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ExScite Chris
Brenner has joined SWOT Management Group as Director of Client Services.
Brenner. In his new role, he will be responsible for managing services delivery
and new client acquisition.
Chris has over 14 years of sales and channel management experience, the last 7
years at Sun Microsystems, where he served as Channel Manager, Partner Liaison,
and Major Account Executive. Prior to Sun, Chris held similar positions at
Scitex America Corporation.
SWOT Management Group, Inc. (SWOTmg),
headquartered in Hillsborough, New Jersey, is an integrated sales and marketing
services firm. SWOTmg is helping technology solution providers identify, develop
and execute sales and marketing strategies that increase top line revenue growth
and bottom line profitability.

Eitan Reuveni is VP R&D of the Israeli company Flash Networks.
Eitan came to Flash Networks from Aladdin Knowledge Systems where he was the R&D Manager and Site Manager of Aladdin Haifa for over 3.5 Years.
Previously he held senior managerial positions including R&D Manager for Software Developments & Member of the Division Management at Scitex in Herzlia for over 15 years.
Founded in 1996, Flash Networks provides mobile data networks optimization solutions. The company?s NettGain products are in operation at mobile carriers such as Vodafone Italy, AT&T Wireless, SFR and the T-Mobile Group. Flash Networks is a privately held start-up, backed up by leading international venture capital funds.

Stanley Barkan and a friend have been spotted at the Photokina tradeshow in Germany in September 2004. (Click here to see large picture)
For several years now, Stanley has been the Cheif Sceintist at the Leaf group in Herzlia, Israel.
At the show, Creo/Leaf has launched the Leaf Aptus digital camera backs ? the Leaf Aptus 22 with 22 mega pixels and the Leaf Aptus 17 with 17 mega pixels. These new digital camera backs feature built-in, large (6 x 7 cm) displays enabling practical image evaluation, focus confirmation and editing.

Assa Bar-Lev joined Scitex, Israel in 1970 as the principle mechanical engineer.
After a total of 19 years with the company, working on the “Response” systems & related projects (ELP; ERAY; RAYSTAR) he left Scitex and joined the Boston based ECRM as VP R&D.
Several years ago he retired, still living in Boston,

The ExScite Ron J. Gilboa has Joined Kodak Versamark as Vice President of Marketing. The appointment is effective August 16, 2004.
Kodak Versamark, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastman Kodak Company, is in fact the Scitex Digital printing operation in Dayton Ohio, which Kodak acquired from Scitex Corp. earlier this year.

Rony is well known in the print industry as a consultant with InfoTrends/CAP Ventures where he most recently served as director for the company?s Print On Demand Printing and Publishing Consulting Service. He has over 15 years of corporate and user experience in graphic arts and electronic imaging and technical expertise in digital prepress and job workflow. Prior to an 8-year career with CAPV, Gilboa held product management and product marketing positions at Scitex America.
The ExScite Nachum “Homi” Shamir, president and CEO, Kodak Versamark, and vice president, Eastman Kodak Company, welcomed Rony in his new position.
In his new role, Rony will have responsibility for product management and marketing of all Kodak Versamark products and services, including the V-series and D-series systems and application and system software.

Efi Arazi has announced his upcoming marriage to Dalia Bachar whom many remember from the days of Scitex. We wish the couple great happiness in their life together!

Since leaving Aprion, Hagar Alexandroni-Shein is managing financial consulting service in Herzlia, focusing on the hi-tech segment.
Prior to establishing Hagar Financial Management, Hagar was VP finance at Aprion (which was later acquired by Scitex Vision). Before Aprion Hagar held various positions at Scitex finance department at Scitex Corp. in Herzlia and before that she worked at Bank Hapoalim in Israel.
Hagar Financial Management provides services including: Cash flow management, budgeting and control, financing, investment management, costing, insurance, and managing foreign currency risks.

The Ex-Unda (a Scitex acquisition in Europe) Hannu Aronsson is the Chief Technical Officer of Portafly.
Portalify Ltd, a technology company building Internet and mobile solutions. Since Summer 2000. The compay’s Smashlet

John Ialacci is the president of ProImage America Inc. in New Jersey.
Established by the ExScite Dubi Rainis in 1995, ProImage  is a developer of Web browser-based digital workflow solutions for the newspaper and printing industries. Using a standard Internet browser and standard platform hardware, ProImage?s advanced technology offers the printing industry a flexible and feature rich end-to-end communications and workflow management solution.
Leading publishers employing ProImage solutions include The Daily Telegraph (UK); USA TODAY, The Los Angeles Times (USA); The International Herald Tribune and Lib