Vuent Hires Former Hewlett Packard Executive

6 January 2000

Vuent Hires Former Hewlett Packard Executive and Expands Sales and Marketing Organization; Richard Ludlow Appointed Vice President Sales, Americas

    SUNNYVALE, Calif.--Jan. 6, 2000--Vuent(TM), Inc., the leading provider of visual collaborative-commerce software and services, today announced the appointment of Richard Ludlow as vice president sales, Americas. The company also announced the creation of a new worldwide sales and marketing organization to augment the delivery of Vuent's superior software and services to customers. John Grosshans has been appointed executive vice president, Worldwide Sales and Marketing, continuing to report to Michael Pliner, president and CEO, and expanding his current international sales and worldwide marketing role. Reporting to John Grosshans, Mr. Ludlow will be responsible for driving North and South American sales operations, including direct sales, telesales, and channel development, expanding the organization previously held by Michael Mooney. These newly created positions reflect the company's momentum in the market and its ongoing commitment to delivering comprehensive e-business solutions.
    Mr. Ludlow brings 18 years global sales management experience to Vuent. He served most recently as vice president, Worldwide Sales, at Supplybase, Inc., an Internet start-up company providing web portals for manufacturing companies. Prior to Supplybase, Ludlow served as vice president, Worldwide Software Sales for the VeriFone division of Hewlett-Packard Company . Other positions include senior vice president of Worldwide Sales for Premenos (now Harbinger), a leading developer of electronic commerce software.
    "Richard was selected to join the management team because of his proven track record in leading major account sales and growing business rapidly," said Mr. Grosshans. "Vuent is aggressively building its sales organization to take advantage of the burgeoning collaborative-commerce market, and we will leverage his expertise as we expand our value propositions through new and existing channels across the Americas."
    "I'm excited to join a company with such an innovative product line and a seasoned management team," said Mr. Ludlow. "I look forward to taking channel development to the next level and delivering a new generation of c-commerce solutions to our customers."
    "The combined sales and marketing organization represents an important next step in the company's growth," said Michael Pliner, President & CEO. "With John and Richard in these key roles, Vuent is uniquely positioned to continue broadening market presence by executing our strategy for best-in-class software, platforms, and services that meet our customers' needs."

    About Vuent

    Founded in 1996 and privately held, Vuent is the leading supplier of visual collaborative-commerce software and services that help enterprises leverage product design and corporate information over the Internet. A pioneer in streaming technology, Vuent provides a rich media environment for a wide variety of users to efficiently access complex product and process information throughout the design, supply-chain, and e-business lifecycle.
    For more information on Vuent's products and services, call 1-877-44-VUENT (1-877-448-8368), send e-mail to info@vuent.com, or visit our Web site at http://www.vuent.com. Vuent is headquartered at 477 Potrero Avenue, Sunnyvale, Calif. 94086 USA.

    Vuent and Adaptive Media are trademarks of Vuent, Inc.