Ron Harris, president and CEO of Pervasive Software, has been involved in successful entrepreneurial ventures for most of the last decade. He spun Pervasive Software out of Novell, Inc., in 1994 and engineered Pervasive's successful IPO in 1997 and a secondary IPO in 1999. Harris is also a cofounder of Citrix Systems.
Based on published research by industry analysts, over 400 million
special-purpose electronic, non-PC embedded devices will be sold this year
and over 1.2 billion units by the year 2001. By 2002, analysts predict
shipments of smart handheld devices such as PDAs, Palm Pilots and smart
phones will reach 25 million units. By year 2003, analysts project that smart
cards equipped with miniature databases could make their way into virtually
every purse and wallet in America. More than a billion chip cards were
shipped worldwide in 1998 alone.
Imagine carrying your new multi-application smart card, which may have
credit, debit and reloadable electronic cash functions. Add to that your
personal profile information and the ability that lets you store loyalty
programs and loyalty points on the card. With the security of a smart card
and the power of Pervasive's database, an... (more)
Ron Harris, president and CEO of Pervasive Software, has been involved in successful entrepreneurial ventures for most of the last decade. He spun Pervasive Software out of Novell, Inc., in 1994 and engineered Pervasive's successful IPO in 1997 and a secondary IPO in 1999. Harris is also a cofounder of Citrix Systems.
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