Jim Franklin, Oracle executive, joins aWhere, Inc. Board of Directors

June 22, 2010 - PRLog -- Golden, CO – June 22, 2010 – aWhere, Inc., solutions provider for advanced category management and product marketing in the CPG industry, today announced that technology and business intelligence veteran, Jim Franklin, has been named to aWhere’s Board of Directors.  

“Jim brings tremendous experience and leadership to aWhere,” said John Corbett, aWhere’s CEO.  “With his proven track record of execution, I am excited about the positive impact Jim will bring to our market strategy and strategic sales initiatives.”

Jim Franklin is the Vice President of Enterprise Performance Management and the General Manager of the Crystal Ball Global Business Unit of Oracle Corporation.    The Crystal Ball Global Business Unit was formed in 2007 through the acquisition of Hyperion Solutions.   At Hyperion, Jim served as VP and General Manager and, prior to its acquisition by Hyperion, served as Decisioneering's CEO, CFO and VP of Sales.  Mr. Franklin was also the founder of webfamilies.com and the CFO of Vericept Corporation.

“Location-based analytics, and the role it can play in sales and marketing, is on the verge of incredible transformation.   It is an exciting time to join aWhere’s board,” said Jim Franklin. “I look forward to contributing to the success of aWhere as it establishes its presence in the Retail market.    

Jim also serves on the board of Enforce, Inc. and has been involved with the Rockies Venture Club since 1992 serving as president from 2006-2008.  He is a frequent speaker at technology conferences and in academia and serves as an advisor and investor to several technology businesses.  Jim has passed the CPA exam, is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and Colorado and holds a JD/MBA and BBA-Accounting all from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.  Jim currently resides in Boulder, CO.

More information is available at:  www.awhere.com

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aWhere, Inc. provides location intelligence solutions to businesses seeking quantitative insight from spatial analytics. aWhere’s growth continues in the CPG market where predictive performance, location and time are competitive differentiators.