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Leading Software Testing Company, SDT,
Appoints Jerry Held as Chairman
San Jose, CA - September 18, 2003 - Software Development Technologies (SDT), the leader in 3rd Generation Test Automation, today announced that it has appointed Jerry Held as Chairman of its Board of Directors.
"We are excited to have Jerry lead our Board of Directors," said Edward Kit, CEO and president of SDT. "Jerry is one of Silicon Valley's visionaries and his experience, knowledge and leadership in the software industry will provide extensive management talent as we launch the next phase of SDT's growth." Dr. Held, who has over 30 years of experience in building and managing enterprise software companies, will work with SDT to expand its leading role in the software quality market.
Through 1997, Dr. Held was senior vice president of Oracle Corporation's server product division, leading a division of 1500 people and helping the company grow from $1.5 B to $6B annually. Prior to Oracle, Held spent 18 years at Tandem Computer, where he was a member of the executive team that grew Tandem from a startup to a $2B company. Throughout his tenure at Tandem, Dr. Held was appointed to several senior management positions, including chief technology officer, senior vice president of strategy, and vice president of new ventures. During his early years at Tandem, Dr. Held led numerous product development efforts including the design and implementation of Tandem's original relational database products.
Jerry commented, "I am delighted to join the SDT Executive Team and be a part of setting the vision and technology direction for the software quality market. We will build on SDT's past successes in transforming companies' test operations with its 3rd generation testing solutions to improve the overall quality of software that reaches consumers today."
Dr. Held is currently working to accelerate the growth of several early stage ventures. He is also a member of the board of directors of Business Objects (Nasdaq: BOBJ). In 1998, Dr. Held was "CEO-in-residence" at the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Held received a B.S. in electrical engineering from Purdue and a M.S. in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley, where he led the development of INGRES, one of the first relational database management systems.
About Software Development Technologies
SDT (www.sdtcorp.com) delivers a complete, integrated family of enterprise testing and 3rd generation test automation solutions that enable customers to produce higher quality software in record time. Customers worldwide use SDT solutions across their application and technology infrastructures to evaluate, test and manage their development and test processes.
SDT is headquartered in Los Altos, California, with offices in Oklahoma. Further information is available at www.sdtcorp.com or by phone at U.S. +1.650.948.4300.
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Michael Bush,
Senior Engineer,
Sun Microsystems
"This is the first training class that I ever attended that truly
reflects problems and solutions that Software Test Engineers encounter
during SQE of a product."
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Jean-Michel Dedobbeleer,
Exxon
"SDT developed customized software testing courses for our
development/test team and management. Everyone appreciated the
instructor's
presentation skills, energy and enthusiasm; he was able to increase buy-in
to new ideas that were highly controversial among the attendees. The
instructor proved to be a good listener to the concerns of the technical
and
functional analysts and conveyed the right messages to management to
initiate change."
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Tammy Simeona,
INDUS International
"Every tester serious about addressing the quality process should take
this course. Even veterans in the field come to realize they have a lot to
learn! It opens one's eyes to a quality testing approach. Edward Kit is an
experienced, interesting speaker. His insight is exceptional. The track he
took down could be applied to each participant's business situation. Thank
you an enlightening experience. I can't wait to apply at my company what
I've learned."
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