NEW YORK, May 4, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WorkLight, a leader in multi-channel software and services, has expanded its executive team with the appointment of Ron Perry and Yaron Goldberg as, respectively, chief technology officer and vice president of research and development. They will be instrumental in leading the company's technology vision and innovation.
"Ron and Yaron both bring tremendous depth of talent and experience to WorkLight, and I have great confidence in their ability to lead our technology team as we continue to enhance our innovative solutions, platform and tools," said Shahar Kaminitz, CEO of WorkLight. "The adoption of mobile, desktop and web applications is accelerating and we expect Ron and Yaron to help us take full advantage of related opportunities by delivering best-in-class products to the market."
As CTO, Ron Perry will direct product strategy and serve as technology evangelist. A recognized leader with over 20 years of experience, he has presented at numerous technical, business and government forums – from the World Wide Web Consortium to the U.S. Senate. Previously, Perry led the solutions group at Mobixell Networks, which provides multimedia technology for mobile phones. Earlier, he co-founded and served as CEO of IDcide, a pioneer in Web privacy and compliance verification.
Yaron Goldberg will lead research and development overall at the company. He brings 18 years of experience in enterprise software, web and software as a service (SaaS) technologies. Previously, Goldberg was vice president of development at SAP Labs and has also managed products and technology at ClickSoftware (Nasdaq:CKSW), a mobile enterprise software company. He also led product development and services at Oberon Media, a developer of multi-platform games.
Global financial services, ecommerce companies and other enterprises rely on WorkLight to securely drive customer, partner and employee transactions and engagements through a multitude of mobile, desktop and web channels. The WorkLight Solution delivers comprehensive security, efficient integration and scalable delivery of multi-channel applications supported by a wide range of flexible services.
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WorkLight is a global leader in multi-channel software and services that power mobile, desktop and web applications for banking, e-commerce and the enterprise. The WorkLight Solution enables businesses to reach and engage their customers, partners and employees on the iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Facebook, Google and more. Using WorkLight, a focused user experience can be efficiently created and delivered to drive more business while reducing cost of development and time to market. For more, visit www.worklight.com.