Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 5, 2004

JOHN SARAZEN – LEVEL 8 SYSTEMS INC (LVEL)

JOHN T. SARAZEN is Director of Marketing and Product Management for Level 8 Systems, Inc. Mr. Sarazen has an extensive background in business and technology, including work with several technology startups. Over the last two decades, he has focused on strategic uses of information technology and business process improvement methodologies to aid companies in accomplishing their most challenging business objectives. Mr. Sarazen has worked with IT and line-of-business executives in a number of Fortune 50 companies and consulted to senior government leaders worldwide. Coupled with strong technical, management, academic and consulting backgrounds, his business, marketing, sales and international consulting and management experiences include IBM, AT&T, Merrill Lynch and other Fortune 100 firms. He has participated in seminars and other speaking opportunities with members of Congress, business executives and international government leaders on topics ranging from software marketing and Y2K to information security, M&A strategies for IT, Six Sigma and the management and design of entrepreneurial consulting practices. At Level 8, he leveraged limited budget and marketing resources, created a number of breakthrough initiatives that have continued to attract the interest of customers and investors alike. He leads the company's marketing and product management team and together with Sales, supports the executive management team of Tony Pizi and John Broderick. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of Level 8 Systems,

with an emphasis on any recent developments?

Mr. Sarazen: Level 8 was founded in 1988 and grew through a series