Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 11, 2000

Ching-fa Hwang – Netiq Corporation (ntiq)

JAMES A. BARTH has served as NetIQ's Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary since March 1999. From November 1997 until March 1999, Mr. Barth served as the Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Interlink Computer Sciences, a developer of enterprise networking software designed for the IBM mainframe platform. From October 1994 to August 1997, Mr. Barth served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary at MagiNet, a provider of interactive entertainment and information systems for hotels. From March 1994 to October 1994, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at ACC Microelectronics, a semiconductor company. From 1982 to March 1994, Mr. Barth served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary at Rational Software, a developer of object- oriented software engineering tools. Mr. Barth holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of California at Los Angeles and is a Certified Public Accountant. Profile
CHING-FA HWANG co-founded NetIQ in June 1995 and has served as NetIQ's President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director since its inception. From June 1995 to March 1999, Mr. Hwang also served as NetIQ's Chief Financial Officer. From September 1994 to June 1995, Mr. Hwang served as the Vice President of Research at Compuware, a developer of information systems software. From August 1993 to September 1994, Mr. Hwang served as the Vice President of Technical Services and General Manager at the EcoSystems Business Group of Compuware. In May 1991, Mr. Hwang co-founded EcoSystems Software, a client/server management software provider, and served as its Vice President of Engineering from its inception until its sale to Compuware in August 1993. Mr. Hwang holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Utah. Profile
TWST: Could you begin by giving us a brief overview of NetIQ

Corporation?

Mr. Hwang: I'll give you a brief overview and history of NetIQ. As you

may know, NetIQ was started about four and a