Southborough, Mass. - November 21, 2001 - ViryaNet (NASDAQ: VRYA), a provider of solutions for wireless field service automation, today announced the promotion of Ken Accardi to Vice President of Business Solutions. Mr. Accardi, who joined ViryaNet in 2000, now focuses on consulting with customers to architect field service solutions that support their operational directives and business goals. Mr. Accardi, who has in-depth knowledge of project management, strategic planning,
solution architecture, and delivery, will take on additional responsibilities for improving sales process efficiency at ViryaNet.
"Ken's blend of business skills, product expertise, and delivery knowledge will be key in allowing us to take our sales to the next level," said Ron Ben-Natan, CTO, ViryaNet. "As we explore new methods of generating revenue, Ken will develop a strong methodology and infrastructure within the sales organization to support our continued activity."
"In this economy, return on investment is the key to information technology spending, and ViryaNet is in a strong position to deliver ROI," said Ken Accardi. "My new role gives me extended ability to work with customers and the sales force to deliver value. I am looking forward to our continued growth and success."
Prior to joining ViryaNet, Mr. Accardi served as manager of Global IT Business Development for GE Medical Systems, and formerly performed the CIO function for their $2 billion service division. In his 14-year career with GE, Mr. Accardi drove large-scale system integration projects in the United States, France, Germany, and Singapore. Mr. Accardi holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Engineering from
Bucknell University and a Masters of Science Degree in Computer Science from Virginia Technical Institute.
About ViryaNet
ViryaNet is a provider of solutions for wireless field service automation.
The award-winning ViryaNet Service Hub combines the power of the Internet, the freedom of wireless technologies, and the resources of ViryaNet's deep service expertise to help companies improve workforce scheduling, dispatching, and activity reporting; customer contract and entitlement automation; and logistics and repairs management.
Customers in the telecommunications, manufacturing, utilities, third-party maintenance, and other industries use ViryaNet Service Hub to transition complex service business processes into a manageable, scalable Internet operation, with the goal of increasing service revenues, decreasing service costs, and maximizing customer satisfaction.