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Voyant: We're Getting a Silicon Valley Pro to Lead Software Team
 TMCnet Contributing Editor
Voyant International Corporation today announced that longtime software industry innovator Jay Elliot has been appointed as its general manager of software products and services. According to the company, Elliot will also become president of the company’s RocketStream ( News - Alert) data transfer acceleration subsidiary as part of his responsibilities for managing Voyant’s software businesses.
Elliot holds a B ( News - Alert).S. degree from San Jose State University and a B.A. degree from the University of California at Berkeley, Voyant officials say.
Elliot is experienced in both the entertainment and healthcare industries, they say. He served as chief executive officer of Academy-Award-nominated San Francisco Studios and president of Acclaim Entertainment, according to the company, and in the same capacity at New Health Systems, a network technology group developing telemedicine software in conjunction with UCLA connecting physicians and payers to patients and affiliated hospitals.
Elliot’s experience spans some of the Silicon Valley’s best-known technology companies, Voyant says. He was a senior vice president of operations at Apple ( News - Alert) Computer and was instrumental in raising Apple’s revenue from $150 million to more than $2 billion, they say. He administered the development of the original Macintosh software in this period. He has served as director of Intel’s California operations and as director of IBM’s ( News - Alert) 16,000-employee Santa Teresa software laboratory. He was also the founder of Migo Software, a global provider of content mobility software that is now distributed by several industry-leading companies, including Kingston, HP, and Memorex.
Elliot reportedly said that Voyant is poised to exploit the intersection of media and technology as the company has a unique combination of intellectual property assets, media industry contacts, and dedicated management team. He reportedly said he’s seeking to serve the new, mobile, always-connected and increasingly content-centric era by developing a compelling and profitable set of software businesses.
“Having Jay Elliot join the Voyant team as general manager of our software business is a fantastic development for the company,” said Voyant Chief Executive Officer Dana Waldman. “Jay is a true software visionary and a legend in Silicon Valley. He brings to us an unparalleled depth of experience in the development of both consumer and business software, as well as a wealth of industry connections. He has pioneered many innovations at the intersection of media and technology: precisely the field that Voyant calls home. Jay will not only grow our RocketStream business line, but also help set the strategic direction of the more far-reaching software initiatives that we are developing across all of our business segments.”
Raju Shanbhag is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Raju’s articles, please visit his columnist page.
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