Newsgroup: it.economia.borsa.estero
Titolo: LINUX: Darryll Dewan...

.... nominato vice presidente esecutivo per il settore vendita mondiale...
ma non credo che oggi linux rimbalza per questa notizia; anche perche' lo
sta facendo con volumi molto limitati.
il triangolo verrebbe rotto al rialzo solo sopra a 5,5
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Press Release Source: VA Software
VA Software Appoints Darryll Dewan Executive Vice President of Worldwide
Sales
Monday October 27, 8:45 am ET
Proven Leader Tapped to Drive Sales of the SourceForge Global Development
Platform
FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2003--VA Software Corporation
(Nasdaq:LNUX - News), provider of SourceForge Enterprise Edition, the
award-winning collaborative software development and management platform for
globally sourced development, and parent company of OSDN, the leading
network of media and commerce sites that serve IT organizations, today
announced the appointment of technology sales veteran Darryll Dewan as
executive vice president, worldwide sales. Dewan will report to Ali Jenab,
president and CEO of VA Software, and will be responsible for all software
sales activities worldwide.
"We've made great strides with SourceForge Enterprise Edition," said VA
Software CEO Jenab. "We've built a foundation of blue chip corporate and
institutional clients, succeeding in our strategy of establishing
SourceForge as a common platform for secure, efficient IT application
development in globally distributed, mixed-sourced environments. Darryll's
experience and talent will help us deepen and expand our customer
engagements to make SourceForge the global development platform of choice
for Fortune Global 500 enterprises."
Dewan is a highly experienced technology sales executive with proven results
at such companies as IBM, i2, Amdahl, and Oracle. He recently completed five
years at i2 Technologies, where he rose to the position of executive vice
president and president, global alliances and strategic accounts, managing
75 direct salespeople and executing a strategy that significantly increased
penetration of channel sales and vertical industry market segments. At
Amdahl, he served as general manager of North American sales, services and
operations. Dewan's relevant technology experience totals more than 25
years. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Notre Dame University.
"SourceForge is positioned to take off. It is the right product to deal with
a major industry challenge: cost-effectively managing and delivering
application development in today's mixed environment of onshore and offshore
development and outsourced service providers," said Dewan. "I'm delighted to
be joining VA Software at this opportune moment, and look forward to working
with the entire VA Software team to bring the benefits of SourceForge to
many more companies."
Greg Orzech, currently senior vice president of sales, will report to Dewan
in a senior sales management capacity. "Greg has done a great job getting us
this far," said Jenab. "By adding Darryll's skills to those of Greg and our
Sales team, we're greatly strengthening our ability for sustained growth."
Further information on VA Software is available at 
www.vasoftware.com
.
About VA Software
VA Software (Nasdaq:LNUX - News) is the provider of SourceForge Enterprise
Edition, the web-based application that significantly increases a company's
return on its investment in software development. SourceForge improves
communication and collaboration among multi-site team members and gives
managers real-time visibility and control over their projects, regardless of
location. SourceForge enables higher developer productivity and faster
project completion, whether teams are in-house, outsourced, onshore or
offshore.
More than 750,000 developers use SourceForge technology to power their
global development efforts.
VA Software also owns OSDN, the most dynamic community-driven IT media
network on the web. Every level of IT decision maker and buyer, from CIOs
and CTOs to project managers and developers, turn to OSDN sites to create,
debate, and make or break IT news, tools, technologies and techniques. OSDN
is the home of the award-winning news discussion site Slashdot.org, the
world's largest collaborative software development site, SourceForge.net,
and other popular sites.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including
statements regarding VA's strategy and ability to grow its software
business. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or
implied in such forward-looking statements due to various factors,
including: VA's ability to attract and retain larger corporate and
enterprise-level customers; the size and timing of execution of larger and
enterprise-level software licensing deals; VA's quarterly sales cycle and
fluctuation in demand for VA's products and services; rapid technological
and market change; unforeseen expenses that VA may incur in future quarters;
VA's reliance upon strategic relationships with other companies; VA's
ability to protect and defend its intellectual property rights; future
guidelines and interpretations regarding software revenue recognition; and
competition with, and pricing pressures from more established competitors.
Investors should consult VA's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended July 31, 2003, for further information regarding these and the other
risks of the Company's business. These documents are available at the SEC's
Web site: 
www.sec.gov
. VA assumes no obligation to update the
forward-looking information contained in this news release.
Note to editors: VA Software and SourceForge are trademarks or registered
trademarks of VA Software Corporation in the United States and in other
countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are property of
their respective owners.
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Contact:
     VA Software
     Jan Liband, 
510-687-7153
 
jli...@vasoftware.com
     or
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     Rick Laubscher, 
415-305-5242
 
ri...@messagesmith.com
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Source: VA Software
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> ma non credo che oggi linux rimbalza per questa notizia
azz. come no, non avevo notato in mezzo un paragrafo in cui l'intervistato
parla della nuova piattaforma internet creata da va software.
vabbe' allora il titolo poteva fare meglio, no?
cioe' sempre un rialzo del 6% come adesso, ma con almeno un paio di milioni
di pezzi scambiati sarebe stato un po' piu' significativo...
aspettiamo stasera (o meglio domani...)
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