Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 13, 2000
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