Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 13, 2000

Barry Ariko – Extricity Inc

BARRY ARIKO is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Extricity Inc. Barry has more than 30 years of senior executive-level experience with industry-leading corporations, including Netscape Communications Corp., Oracle Corp., and Tandem Computers, Inc. Before joining Extricity, Mr. Ariko was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Netscape. From 1994 to 1998, he served at Oracle as Executive Vice President and a member of the Executive Management Committee, heading up Oracles Americas Operations. He was responsible for global sales practices, and was credited with helping the company achieve significant growth in its Americas operation, Oracle's largest business unit. During his tenure, the organization grew into a multi-billion-dollar operation. Earlier, Mr. Ariko spent 13 years at Tandem Computers in a variety of executive management roles. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a brief overview of Extricity, Inc?

Mr. Ariko: The company was founded in 1996 by Ken Ross and Greg Olsen.

Ken had previously founded and was CEO of a number of