https://www.pioneeringminds.com/oracle/ Oracle Names Derry Kabcenell as Executive Vice President of Product Division. Link/Page Citation REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 1994--Oracle Corp. today announced the appointment of Dirk A. "Derry" Kabcenell to lead all of Oracle's existing product and hardware platform organizations. In the newly created position of Executive Vice President, Product Division, Kabcenell will report directly to Lawrence J. Ellison, Oracle's president and chief executive officer, and will serve on the Executive Management Committee. Kabcenell's new responsibilities were previously held by Ellison. In this new position, Kabcenell will be responsible for planning, building, delivering and maintaining all of Oracle's products including the Oracle7 product family, Cooperative Development Environment (CDE) tools; Interactive Multimedia and Document Automation, and Oracle Cooperative Applications. The unification of product efforts will leverage Oracle's industry-leading technology throughout its complete product line, ensure product integration to meet customer needs and define a common product vision and strategy. "Oracle's superior technologies have made us a recognized leader in providing enterprise information management software," said Kabcenell. "With software that runs on more than 90 platforms worldwide, our customers look to Oracle to deliver products that address their business needs on a global basis. A unified, aligned product organization will allow us to address customer and market requirements better and faster. I look forward to continuing to work closely with Larry in this broader role." Kabcenell brings 11 years of experience in managing Oracle's premier database management products. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of Server Technologies where he was responsible for the relational database management system, Trusted Oracle, SQL-Net and Oracle's other network and language products. Prior to joining Oracle, Kabcenell participated in and managed the development of software for Xerox Corporation's office system products, including the Star workstation and various Xerox network services. In 1975, Derry Kabcenell received a bachelor of science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in electrical engineering. He received his master of science degree from the University of Michigan in 1978 in computer and communications sciences, concentrating in software development methodology. Oracle Corp., a $2 billion company with headquarters in Redwood Shores, Calif., is the world's leading supplier of information management software. Oracle develops and markets Oracle Media Server and the Oracle7 family of software products for database management; Cooperative Development Environment (CDE), a complete set of tools for enterprise-wide, client/server application development; and Oracle Cooperative Applications, packaged client/server solutions for accounting, manufacturing, distribution, human resources and project control. Oracle software runs on personal digital assistants, PCs, workstations, minicomputers, mainframes and massively parallel computers. The company offers its products, along with related consulting, education and support services in more than 90 countries around the world. -0- Note to Editors: Oracle and SQL-Net are registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation. Oracle7, Cooperative Development Environment, Oracle Cooperative Applications, Oracle Media Server and Trusted Oracle are trademarks of Oracle Corporation. All other product or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Oracle Corp. Sue Stoney Hirano, 415/506-3220
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