Casey Cowell Joins SSA Board of Directors
11:18 a.m. Dec 09, 1997 Eastern
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 1997--System Software Associates
(SSA), one of the fastest growing major package application software vendors,
today announced that Casey Cowell, founder and CEO of U.S. Robotics had joined
the company's board of directors. Mr. Cowell co-founded U.S. Robotics in 1976
and headed the company from its inception until its merger with 3COM
Corporation in June 1997, which valued the firm at over $8 billion. Mr. Cowell, 45,
was named one of "25 Top Managers" in the world by Business Week in 1995, and
"Executive of the Year in 1996" by Crain's Chicago Business.
Roger E. Covey, CEO of SSA said: "I am delighted to have Casey join the SSA
Board. His experience at growing U.S. Robotics into a technology industry giant
will be invaluable to us." Casey Cowell commented: "I welcome the opportunity to
work with Roger and SSA's Board of Directors to focus on SSA's success and
enhancing shareholder value."
Yesterday SSA announced best ever revenues and strong operating profits for its
fiscal fourth quarter ended October 31, 1997. Total revenues for the quarter were
$125.6 million and operating profits, excluding one-time charges related to the
company's recent financing, were $17.1 million. Casey Cowell is replacing John
Puth, who asked not to be slated at the upcoming SSA annual meeting. About SSA
SSA has been chosen by the world's leading industrial sector firms as the best way
forward. The Company's product line, BPCS Client/Server version 6.0, is currently
being implemented in more than 1000 industrial sector firms in over 4,000 sites
worldwide. The BPCS Client/Server product line delivers unparalleled agility and
re-configurability to meet changing market demands through a quantum leap
forward in ERP technology that delivers significant business benefits, including
century dating. The BPCS Client/Server product suite delivers competitive
advantage by integrating all mission critical operations from global financials to
multi-mode manufacturing to management of the total supply chain, including
Electronic Commerce and EDI. SSA's Distributed Object Computing Architecture
(DOCA) provides the computing platform choice, whether IBM AS/400 or
RS/6000, Digital, Hewlett-Packard, a combination of these or server access via the
Internet. Database options include Oracle, Informix and DB2/400. Over 8,500
clients in over 25,000 sites in various vertical markets - automotive, chemical,
consumer goods, electronics, fabrication and assembly, food/beverage, forest
products, pharmaceuticals - have implemented an SSA BPCS ERP system. SSA
and its strategic partners provide full implementation support for BPCS
Client/Server in over 90 countries worldwide. Visit SSA's homepage at
ssax.com. Editor's Note: BPCS is a registered trademark of SSA.
BPCS Client/Server and DOCA are trademarks of SSA. (See also:
businesswire.com)
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