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ACCEPT EXPANDS SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM WITH TWO APPOINTMENTS

Experienced Software Executives to Strengthen Accept’s Technology Innovation, Product Execution and Reach

 

FREMONT, CA.— May 29, 2008 — Accept Software, the expert in innovation management solutions, today announced it has added two key new hires with deep software experience. Joining Accept are Mark Calomeni as vice president of engineering and John Racioppi as senior vice president of business development. Collectively, Calomeni and Racioppi bring 50 years of proven track record to Accept in software engineering, sales and business development.

“Our vision is to help companies gain competitive advantage by capturing the best ideas and transforming them into successful new products,” said Bryan Plug, president and CEO, Accept Software. “Both Mark and John are proven leaders with extensive industry knowledge and will be tremendous resources in helping us continue to realize our vision. We are very pleased to add them to the executive team.”

As vice president of engineering for Accept, Calomeni will have operational responsibility for overseeing all research and development activities across Accept’s Innovation Management product lines. Calomeni will help define Accept’s technology investments and transform them into highly innovative, next-generation solutions designed to drive rapid company growth. Before joining Accept, Calomeni successfully led information technology strategies and managed software delivery organizations in start-up, mid-sized and Fortune 100 companies such as Hewlett-Packard, OnDemand Inc. and Wyse Technology.

As Accept’s senior vice president of business development, Racioppi will be responsible for extending the company’s strategic partner and alliance ecosystem in conjunction with its overall strategy, in order to expand market reach and customer growth. Prior to Accept, Racioppi held senior management positions at various publicly-traded and start-up companies including Trend Micro, Infravio Inc., Moonlight Systems, Borland and IBM.

Both Calomeni and Racioppi have assumed their roles and report directly to Bryan Plug, president and CEO, Accept Software.

 

About Accept Software

Accept helps companies create tomorrow's winning products and drive sustained competitive advantage. Forward-thinking businesses increase new product revenue, drive competitive advantage, maximize R&D investment, and improve productivity with Accept's award-winning Innovation Management Solution. Uniquely comprehensive, Accept conceived of and delivered the first solution to combine innovation business processes and a single system of record with the voice-of-the market, portfolio and product planning and management, enterprise reporting, and role-based dashboards. With Accept, companies gain visibility and control, align corporate and product strategies with market needs and successfully execute strategies and plans. Accept Software was recognized by the Association of International Product Marketing and Management (AIPMM) in 2006, 2007, and 2008 with the Excellence in Product Management Award. Accept's growing customer base includes BEA Systems, Cadence Design Systems, Galileo, and Hewlett-Packard. For more information, visit www.acceptsoftware.com

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