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SupportSoft Adds James Thanos to Board Of DirectorsAccomplished Technology Industry Veteran Contributes Enterprise Software Sales ExpertiseREDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SupportSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRT - News), a leading provider of service and support automation software, announced today that James Thanos has joined its Board of Directors. Thanos brings more than twenty years of experience in enterprise software management to the Board, further adding to the group's considerable industry and business leadership.Thanos was most recently Executive Vice President and General Manager of Worldwide Field Operations at Broadvision, where from 1998 through 2000 revenues grew from $27 million to $414 million. Thanos' responsibility grew during that time period from managing less than 50 people to more than 1,000. "I believe that SupportSoft's service and support automation solutions are critical to helping companies gain competitive advantage -- whether focused on support for a company's employees to ensure their productivity, or keeping its customers satisfied through personalized service," said Thanos. "I look forward to working closely with the Company to help it successfully achieve its goals." Thanos joins current SupportSoft Board members, who represent some of the most influential business leaders, including Edward S. Russell principal managing director and General Partner, Mobius Ventures, Inc.; Dick Williams, President and CEO, Wily Technology; Claude Leglise, Vice President, Intel Corporation; Manuel Diaz, retired Vice President, Hewlett-Packard Co.; and Radha Basu, Chairman & CEO of SupportSoft. SupportSoft announced earlier today the addition of Casey Eichler, CFO of MIPS Technology to its Board (see press release entitled: Kevin C. (Casey) Eichler Joins SupportSoft's Board of Directors). Exiting the Board of Directors is Roger Sippl, founding partner of Sippl MacDonald Ventures, who will pursue entrepreneurial endeavors. "We are extremely pleased to welcome Jim Thanos as the latest member to our experienced team of Board members. His background is a great complement to their areas of expertise," said Radha Basu, Chairman and CEO of SupportSoft. "Jim brings to us a keen insight from a career of successful software industry endeavors. His roles have spanned from worldwide sales, to professional services, to marketing. I'm delighted to have Jim on our Board of Directors and I look forward to his contributions." Prior to Broadvision, Jim was Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales At Aurum Software, a leader in sales force automation business solutions. Thanos played a role in leading Aurum to profitability and going public before being acquired by Baan. Before joining Aurum in 1995, Thanos served as Vice President of Sales at Harvest Software. Prior to Harvest Software, he was Vice President of Sales and Professional Services Operations at Metaphor Inc., a pioneer in business decision support systems, where he grew annual sales to $37 million before the company was acquired by IBM. Before Metaphor, Thanos worked as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Operations at Informix, where he was responsible for significantly expanding the company's revenues. He was also the VP responsible for sales, marketing, and professional services at Dunn and Bradstreet Computing Services. About SupportSoft SupportSoft is a leading provider of service and support automation software for corporate enterprises and broadband service providers worldwide. SupportSoft's patented software platform allows businesses to automate and personalize the support they provide to their customers, partners and employees, helping them reduce costs, increase revenues and drive user satisfaction. Global 2000 companies using SupportSoft's comprehensive family of software solutions include enterprises like Procter & Gamble, Clorox, GE, Cisco Systems, Bank of America, NEC, British Telecom and Schlumberger, broadband providers like Comcast, BellSouth, and Cox Communications, OEMs and System Integrators like IBM, Sony, Siebel Systems and CSC. SupportSoft has offices and customers located throughout the world. For more information, visit www.supportsoft.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements including the statements about Mr. Thanos' expected contributions to the Board are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to personal factors related to Mr. Thanos. Additional risks and uncertainties are set forth in SupportSoft's SEC filings. SupportSoft assumes no obligation to update information contained in this press release. Editorial Contact: Joi Deaser SupportSoft 650.556-8930 joi@support.com top of page |
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