[August 23, 2004] Software Innovator to Lead Expanded Engineering Efforts at Blue Titan; Larry Abrahams Joins SOA Infrastructure Company Following Leadership Roles at Sun, Apple, Prodigy SAN FRANCISCO --(Business Wire)-- Aug. 23, 2004 -- Blue Titan Software today announced the addition of Larry Abrahams to its seasoned management team in the position of senior vice president of product development and engineering. Abrahams, a 24-year veteran of the software industry, has been closely involved in the development of seminal software and Internet platforms and products at Sun and Apple, and was a member of the team that developed Prodigy, the original consumer on-line service. Abrahams will lead Blue Titan into the next phase of product growth and maturity to meet the mainstream adoption of enterprise-scale service-oriented architecture (SOA) deployments. Abrahams will build upon the flagship Network Director(TM) Enterprise SOA Fabric(TM) and new Data Director(TM) SOA data store products, which today enable Fortune 500 enterprise architects from companies like Pfizer and Sony to better control their rapidly growing SOA deployments. "Larry brings global-scale product development and strategy experience to our veteran management team," said Glenn Hasen, president and CEO of Blue Titan. "With his proven leadership in managing distributed development centers, multiple product lines and offshore operations, Larry will be instrumental in scaling Blue Titan's solutions to meet the increasing needs of Fortune 500 enterprises, as SOAs hit the mainstream." Abrahams joined Sun to lead the Java 2 Standard Edition team, delivering J2SE 1.2 with the revolutionary Hotspot VM. He went on to deliver J2SE 1.3 and 1.4, providing the industry with a mature platform for the explosive growth of J2EE-based platforms and applications. Next, Abrahams oversaw strategy and product development for the Sun Java System Portal Server where he directed a global team of engineers and marketers distributed across the U.S. as well as offshore operations in Bangalore, India. Abrahams also led product strategy and delivery for the Sun ONE Identity Server, a J2EE-based Web security and access control management platform. While at Sun, Abrahams was a founder of the Liberty Alliance where he developed standards for Federated Identity Web Services and helped set specifications for the OASIS SAML standard. Most recently, he led the Sun Java System Portal Products group. "I look forward to helping Blue Titan lead the market adoption of SOA infrastructure solutions," said Abrahams. "Having the opportunity to work with high-caliber infrastructure technologists, backed by the combined momentum of recent Fortune 50 customer wins, road-tested products, and a solid management team makes Blue Titan a fertile, thriving environment." Before Sun, Abrahams was the senior director of Internet, Communications and Small Business Products for Apple Computer where he led a team delivering award-winning cross platform applications. Prior to Apple, Abrahams helped Prodigy invent the first mass-market consumer online service and later functioned as Prodigy's senior director of Platform Software and Advanced Technology, helping lead the transition to Internet technologies and open standards. Abrahams holds a Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Mathematics from the State University of New York in Albany, New York. About Blue Titan Software, Inc. Blue Titan Software provides a service-oriented infrastructure that helps enterprise architects control, share and scale applications, driving business innovation across the distributed enterprise. Founded in 2001 by enterprise software veterans, renowned business technologists and leading investors, Blue Titan Software is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Fortune 500 customers include Accredited Home Lenders, Pfizer, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Sony. (C) 2004 Blue Titan Software, Inc. Blue Titan, Network Director, Data Director, Web Services Fabric and Enterprise SOA Fabric are registered and pending trademarks of Blue Titan Software, Inc. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]