Rational promotes Joe Marasco to vice president and general manager of programming tools business unit

Business Wire, April 10, 1995

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 1995--Rational Software Corporation announced today the promotion of Joe Marasco to vice president and general manager of the company's programming tools business unit. In his new position, Marasco has full product-line responsibility, including development and marketing, of Rational's programming tools, which include Rational Apex, an integrated, team-oriented, software-engineering environment, and the VADS line of compilers and cross-compilers.

Marasco has more than 25 years of experience in developing, managing, and marketing complex software systems. He joined Rational in 1986 as a product manager. Since then, he has held various positions in the company, including director of product marketing, cofounder and director of Rational's consulting services, development director of Rational's programming-environment product line, and founder and technical director of Celera, a joint venture with CelsiusTech Systems AB in Sweden.

Marasco holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the Cooper Union, a master's degree in physics from State University of New York at Stony Brook, and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Geneva, Switzerland.

"Rational is focused on providing solutions for organizations developing complex, mission-critical, highly distributed software systems," Marasco said. "We have a large base of customers in a variety of industries, such as telecommunications, banking and finance, aerospace, and defense. Their businesses often require them to field their software on a variety of computer architectures while maintaining a uniform, efficient development environment. Our goal is to expand our line of programming tools to meet the diverse needs of our customers in a cost-effective way."

"Over the past nine years, Joe Marasco has made significant contributions in development and marketing at Rational," said Paul D. Levy, president and chief executive officer at Rational. "He has also spent a lot of time in the field working on the front lines with some of our largest customers. As a result, he understands the kinds of problems our customers face on a daily basis. Joe's diverse expertise will enable him to develop Rational's programming tools business as we continue to expand the product line and move into new markets."

Rational Software Corporation provides software-engineering solutions to ensure the success of customers in developing and maintaining complex software systems that are strategically important to their businesses. Rational Software Corporation (NASDAQ symbol: RATL) has headquarters in Santa Clara, California, and regional sales and support offices worldwide.

For more information contact: Rational Software Corporation 2800 San Tomas Expressway Santa Clara, 95051-0951 Tel. 408/496-3600 or 800/RAT-1212 Fax 408/496-3636 E-mail product_infor@rational.com

CONTACT: Rational Software Corporation, Santa Clara

Kara Myers, 408/496-3891

E-mail karam@rational.com