REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 15, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BroadVision OnDemand Co. Ltd., a company set up by BroadVision (Nasdaq:BVSN) to focus exclusively on providing relevant, flexible, and affordable Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) e-business solutions, today announced that Patrick D. McCarthy has joined the company as Vice President and General Manager for Americas.
In his new role at BroadVision OnDemand, Mr. McCarthy holds overall responsibility for marketing, sales, and business development for all its products in the Americas region, including Clearvale, an enterprise social network, and CLEAR, a workforce relationship management solution. Mr. McCarthy is a seasoned veteran with more than two decades of sales experience in the technology industry. Previously, he was with SAP America, Inc., where he set the vision and strategy for Business ByDesign, SAP's first SaaS offering. He was also Senior Vice President of worldwide sales for Selectica and held senior management roles with Novell and Autodesk. Mr. McCarthy initially joined BroadVision in 1998 and served four tremendously successful years running the Central United States sales organization. He holds a B.S. degree in computer science from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
"We are extremely pleased that Pat is rejoining BroadVision, where he was a key member of our senior management team and was instrumental in driving our tremendous growth in North America," said Dr. Pehong Chen, President and CEO of BroadVision and BroadVision OnDemand.
"I'm truly excited to be back on my second tour of duty and to participate in the BroadVision 2.0 renaissance. I look forward to driving Clearvale and CLEAR to great success in the Americas and delivering immediate impact and value to our customers," said McCarthy.
About BroadVision
Driving innovation since 1993, BroadVision is a global provider of strategic e-business solutions. Our modular applications and agile toolsets, built on a robust framework for personalization and self-service, power mission-critical web initiatives that deliver unparalleled value to diverse customers worldwide. Hundreds of organizations, serving over 50 million registered users and generating billions of dollars in business value, including Baker Hughes, Canon, Epson, Fiat, W.W. Grainger, Hilti, Iberia, Indian Railway, Sina, Sony, US Navy, Vodafone, Xerox, and more, rely on BroadVision as their platform of choice for e-business. Visit www.BroadVision.com for more details.
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About BroadVision OnDemand
Founded in 2006, BroadVision OnDemand focuses exclusively on providing high value, flexible, and affordable SaaS e-business solutions for enterprises worldwide. Our primary offerings include Clearvale, an enterprise social network; and CLEAR, a collaborative workforce relationship management solution. Together, Clearvale and CLEAR integrate into a strategic foundation for companies to more effectively manage their people, stimulating creativity while maximizing productivity, so as to excel in the challenging 21st century global economy. Visit www.bvCLEAR.com for more details.
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