11 March 2008Vivisimo Appoints Jeff Hornung as Vice President of Strategic AlliancesPittsburgh, PA—Vivisimo, (vivisimo.com), a leading provider of enterprise search software and expertise, today announced the hiring of Jeff Hornung to the newly-created position of Vice President of Strategic
Alliances. In this role, Hornung will oversee all of Vivisimo's strategic alliances and manage the implementation of new partnerships. "We're very pleased to bring on board someone with Jeff's extensive
business expertise and industry insight," said Raul Valdes-Perez, CEO Vivisimo. "Hornung is a critical addition to our leadership team and has the experience and expertise necessary to assure the
successful integration of partners and execute on our alliance growth strategy."
Hornung brings over 25 years experience in Fortune 500, mid-size and start-up companies covering a broad range of hardware and software businesses. Most recently, Hornung served as Chief Executive
Officer and President of Scentric, a startup based in Atlanta bringing distributed data classification solutions to the market for information governance, compliance and storage optimization. Prior
to joining Scentric, Hornung held executive positions at Network Appliance, Spinnaker Networks, Dell Computer Corporation, and Hewlett-Packard Company.
"I am excited for the opportunity to join the Vivisimo leadership team," said Hornung. "For years, Vivisimo has been at the forefront of enterprise search technology and the market for its products continues
to grow at a rapid pace. I look forward to playing a significant role in accelerating the company's growth plan in a time when enterprise search is clearly evolving into a 'must have' software
application."
Hornung received his MBA from Santa Clara University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Cornell University. Hornung's full bio can be found at
http://vivisimo.com/about/management.
About Vivisimo, Inc.Vivisimo does search right by combining the simplicity and innovation of consumer search with the flexibility and control of enterprise software. The company works with customers to understand their goals
and quickly deploy solutions that maximize the business value of information—with an interface user's love. Vivisimo serves its global client base through headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, and Paris,
France, and partners throughout the world. Please visit vivisimo.com to learn more about us and visit our Search Done
Right blog to learn more about enterprise search. ###
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