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Sun Microsystems Senior Vice President Larry Singer Joins the Planview Board of Directors
Business Wire, May 2, 2007
Former CIO for the State of Georgia Brings Experience Driving Business Results from IT Software Implementations
AUSTIN, Texas -- Planview, the leading independent provider of comprehensive portfolio management solutions, today announced it has appointed former Sun Microsystems Senior Vice President and CIO to the State of Georgia, Larry Singer, to its board of directors.
Singer was most recently responsible for corporate strategy at Sun and also served as the CIO in Residence, charged with achieving customer value through innovation. Before his time at Sun, Singer served as CIO for the state of Georgia, where he transformed the state government into a national model for public sector IT governance and implemented more than $50 million in annual savings from procurement reforms.
Singer brings more than 20 years of experience selling technology solutions into government agencies with Public Interest Breakthroughs and Texas Instruments. Singer also served as a research fellow in Strategic Computing and Telecommunications with the Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
"Larry has made the tough decisions required of the CIO of a major public entity, and he has rich IT industry experience," said Patrick Durbin, founder and chief executive officer of Planview. "He brings a high energy level to the Planview board and will be invaluable in guiding our corporate strategies."
About Planview
Since 1989, Planview has been a market leader and trusted partner in providing comprehensive portfolio management solutions. Planview Enterprise[R], the company's leading performance management platform, combines project and portfolio management software with adaptive best practices, Planview PRISMS[R], to provide unprecedented visibility into total IT spend. By integrating the business process management of strategies, services, and projects within a single, Web-based solution, Planview empowers organizations to achieve greater levels of control over their ever-changing environment by dynamically managing money, resources, and capacities. Industry leaders such as Citigroup, Reuters, EDF and the US Department of Transportation, partner with Planview to achieve their strategic business goals. Headquartered in Austin Texas, with offices across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific, Planview supports more than 500 customers in virtually every industry. Planview is privately held and has been profitable for over a decade. For more information visit www.planview.com.
Planview Enterprise is a trademark of Planview, Inc. All other product and company names may or may not be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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