA in mathematics from UCLA and was a PhD Candidate in Mathematics and Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University.
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