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Oracle veteran joins Sideware as CTO-- Oracle Veteran Brings Next-Generation Technology Expertise to Sideware --RESTON, Va., September 27, 2000 - Sideware (OTC (BB): SDWSF and CDNX: SYD.U), a leading developer of customer service solutions for e-businesses, announced today that Rahul Bardhan, a veteran of Oracle Corporation, has joined Sideware as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Bardhan, whose recent responsibilities included strategizing and executing Oracle’s e-business early adopter programs for customers such as Ford, Bertelsmann and Covisint, will bring his next-generation technology expertise to Sideware to direct the company’s web-based customer service solution offering.“Rahul’s experiences give him excellent insight into the industry and will help him develop and implement Sideware’s product strategy,” said James Speros, president and COO of Sideware. “We’re extremely pleased that he is joining Sideware at this exciting time in our company’s history. We have built a solid development team and Rahul will complete Sideware’s world-class development center as we continue to focus on enterprise solutions. Rahul’s technological expertise and experience are what we planned for in our go-to-market strategy.” “I am very impressed with Sideware’s technology and business infrastructure,” said Rahul Bardhan. “I look forward to building upon my experience developing large e-business systems and focusing on eCRM technology. Sideware has an impressive architecture framework that can be leveraged to deliver best-of-breed solutions to the market.” Previously, Rahul served as a Senior Practice Director in Oracle’s Advanced Technology Solutions division, a group that managed and developed leading-edge projects, including B2B exchanges and marketplaces. Throughout his career at Oracle, he held a variety of key roles, including: running Oracle’s national e-commerce consulting practice for the Americas, managing an architecture and development group that focused on researching and developing approaches to build highly secure, scalable and reliable Internet based systems, and opening Oracle’s office in India. Other previous positions include technology consultant roles at Wipro InfoTech and Mastech Corporation. Bardhan has a degree in computer science and engineering from the University of Mysore in India and an MBA from Virginia Tech University. About Sideware Sideware is a leading developer of customer service solutions for e-businesses. Sideware’s Dr. Bean software is an e-Customer Relationship Management (eCRM) solution based on 100% Java and Enterprise Java technology, providing multi-platform scalability and functionality across all major servers and operating systems. In addition, the company is an independent software vendor (ISV) of IBM and a Premier Software Partner of Siebel. Other key strategic business partnerships include ties with Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems and SAIC. Based in Reston, Va., Sideware Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sideware Systems Inc. of North Vancouver, BC. Sideware Systems Inc. publicly trades on both the OTC Bulletin Board and on the Canadian Venture Stock Exchange (OTC (BB): SDWSF and CDNX: SYD.U). For further information on Sideware’s total solution or turnkey products and services, please visit www.sideware.com. For investment information visit www.techwestmgmt.com/sideware. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD Grant Sutherland Chairman The Canadian Venture Exchange Does Not Accept Responsibility For The Adequacy Or Accuracy Of This Release. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this communication (as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by Sideware Systems Inc.) contains statements that are forward-looking, such as statements relating to the future anticipated direction of the high technology industry, plans for future expansion, various business development activities, planned capital expenditures, future funding sources, anticipated sales growth and potential contracts. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Sideware Systems Inc. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those relating to development and expansion activities, dependence on existing management, financial activities, domestic and global economic conditions, changes in federal or state income tax laws, and market competition factors. Editorial Contact: Tara Dunion Sideware Corporation (703) 437-9002 x 3044 tdunion@sideware.com top of page |
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