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Former JBA International CEO, Richard G. Halperin Named to Interactive Intelligence Board of DirectorsINDIANAPOLIS --(Business Wire)-- Interactive Intelligence (News - Alert) (Nasdaq: ININ), a global provider of unified IP business communications solutions, has elected former JBA International CEO, Richard G. Halperin to its board of directors. Elected Sept. 11 and effective immediately, Halperin brings to the Interactive Intelligence board more than 30 years of sales and management experience working with large technology companies. "Rick's extensive sales and executive management experience includes successfully leading several global technology companies through rapid periods of growth," said Interactive Intelligence founder and CEO, Dr. Donald E. Brown. "Based on this experience, we look forward to his contribution to our continued growth and expansion within the IP business communications market." "Interactive Intelligence has a strong foundation based on an innovative product line and outstanding personnel," Halperin said. "I look forward to assisting the company with an emphasis on its channel, sales and marketing strategy." Halperin was JBA International's CEO responsible for the America's division from 1991 to 1998. During his tenure there the America's division grew from $9 million to $165 million in revenue, was consistently profitable, and had a successful IPO in 1994. Prior to that, Halperin was System Software Associates' (SSA) vice president responsible for U.S. and International sales, services and marketing. During his tenure from 1985 to 1989 the company grew from $4 million to $95 million in application software revenue, was consistently profitable, and successfully went public in 1987. Before joining SSA, Halperin was Wang Laboratories' area director responsible for sales, support, and administrative operations covering nine Midwestern states. Prior to that, Halperin held marketing and management positions at IBM (News - Alert) Corp. Halperin has been a board of directors' member for Story Inc., JBA International, Advanced Graphical Applications, Airborne Control Technologies, Made2Manage, Coherent Networks International, Epigraph, and multiple SSA affiliates. He is currently a member of the International Society of Philosophical Enquiry. Halperin received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwestern University in 1970. He resides in Jupiter, Florida. About Interactive Intelligence Interactive Intelligence Inc. (Nasdaq: ININ) is a global provider of unified business communications solutions for contact center automation, enterprise IP telephony, and business process automation. The company was founded in 1994 and has approximately 3,000 customers worldwide. Interactive Intelligence is among Software Magazine's top 500 global software and services suppliers, is ranked among Network World's (News - Alert) top 200 North American networking vendors, is a BusinessWeek "hot growth 50" company, and is among Fortune Small Business magazine's top 100 fastest growing companies. The company is also positioned in the leaders' quadrant of the Gartner (News - Alert) 2008 Contact Center Infrastructure, Worldwide Magic Quadrant report. Interactive Intelligence employs more than 600 people and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. It has six global corporate offices with additional sales offices throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Interactive Intelligence can be reached at +1 317.872.3000 or [email protected]; on the Net: www.inin.com. This release may contain certain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are described in the company's SEC (News - Alert) filings. Interactive Intelligence Inc. is the owner of the marks INTERACTIVE INTELLIGENCE, its associated LOGO and numerous other marks. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. ININ-G |
