VIENNA, VA - October 10, 2002- Entigo Corporation today announced the appointment of Stephen M. Layne of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Layne, an accomplished entrepreneur and software industry veteran has over twenty years of experience and expertise in the growth and leadership of numerous successful technology businesses.
"Entigo is extremely fortunate to attract a leader of Stephen's caliber and experience," said Entigo Board member Suresh Shanmugham, partner of Boston Millenia Partners. "Stephen's vast industry experiencem solid executive background, and market focused expertise, coupled with his committment to customer success and proven leadership abilities will have a significant impact on the continued growth and success of Entigo."
"This is an exciting time to be joining Entigo," Layne said. "Corporations are recognizing that poor warranty management processes are costing their organization millions of dollars annually in direct costs. Additionally they are at risk of losing sales, reputation and their brands as a result of outdated and inflexible warranty systems. Entigo has emerged as the only company in the market today offering a comprehensive solution to this problem."
Prior to joining Entigo, Layne served as Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of United Messaging, a privately held electronic messaging services provider. Additionally, Layne held executive managment rols at so of the world's foremost technology companies. As Vice President & General Manager for Messaging at Lotus Development, a division of IBM, he was responsible for all Lotus/IBM's messaging products including Notes, Domino, and cc:Mail. As Vice President & General Manager at Soft-Swith Inc., a privately held company acquired by Lotus, he led the software development, manufacturing and service delivery of high performance message switching systems. Prior to Soft-Switch, Layne served as founder and CEO of Computer Access Solftware, Inc., a privately held software developer acquired by US Sprint in 1988.
About Entigo
Entigo is the world's leading provider of warranty chain management solutions. Through the Entigo Warranty™ platform, customers are saving millions through efficient and accurate claims processing, increased supplier cost recovery, and shorter failure analysis and correction cycles. Entigo's Fortune 500 customers include Arvin Meritor, Carrier Corporation, Caterpillar Insurance, Eaton, Ford Motor Company, GE Lighting Europe, General Motors Corporation, Honeywell Aerospace, Michelin North America, and Volvo/Mack Trucks. Entigo is headquartered in Malvern, PA and is on the web at www.entigo.com .
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