ObjectSpace Names Software Industry Veteran John Mecke as VP of B usDev

[Mark Piller <MPiller@objectspace.com>]

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Contact:					
Kim Tompkins					            
Director of Public Relations and Investor Relations	
ObjectSpace, Inc.					
Phone: (972) 726-4229					
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> ObjectSpace, Inc. Names Software Industry Veteran 
> Vice President of Business Development
> 
> John Mecke to drive strategic alliances, acquisitions and business
> strategies
> 
> 
> DALLAS - August 29, 2000 - ObjectSpace, a leading provider of web
> service-enabled business-to-business infrastructure software products and
> services, announced today that John Mecke has been appointed vice
> president of business development. Mecke is responsible for expanding and
> accelerating ObjectSpace's business development activities by creating
> strategic relationships and driving the company's acquisition strategy.
> 
> "John will significantly accelerate ObjectSpace's business development
> activities," said David Norris, ObjectSpace chairman and CEO.  "He brings
> a wealth of experience, creativity and energy to help fuel our short- and
> long-term growth. He is a great complement to ObjectSpace's strong
> executive leadership team, and is another example of the quality people
> who are attracted to ObjectSpace's vision for web services."
> 
> Before joining ObjectSpace, Mecke served as group vice president of
> business development for Sterling Software's Application Development
> Group, a $300 million provider of enterprise-scale application development
> tools.  In that role, he was responsible for two major acquisitions, six
> divestitures and more than 20 strategic alliances.  He was also
> responsible for long-range and annual strategic planning. Mecke has also
> held executive roles in marketing, worldwide sales, professional services
> and product development.  He began his career as a strategic planning
> consultant specializing in business process re-engineering and accelerated
> application development.  He has also held positions with KnowledgeWare,
> Inc., Computer & Engineering Consultants, Ltd. and MIS International.
> 
> About ObjectSpace
> 
> ObjectSpace unleashes the power of untapped B2B opportunities through
> innovation of web services. Since 1992, ObjectSpace has led the industry
> with distributed computing products and services. Today, ObjectSpace's
> software and expertise provide the competitive edge for new solutions in
> the networked economy, through its open platform solution,
> OpenBusiness(tm).  OpenBusiness helps companies create and manage online
> relationships, form virtual businesses, discover new distribution channels
> and create deeper partnerships with web-based applications that makes it
> easy for businesses to transform their applications into Internet web
> services. By enabling web services, ObjectSpace customers can create
> innovative business models that generate new revenues and improve
> efficiencies.  The company has its headquarters in Dallas, Texas. For more
> information, visit www.objectspace.com or call 1-866-WEB2WEB. 
> 
> 
> ObjectSpace and OpenBusiness are trademarks of ObjectSpace, Inc. All other
> trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective
> owners.
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