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Press Release
Viador Announces Return and Appointment of Key Original Executives to
Expand Management Team
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., January 03,
2005. Viador Inc.™, the leader in Easy, Open, Scalable Reporting and Analytics software for cost-effective, secure web-based information delivery, today announced the return and appointment of several of its key original executives to expand its management team, in order to support its growth.
Ben Connors, a Viador co-founder, has rejoined the company as Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Connors previously held the position of Viador Chief Operating Officer and contributed to its successful IPO. Mr. Connors earlier held executive positions in sales, marketing, business development, and international with companies such as HP, Oracle, and several successful startups. Most recently he has served as a consultant and board member to numerous technology companies. He will now lead Viador marketing as it positions itself for accelerated growth.
David Lai, one of the earliest developers and architects of Viador software and head of engineering, has rejoined the company as Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Lai pioneered the first web-based reporting tools in 1996 and later helped build the first BI Portal in the industry. Mr. Lai was previously a Project Leader with Oracle, has co-founded several successful start-ups, and brings a wealth of technology and market knowledge to guide Viador’s next-generation product vision.
Tom Harrington has been promoted to Senior Director, North American Sales, in recognition of his contribution to Viador’s sales success. Previously, Mr. Harrington was Viador’s first sales representative, a Sales Director at Viador, and he has held sales management positions at Compuware. During his tenure, he has been responsible for several of Viador’s largest sales. He will now manage Viador’s expanded North American sales operation.
“We are delighted to expand our management team with several of the strongest veterans in the industry, as proven by their demonstrated success at Viador and elsewhere,” said Stan Wang, CEO of Viador. “We are seeing dramatic strengthening in Viador’s product leadership, customer traction, and industry recognition. These management additions will help catalyze our efforts as we accelerate into the next phase of Viador’s growth. With strong presence in Asia, Europe, and North America, we are now well-positioned to leverage our superior reporting and analytic products into continued strong growth.”
About Viador Inc.
Viador Inc. combines proven experience, technology and partnerships to deliver Business Intelligence for leading businesses and organizations worldwide. Viador offers the best BI development tools for SI/ISV partners and Enterprise customers by providing a platform that is highly customizable, allows the addition of new features on demand, requires zero client maintenance, offers quick and reliable deployment and the industry's lowest TCO. Viador is headquartered in Redwood Shores, Calif. For more information, contact Viador at calling (650) 551-6000, Fax (650) 551-1200, email press@viador.com, or visit the Viador website at www.viador.com.
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Statements in this release that are forward looking involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to be materially different from any future performance that may be suggested in this release. Viador assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in the press release.
EDITORS NOTES: Viador and the Viador E-Portal are trademarks of Viador Inc. of Sunnyvale, California. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE: Viador, Inc.
Media Contact for Viador:
Viador Inc.
650.551.6000
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