SUNNYVALE, CA. - 2000-02-17 - Verity, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTY), a leading provider of enterprise and Internet knowledge retrieval solutions, today announced that it has appointed a new UK managing director, Simon Atkinson. Atkinson will spearhead all aspects of Verity's operations in the UK and lead software sales, marketing, consultancy services and technical support.
Atkinson joins Verity from MERANT, a leading supplier of enterprise application development solutions, where he held the position of UK country manager for the Application Development Management business unit. While at MERANT Atkinson used his strong IT sales knowledge to drive sales of configuration management solutions throughout the UK and Ireland. Prior to this Atkinson was recruited by INTERSOLV, later to become MERANT, to lead the development and management of the year 2000 sales stream. While at INTERSOLV, Atkinson also managed key accounts and was field and telesales manager for the finance sector before becoming UK manager.
"Simon brings to Verity his valuable expert knowledge and proven success in the UK IT sector," commented Anthony Bettencourt, president of Verity, Inc. "I believe his strong background will enable him to drive the UK business forward and anticipate and meet the rapid changes facing technology companies today. Throughout his career Simon has demonstrated his ability to think strategically and to forge key deals and partnerships, skills that will help us as we strive to build Verity into a leading force in the UK marketplace."
About Verity
Verity is a leading provider of knowledge retrieval solutions. Verity's product suite powers corporate portals, e-commerce sites, online publishing and media sites, customer care applications, and products from market-leading OEMs and ISVs. Verity solutions simplify the management and use of information by indexing, classifying, organising, searching and retrieving data, as well as providing personalised information delivery and hybrid online and CD publishing.
Verity's products are used by more than 1,000 corporations, e-commerce sites, government agencies, on-line service providers, Internet publishers and software developers worldwide. Verity alliances include Adobe Systems, AT&T, CDNOW, CNET, Cisco, Compaq, Dow Jones, Easy Software, EarthWeb, Ernst & Young, Financial Times, Globe and Mail, IBM, MD Consult, NewsEdge Corporation, Informix, Lotus, NEC, SAP, Siemens, Snap.com, Sybase, Tandem and Time New Media.
This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to Verity and the expected performance of Verity as a result of Mr. Atkinson's skills and efforts. Actual results of Verity's performance in the UK is subject to risks and uncertainties beyond the control of Mr. Atkinson. Risks relating to Verity and its products are set forth in its Form 10-K and other reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
For more information, contact Verity at info@verity.com or at World Wide Web site http://www.verity.com or call 408-541-1500.
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