Message #47 From:
Stock News Bot Date: January 15, 2008 07:33:48 AM
Unify Lands High Tech Board Member
Unify Board of Directors Creates New Committee on Mergers and
Acquisitions
Unify Corp. (OTCBB: UFYC), a global provider of application
modernization software, today announced the appointment of technology
industry veteran Bob Bozeman to its board of directors, bringing the
total to six members. Additionally, the board has created a new
committee to focus on strategic mergers and acquisitions and appointed
Mr. Bozeman chair.
“Bob has an incredible wealth of experience,
including key roles in identifying and investing in industry giants
including Google, PayPal and RedEnvelope, in addition to more than 150
early stage companies over the span of his career,”
said Todd Wille, CEO of Unify. “We are
thrilled to have someone with his operations and M&A experience join our
board and we look forward to his contributions. Bob’s
leadership, insights and experience will be very valuable in guiding
Unify through its next stage of growth.”
Mr. Bozeman, 59, brings over 30 years of experience in operating
management, venture capital investment, and mergers and acquisition
advisory to Unify. He currently serves as an advisor to companies
seeking acquisition opportunities in the technology industry. Prior, Mr.
Bozeman was General Partner of Angel Investors LP, until its sale to
Credit Suisse First Boston. Investment success included Google, PayPal,
Ask Jeeves, AvantGo!, BrightMail, and RedEnvelope. Angel Investors LP
achieved highly successful acquisitions, including AOL’s
acquisition of Spinner, Microsoft’s
acquisitions of eQuil, MongoMusic and Vacation Spot and Sybase’s
acquisition of AvantGo!
Mr. Bozeman began his career with Wang Laboratories. He joined in a
technical management role to head IT and later became vice president of
Systems Programming in Dr. Wang’s Development
Center where he contributed to growth in revenue from $50 million to
$2.7 billion. Subsequently, he has held operating positions such as
Chief Executive Officer, President, Vice President Marketing, and
General Manager for a variety of software, information services and
computer supplier companies including Altos Computer Systems, Natural
Language Incorporated, Vetronix Sales Corporation and Vortex
Intellectual Property Exchange.
Mr. Bozeman is currently on the Board or is an advisor to Become.com,
MCC:O2, Memeo, and Restoration Partners.
About Unify
Unify (OTCBB: UFYC) is a global provider of application modernization
software that enables Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). Unify enables
organizations to modernize mission critical applications while
maximizing its legacy investments throughout the enterprise. Unify’s
enterprise software portfolio enhances SOA environments by improving
application time-to-market, increasing collaboration and
service-enabling legacy information. Headquartered in Sacramento,
Calif., Unify has offices in London, Munich, Paris and Sydney. Visit www.unify.com
or email us at info@unify.com.
