Liebes Named UniForum Marketing Head

Steve Liebes has been named the new Director of Marketing and Business Development for the UniForum Association.

A fifth-generation San Franciscan, Steve brings to the Association more than 16 years of experience in the computer industry. He has also managed his own consulting company for the last 12 years, dealing primarily with hardware video systems manufacturers. He first gained experience with open systems technology in 1981 by selling the first Xenix-based Tandy computers. Since then, he has helped develop open systems solutions for numerous Fortune 500 companies, including Bank of America, Castle & Cook, and Wells Fargo Bank.

Over the next weeks and months, Steve wants to start on several new projects for UniForum. "I'd like to work with the board and staff members to heighten awareness of the Association and grow membership," he said to UniNews, "We'd especially like to find ways to increase benefits to our members."

Some of these projects are still in development. (We talked to Steve only hours after he arrived at his new office.) But he was able to mention UniForum's World-Wide Web site as an example of new benefits underway. Located at URL: http://www.uniforum.org, the site presently offers information on UniForum and related activities. Steve suggested that the site could be expanded to include linkages or hot keys to the sites of other members. If visitors to the UniForum homepage wanted more information on, say, Unix operating systems, they could hot-key directly to the Web sites of member companies or organizations doing work in that area. "Ideally, UniForum can become a definitive core site," he said, "so UniForum sponsors and members can be even more accessible to their customers and interested users."

Steve is excited about the opportunities that come with his new position. "UniForum is a truly unique organization, and it's uniquely positioned to help its members," he said. "I'm looking forward to growing right along with the Association and with open systems."

Talk to the new Marketing Director!

Steve wants to hear from you, the UniForum members, about the benefits you like, the ones you don't like, and what you'd like to see improved. "The more we hear," he says, "the better we can expand UniForum and its range of benefits."

Give him a call at (408) 986-8840. His extension is 28. Email should be directed to steve@uniforum.org.