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Stock News Bot Date: January 10, 2007 05:10:00 AM
UNFY News Unify Appoints Kevin Kane as Vice President of Worldwide Sales
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unify Corp. (OTC BB: UNFY), global provider of development and database
software, today announced the appointment of Kevin Kane as vice
president of worldwide sales. Leveraging a stellar career as a strategic
sales executive for growth-oriented software companies, Mr. Kane will be
responsible for driving market adoption for the Company’s
service-oriented architecture (SOA) offering, Unify Composer.
Mr. Kane brings to Unify demonstrated sales success in growing top-line
revenue for several enterprise software companies. Most recently he
served as the global sales director for Sacramento-based Meridian
Systems, selling SOA applications to the construction industry. At
Meridian, he lead strategic sales initiatives that resulted in reduced
sales cycles, increased close ratios and new product revenue growth of
450 percent.
“Kevin’s experience
and reputation in value selling for growth-oriented software companies
made him the ideal candidate to join the Unify team,”
said Todd Wille, CEO of Unify. “Unify is at an
exciting juncture having completed our merger and integration with Gupta
Technologies. We are embarking on several new sales strategies with the
goal of growing our global customer and partner base, including
aggressively investing in sales and marketing for Unify Composer, which
we believe will drive much of the future revenue growth for Unify. I am
thrilled we were able to attract a sales leader of Kevin’s
caliber and look forward to his significant contributions as we launch
these new initiatives.”
“Unify is well-positioned for rapid growth
with exciting new products, a great customer base and strong operations,”
said Mr. Kane. “This is an exciting time to
join the company and I look forward to driving the revenue growth that
will enable Unify to exceed its earnings objectives and increase its
market value.”
In addition to Meridian Systems, Mr. Kane has lead sales organizations
at industry leading software companies, which were then acquired,
including VIEO, now Cesura; Dazel Corp., acquired by Hewlett Packard;
Tivoli Systems, acquired by IBM; Beyond Software, acquired by NEON
Systems; and Sterling Software, acquired by Computer Associates.
About Unify Corp.
Unify’s software development and database
solutions deliver a broad set of capabilities for automating business
processes, integrating information and delivering collaborative
information. Through its industry expertise and market leading
technologies, Unify helps organizations drive business optimization,
apply governance and increase customer service. Unify is headquartered
in Sacramento, Calif., with offices in London, Munich and Paris, and a
worldwide network of global distributors and partners. Contact Unify at
916-928-6400 or visit www.unify.com
and www.guptaworldwide.com.
